Changes: Gik'tal

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The Gik'tal Challenge was a made-up Klingon rite conceived by Worf in 2370. It was a means to teach Ensign Sito Jaxa to stand up for herself if unfairly attacked.

The challenge was presented to Sito as a prerequisite to enter Worf's advanced mok'bara class. She was blndfolded and told to defend herself as Worf attacked. After being knocked down several times, Sito removed the blindfold and labled the test unfair.

Sito was skeptical of Worf's intentions because, in the Klingon language, "gik'tal" means "to the death."

Worf lauded her, saying she had passed. He explained that it took courage to say the test was unfair. He added:

"But perhaps the next time you are judged unfairly, you will not have to suffer so many bruises before you protest."

(TNG: "Lower Decks")

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+The '''Gik'tal Challenge''' was a made-up Klingon rite conceived by Worf in [[2370]].  It was a means to teach Ensign [[Sito Jaxa]] to stand up for herself if unfairly attacked.
-'''''Gik'tal''''' (more properly, ''ghIqtal'') was the name given to a fake [[martial arts]] test devised by [[Worf]] for [[Sito Jaxa]] in [[2370]]. Sito caught on to Worf's deception when she realized that ''gik'tal'' is the [[Klingonese]] word that means "to the death," which was not reflected in the test. ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})
+The challenge was presented to Sito as a prerequisite to enter Worf's advanced [[mok'bara]] class.  She was blndfolded and told to defend herself as Worf attacked.  After being knocked down several times, Sito removed the blindfold and labled the test unfair.
+Sito was skeptical of Worf's intentions because, in the Klingon language, "gik'tal" means "to the death."
+Worf lauded her, saying she had passed.  He explained that it took courage to say the test was unfair.  He added:
+:''"But perhaps the next time you are judged unfairly, you will not have to suffer so many bruises before you protest."''
+({{TNG|Lower Decks}})