Täkhéiru, or "kickboxing" in Basic, was an unarmed combat discipline. It was created on the planet Atheiirn by the Ageless. Täk means "to strike or break with foot"; héi means "to strike or break with fist"; and ru means "way," "method," or "art." Thus, täkhéiru may be loosely translated as "the way of the foot and fist" or "the way of kicking and punching." Tradition dictated that combatants (usually) made no use of armor, weapons or Force techniques, as the art was focused on mastering the body itself as a weapon.