Echani (martial art)

Echani was a form of martial art. It was taught to every stormtrooper and Imperial officer in the Galactic Empire as part of standard training, which also included the art of Zavat and the Imperial Combat Exercises. Admiral Rae Sloane's personal assistant Adea Rite attempted to use her training in the arts on the planet Akiva in order to subdue the escaped prisoner Wedge Antilles; however, she was defeated when Antilles accidentally shot her with a blaster during the brawl. The energetic fighting style of former Nightsister and Imperial Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth combined the Echani firefist style with Dathomiri mistdance and Coruscanti Hijkata. The Elite Praetorian Guards of the First Order were trained in Echani unarmed forms, along with other forms of martial arts.

The art shared its name with the Echani species.

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