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Gatka is of Sikh origin and it originated in Punjab,Pakistan & India.The word gat means grace, liberation, and respect in one's own power while ka means someone who belongs or is part of a group. Gatka therefore means "one whose freedom belongs to grace". It is also a term of reference for the stick used in sword training.

It was originally created along three principles:

it had to be easy to learn.
it had to make use of every possible weapon.
it had to allow for fighting multiple opponents at once.

Weapons

Talwar: curved sword
Lathi: stick of bamboo from one to three meters in length
Flexible weapons, such as whips and chains.
Churi: knife
Bow and arrow: either traditional Indian steel recurve bows or true composite bows made of wood, horn and sinew. Arrows used are usually fletched reed arrows with tanged steel points.
Barcha: spear
Khanda: traditional Sikh and Rajput straight sword
Peshkarj: dagger
Kukri: bent sword which broadens towards the point
Tabar: axe
Chakram: circular edged weapon that can be thrown. Smaller specimens can be worn like bangles and used as brass knuckles.
Bagh Nakh: leopard's claw, a spiked weapon worn on the hand similar to the Japanese shuko
Katar: dagger able to pierce armor

 

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