AMAROK is a newly developed martial art that is based on the cultural roots of ancient Turkic history, traditions and the teachings of Teñgriism. The term AMAROK in itself, has no historical connection to a combat or war art of the Old Turks. AMAROK is a collection of pre-Islamic history of the Old Turks, parts that relate to content on the lifestyle of the former single chosen warriors "Alpağut".
In 1995 after years of research about the lifestyle of "Alpağut" the AMAROK founder Grandmaster Hakan Haslaman introduced Alpağut as a modern martial art, under the name AMAROK, to bring it back to life. In the same year Prof. Dr. Bernd Höhle of the International Martial Arts Association tested for the global martial arts policies and recognized AMAROK as the first Turkish martial art.
The cultural and traditional aspects of AMAROK go back through prehistory of the Xiong-nú 300 BC. Whilst he was a shaman the founder had got his inspiration from the martial arts teaching of Teñgriism and Totemism. The doctrine of Teñgriism and Totemism in AMAROK is used as a natural science to learn the intangible goals easier with practical methods. The founder still emphasized that even the association of other religions is not a hindrance to learning AMAROK. The culture and tradition find their place at the labels that regarded as signs of philosophy and make clear as AMAROK has arisen from the ancient Turkic nomadic life.

AMAROK contains no defense techniques whereby the philosophy is to attack the enemy only via counter-attacks. To represent this awareness and prepare for crucial situations, it is essential to live in unity within its surroundings. In the neutral position battle "Üç Acun Duruşu" (shamanic position) the warrior AMAROK prevails over the situation in which it resides. This condition is exactly the advantage that one uses in the fight with great superiority and so becomes an Alpağut Warrior. AMAROK involves primarily a basic lesson that the students AMAROK are taught first. This basic lesson is also found in other martial arts styles, but AMAROK has its own special features. In addition to the basic teachings the students are also taught the eight AMAROK combat disciplines including three unarmed and five with various weapons. AMAROK leads the training specifically for the real fight, so the student can cope under any circumstance in order to survive. The technical-battle properties of AMAROK are divided into several areas that are somewhat different from other martial arts styles. These areas are not only technical in nature, but enhance the teaching of Teñgriism. The doctrine of Teñgriism, connected with Totemism, has the function to effect inside the student “İn-Urug Tutumu" (predator fighting characteristics). This doctrine is called "Teñgri Oğuz Köreşi" whereon AMAROK is developed from the ground up. This is the way of Alpağut, who with the art of intangible fighting in the three world connections can live out the fighting qualities of his predator Totem in his earthly body. To avoid misunderstandings in advance with the lesson "İn-Urug" there is no animal fighting techniques, such as in Kung-Fu or similar like this. It refers to the predator fighting characteristics that relate in AMAROK explicitly to the typical fighting characteristics of a predator. To be able to unlock the features İn-Urug, students must acquire the four basic rules. The initiation test to shaman is also assumed to master this rules. The goal of all is getting the warlike fighting attitude to gain awareness, every moment to be confronted with death. Everything you have learned up to this point is located only on instinct. The mind and the thoughts are empty, connected with the idea to "win" only. In this situation, the reins of the inner predator totems are let loose on the enemy.

The founder and 1st. Khan of AMAROK Grandmaster Hakan Haslaman had designed this martial art by himself. Many of his statements are based on many sources, but it has never been claimed, that with AMAROK a forgotten or extinct martial art of the Old Turks has been recovered or replaced. The founder decided to create with all his knowledge and his research a new combat system which could have looked at the Old Turks. He says with a clear conscience, that he gave free rein to his artistic freedom to devote his ancestor’s one worthy of their honorable martial arts.

Text: Erkin Tashqin www.martial-art.org
 
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