Otu kæɲi Thylasalha

It is called the Guarded Path, or "Otu kæɲi Thylasalha". The Path that one walks and uses to guard against enemies that might cause. The Martial Art of the Nation found its beginnings supposedly thousands of years ago under the tutelage of the woman known as "High Fall", one of the three daughters of First Chieftain.

The actual Art would not fully evolve for centuries until the modern day. A mixing of early Amazon teachings and influenced by other combat forms, Otu kæɲi Thylasalha, is focused upon two key ideasl. The Defense of the user and the removal of threats to the user. Adopting similar punches and kicks used in Thai Kick Boxing, Otu kæɲi Thylasalha uses the joints as extra points of pressure to deliver harsh strong jabs to weak areas. The primary weapon of this format is the Tonfa. Usually the weapon is held at the side so that the user is free to punch at the open with quick light strikes. If necessary the bladed end of the tonfa can then be used to slash the opponent or provide a hard block to an oncoming punch or swipe.

The other aspect of the martial form us the usage of body pinning and minor locks to disable an opponent. This evolved out of Greek wrestling brought to the Nation via liason with Sparta during the era of the Delian League. For years the Amazones taught this art to their sons and daughters and it was nearly lost after the Roman invasion. In modern times, many young Amazones are taught the art as part of their heritage and as a method of self defense. Some outside the nation have learned it, but teaching Otu kæɲi Thylasalha to outsiders is considered very disrespectful if the teacher did not gain permission from their Ozikon.

Update on terminology and rules

Adjectives now in Amazo precede the modified noun. In this we can then use verbal phrases to modify a singular noun. These phrases will lack the modal clitic and instead will count as direct modifiers to the verb the precede if another noun does not complete the clause and acts as the patient of the action. This is then further stated by the verb conjugating into the middle voice.

This is not counted as a reflexive unless the noun is in the Ablative.

The new term for the Amazonian body tattoos is now "Nythones kæbæ Zentilha".

A little bit of history...

As I'm developing the history and language of the Amazons I'm having to invent other peoples for them to interact with. One of these groups is a tribe from their holy text called the Angha Vehrkanam, or in rough avestan "those of the wolf". And I mean rough, this is kind of a conlanged name so anyway.

A little bit about the tribe.

The Angha Vehrkanam were lead by a man named Black Wolf. A man of hot temper and violent nature, it was his eventual temper that leads to the death of one of the daughters of First Chieftain (the very first Amazon). However from this encounter and the eventual duel that kills the man, the Amazon tradition of what is called "The  Guarded Path" is founded. What this pretty much means is that through dueling and fighting another tribe the Ancestor Tribe of the Amazon nation founded the first principals of their people's martial art.

So as I work on this I'm having to do some serious editing to my earlier notes of Amazon as I prepare to write up a document for the main website. The main issue is the usage of a classical greek word, Kata, in the genitive. If I can get that down and then decided how the Amazons what case the Amazon word for Path is in the name for their martial art I'll be closer to finishing Part 5.