Mik'abe
Mik’ab’e, (Mutli: "మిఖభె", “Path of the Empty Fist”), is a style of stand-up, Full contact karate, It is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training, taking both from Tsurushimese and Mutulese mentality. It’s focused on “pragmatic combat scenarios” to defeat an opponent as quickly as possible. It has mottos and hymns, two of the most famous being “Hun Ch’om, Hun K’i”, “One Hit, One Victory”, and it’s slightly altered form of “Hun Ch’om, Hun Kamay” “One Hit, One Death”, which are both use to differentiate various sub-styles in the martial art. A practioner of Mik'abe is called a Mik'ab Tz'oyom (మిఖ ఝొయొమొ) or "Empty Handed Fighter".
Etymology
“Mik’ab’e” is a direct translation of the Tsurushimese word of "Karate". While it was at first used only to refer to Kahei’s barehanded martial arts, during the 19th century and the opening of “Mik’ab’e” schools in the Mutul proper by Kahei masters of the art, it developed its own traditions and approach to fighting and battle, to the point it is now considered its own martial art.
Today, when speaking of the broader family of “Karate”, the Mutuleses speak of the “Te Family” of martial arts.
Practice
Mik'abe, like other martial arts, is understood in the Mutul as a set of physical but also spiritual and religious activities. It's training hall, the B'enal (భెనల) are recognized by law in the Divine Kingdom to be religious places. Any place can become a B'enal if it has been properly sanctified and Mik'ab masters are considered to be first and foremost religious teachers.
Like Karate, training is commonly divided into three parts: the Fundamentals, the Movements, and Sparring.
Conditioning
Philosophy
Mik'ab Tz'oyom worship Chan Chinte’, the divinized aspect of Gisu Tominakoshi (Mutli name: Iso Tominakochi,ఇసఒ తొమినకొచి). He is said to be the author of a number of mantras recorded by his first disciples, who each became the founders of their own B'enal. Example include the statements of a Tz'oyom's goals: "Empty Hands and Clear Mind. To reach Perfect Conciousness is to turn Chaos into Void. Once there is only Emptyness, everything becomes visible."