Unarmed combat was a type of fighting employed in close quarters and in which no weapons were used. Most species were known to engage in this kind of combat, and a number of sentient species and cultures also developed it into different martial arts proper. The Echani martial art was an unarmed combat discipline known to be taught to military special forces throughout the galaxy.^[1] The Jedi also supplemented their skills in lightsaber combat with unarmed combat training.^[1] Furthermore, some Force organizations like the Followers of Palawa created their own martial art, the Teräs Käsi.^[2] In technologically advanced civilizations, the need to train soldiers in hand-to-hand and melee combat was a result of research breakthroughs in blaster-deflection, such as the personal energy shields.^[3] Warlike people such as the Mandalorians trained in a variety of fighting techniques, including unarmed combat;^[1] they were known to develop shields which resisted physical attacks.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
• Episode I Adventures Game Book 4: Jedi Emergency
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace game
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Hidden Enemy"
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith video game
• Death Star
• Star Wars Galaxies
• Shadows of the Empire
• Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi

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