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The Mok'bara was a Klingon form of martial arts. The technique was similar to meditation, as both forms were said to clear the mind. The Mok'bara was the basis of Klingon hand-to-hand combat techniques, and could be practiced alone or in groups. (TNG: "Clues", "Birthright, Part II")

The Mok'bara involved weapons such as the bat'leth, mek'leth, d'k tahg, and lahj. Some of the techniques and forms involved in the mok'bara were similar to the Human martial art of tai chi chuan. (TNG: "Second Chances")

Lieutenant Worf taught a Mok'bara class on board the USS Enterprise-D. Deanna Troi, Doctor Crusher, Commander William T. Riker, and Geordi La Forge were some of the many students. Other students included Ensign Gates, Martinez, a female officer, and also the ensigns Sam Lavelle and Sito Jaxa. (TNG: "Lower Decks")

Appendices

Appearances

TNG:
- "Clues"
- "Man of the People"
- "Birthright, Part II"
- "Second Chances"
- "Lower Decks"

Mentions

TNG:
- "Sub Rosa"
- "Masks"

Background information

"The Mok'bara exercises were invented by martial-arts expert (and visual effects producer) Dan Curry." (Star Trek Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., p. 307). It was based on tai chi chuan, only instead of slow fluid movements, it used clawed hands, and fast, rough movements. In the script for "Clues", Mok'bara was called the "Klingon Tai Chi". [1]
In DS9: "The Begotten", Julian Bashir mentioned that Worf ran a morning exercise class, hinting Worf taught Mok'bara to the residents of Deep Space 9.
The scenes for the episode "Clues" were filmed on 29 November 1990 on Paramount Stage 9. The call sheet for this day described the location as "Workout Room". This was reflected in the script, as well, where "Workout Room" was listed in Sets. [2]
According to the script for "Birthright, Part II", Mok'bara was pronounced as "mock-ba-RA". [3].
Mok'bara was only once spelled as "mok'bara". It was in the script for "Lower Decks". [4]
In the script for "Birthright, Part II", Worf spoke of the origin of this marital arts. According to him, "This is the Mok'bara... a great warrior called Kahless invented the forms when he went to the underworld in search of his father. Kahless showed him the forms, and his father was able to remember his body and return to the world of the living." These lines were not in the episode. [5].

External link

Mok'bara at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-The '''''Mok'bara''''' is a [[Klingon]] form of [[martial arts]]. The technique is similar to meditation as the forms are said to clear the mind.  The ''mok'bara'' is the basis of Klingon hand-to-hand combat techniques, and may be practiced alone, or in groups. ([[TNG]]: "[[Birthright, Part II]]")
+The '''''Mok'bara''''' was a [[Klingon]] form of [[martial arts]]. The technique was similar to meditation, as both forms were said to clear the mind. The ''Mok'bara'' was the basis of Klingon hand-to-hand combat techniques, and could be practiced alone or in groups. ({{TNG|Clues|Birthright, Part II}})
-The ''mok'bara'' involves weapons such as the [[bat'leth]], [[mek'leth]], [[d'k tahg]], and [[lahj]].
+The ''Mok'bara'' involved weapons such as the ''[[bat'leth]]'', ''[[mek'leth]]'', ''[[d'k tahg]]'', and ''[[lahj]]''. Some of the techniques and forms involved in the ''mok'bara'' were similar to the Human martial art of ''tai chi chuan''. ({{TNG|Second Chances}})
+[[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] taught a ''Mok'bara'' class on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. [[Deanna Troi]], [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]], and [[Geordi La Forge]] were some of the many students. Other students included [[Ensign]] [[Gates]], [[Martinez]], a [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Female command division officer|female officer]], and also the ensigns [[Sam Lavelle]] and [[Sito Jaxa]]. ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})
-A [[Dahar master]] is a [[Klingon]] warrior who has reached the highest level of achievement in the practices of ''Mok'bara''. {{incite}}
+== Appendices ==
-[[Worf|Lt. Worf]] taught a ''mok'bara'' class on board the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise'']]. [[Deanna Troi]],[[Beverly Crusher|Doctor Crusher]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] were some of the many students.
+=== Appearances ===
+* {{TNG}}
+** {{e|Clues}}
+** {{e|Man of the People}}
+** {{e|Birthright, Part II}}
+** {{e|Second Chances}}
+** {{e|Lower Decks}}
-==Appearances==
+=== Mentions ===
-* [[TNG]]:
+* {{TNG}}
+** {{e|Sub Rosa}}
-** "[[Clues]]"
+** {{e|Masks}}
-** "[[Man of the People]]"
-** "[[Birthright, Part II]]"
-** "[[Second Chances]]"
-** "[[Lower Decks]]"
+=== Background information ===
+* ''"The ''Mok'bara'' exercises were invented by martial-arts expert (and visual effects producer) [[Dan Curry]].''" (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', 3rd ed., p. 307). It was based on {{w|tai chi chuan}}, only instead of slow fluid movements, it used clawed hands, and fast, rough movements. In the script for "Clues", ''Mok'bara'' was called the "Klingon Tai Chi". ''{{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/188.txt}}''
+* In {{DS9|The Begotten}}, [[Julian Bashir]] mentioned that Worf ran a morning exercise class, hinting Worf taught ''Mok'bara'' to the residents of [[Deep Space 9]].
+* The scenes for the episode "Clues" were filmed on {{d|29|November|1990}} on [[Paramount Stage 9]]. The call sheet for this day described the location as "Workout Room". This was reflected in the script, as well, where "Workout Room" was listed in Sets. ''{{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/188.txt}}''
+* According to the script for "Birthright, Part II", ''Mok'bara'' was pronounced as "mock-ba-RA". ''{{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/243.txt}}''.
+* ''Mok'bara'' was only once spelled as "mok'bara". It was in the script for "Lower Decks". ''{{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/267.txt}}''
+* In the script for "Birthright, Part II", Worf spoke of the origin of this marital arts. According to him, "''This is the Mok'bara... a great warrior called [[Kahless]] invented the forms when he went to the			underworld in search of his father. Kahless showed him the forms, and his father was able to remember his body and return to the world of the living.''" These lines were not in the episode. ''{{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/243.txt}}''.
+=== External link ===
-:Mok'bara ''was conceived by [[Dan Curry]], and is based off of Tai Chi, only instead of slow fluid movements, it is based on clawed hands, and fast, rough movements.
+* {{mbeta-title}}
-[[Category:Qo'noS]]
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+[[es:Mok'bara]]
+[[Category:Qo'noS]]
+[[Category:Klingonese]]
+[[Category:Martial arts]]