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paintedprisms
1 year ago

Nifty lil factoid. ♡

CLONE TROOPER LORE OF THE DAY: JAKELIAN KNIFE-DANCE
Jakelian knife-dance This form of melee combat was used to train clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic in the basics of timing, distance, and rhythm in fighting.
"And despite [the Mandalorian clans] nomadic ways, they were great tinkerers and canny technologists, improving Fenelar warships, Jakelian edged weapons, and even Republic rocket packs." —Vilnau Tept, 412th Proceedings of Galactic Anthropology and History" The Jakelians were a sentient species" originating in(3) the Jakelia system of the Outer Rim Territories' Mandalore sector. 2) They developed edged weaponry " and shared their name with the Jakelian knife-dance, 41 a form of melee combat 5) that also possessed some characteristics of dancing.
She paused, and looked at him more carefully. "And do soldiers dance?" Now he seemed to lose that smile and become genuinely thoughtful. "Of course. The Jakelian knife-dance is a primary tool for teaching distance, timing, and rhythm in engagement." She groaned. Practicality again. "No. Dancing. You know: man, woman. Dancing?" He shrugged. "The cohorts compete with each other in dance. Team and individual events." Sheeka found herself fighting a growing sense of exasperation. "Haven't you ever done it for fun?" He squinted. "That is fun." "You exhaust me," she said, and then held her arms out. "Come on." He hesitated, and then came to her. The musicians were playing some fast-paced number with flute and drum. Their jig steps were bouncy and light. The other recruits grinned, laughed, chattered, and swung their partners around with the kind of enthusiasm that suggested a serious need to blow off steam. The troopers watched, tapping their feet to the rhythm. From time to time one of them would perform a series of precise, martial movements to the music, spiced with tumbling floor gymnastics. The recruits approved, clapping along and cheering. Just what happened today? She hesitated to ask. He had great coordination, but not much sense of moving in unity with a partner. Still, she liked it. She liked it a lot. "I heard things on the scanner," she said, innocently enough. "Really?" he asked. "What did they say?" He held her firmly and caught a half beat cleverly enough to spin her. Several of the other couples had as well, and the air filled with whoops of joy.

CLONE TROOPER LORE OF THE DAY: JAKELIAN KNIFE-DANCE

SOURCES: THE COMPLETE STAR WARS ENCYCLOPEDIA, STAR WARS: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WARFARE, STAR WARS: THE CESTUS DECEPTION

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