Okichitaw

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George Lépine (back) with a rifle club (the traditional throwing club of the North American Indians).

Okichitaw is a martial art style that the traditional fighting techniques of the Cree - Indians built. Okichitaw was founded by the Canadian George J. Lépine .

etymology

The term okichitaw is from the Cree -word okichitawak derived an honorary designation for Cree warriors who had proven themselves in battle. Okichitawak was modified to Okichitaw to make it easier to pronounce for English-speaking tongues.

history

George Lépine is a Michif Cree ( Assiniboine ) from Manitoba who was raised in the spirit of traditional Cree culture. Even as a teenager he was intensively involved in traditional Indian wrestling, tomahawk throwing and Indian hand-to-hand combat techniques ( miche che kiske ). He was also extensively involved in East Asian martial arts and has earned the black belt in both Taekwondo and Hapkido . In the early 1990s he began to document and systematize all of the Cree's fighting techniques. Today's Okichitaw was enriched with East Asian fighting techniques. The main training center ( mistiko kamik ) for the Okichitaw is the Native Canadian Center of Toronto .

weapons

In the martial art Okichitaw is practiced mainly with the rifle club ( gunstock war club ) and the long knife. Beginners first learn the hand techniques without weapons.

More advanced learners later practice with the tomahawk instead of the rifle club. This also includes the tomahawk throwing techniques. The tomahawk is slightly heavier than the rifle mace, but the techniques are very similar.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World Martial Arts Union: Oki Chi Taw (accessed March 12, 2011)
  2. ^ "Okichitaw - Martial Arts and Weapon Applications." Native Canadian Center of Toronto Martial Arts, Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved March 12, 2011
  3. ^ Brief History of Aboriginal Combat. Retrieved March 12, 2011
  4. ↑ Okitichaw Martial Arts Program. ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 12, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ncct.on.ca

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