Ponn-ifla

Ponn-ifla was a martial art that was known to the Vulcan species.

It was considered a very young discipline by Vulcan standards and was created by the warrior poet Ladok. Ponn-ifla was the opposite of Kareel-ifla in that it was non-violent in nature but was still quite an effective hand-to-hand combat art. This discipline focused on the use of minimum force and movement by turning an attackers own force back at them rather then initiate combat. Such master practitioners were known to take on a dozen opponents as well as incapacitate them without even moving a foot or two from their starting position.

One of the moves in it was called Narlik which was a joint lock with the addition of applying agonising pain without giving them any permanent damage. The style's naming origins came from an ancient Vulcan saying which regarded the calmness in the eye of the storm. Practitioners were required to be an eye of peacefulness in the storm of violence.