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Shi Dhuk (pronounced she-dook) is an ancient [[Shen]] practice encompassing a range of physical and mental techniques. Shi Dhuk traditions are numerous and varied, though they are reckoned to have originated as one discipline long ago on the Shen homeworld of [[Kovalar]]. Shen oral legends recount that it began as an attempt by ancient a cult of ascetics to place the body and mind in such harmony that a master could even resist death. However, these legends are impossible to verify, and scholars generally regard them as romanticizations. | '''Shi Dhuk''' (pronounced she-dook) is an ancient [[Shen]] practice encompassing a range of physical and mental techniques. Shi Dhuk traditions are numerous and varied, though they are reckoned to have originated as one discipline long ago on the Shen homeworld of [[Kovalar]]. Shen oral legends recount that it began as an attempt by ancient a cult of ascetics to place the body and mind in such harmony that a master could even resist death. However, these legends are impossible to verify, and scholars generally regard them as romanticizations. | ||
Nowadays Shi Dhuk is a widespread cultural phenomenon in the Starmourn sector of varying popularity amongst humanoid races. Popular “Shi Dhuk” focuses on routines of 'shufa' - combinations of physical postures and mental states - as a means to achieve health and wellness, and indeed studies have shown that Shi Dhuk provides practitioners with some measurable health benefits. It has also seen extensive commercialization, with Shi Dhuk attire, accessories, and other merchandise becoming increasingly common. Corporations have even successfully trademarked individual shufa or entire shufa routines. This encroachment of corporate interest is condemned by the Shen Council of Elders on Kovalar who have since established the Shi Dhuk Archive in a mission to combat corporate interests and push Shi Dhuk as a uniquely Shen form of cultural and intellectual heritage. | Nowadays Shi Dhuk is a widespread cultural phenomenon in the Starmourn sector of varying popularity amongst humanoid races. Popular “Shi Dhuk” focuses on routines of 'shufa' - combinations of physical postures and mental states - as a means to achieve health and wellness, and indeed studies have shown that Shi Dhuk provides practitioners with some measurable health benefits. It has also seen extensive commercialization, with Shi Dhuk attire, accessories, and other merchandise becoming increasingly common. Corporations have even successfully trademarked individual shufa or entire shufa routines. This encroachment of corporate interest is condemned by the Shen Council of Elders on Kovalar who have since established the Shi Dhuk Archive in a mission to combat corporate interests and push Shi Dhuk as a uniquely Shen form of cultural and intellectual heritage. | ||