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It soon becomes apparent to any observer that there is no real conception of 'Chatka' in 'Gatka'.

There is also a distinct lack of any strategy of baiting the opponent, appreciation of correct distance, etc.

Nihang Baba Ram Singh explained the finesse involved in 'Chatka Gatka' Pentra by giving a beautiful analogy, that of a tiger hunting a wild boar:

'Now, you have the tiger. It never forsakes Pentra. Even if it is in a cage, it either stays sitting or if it moves it moves in Pentra. The foremost aspect today is when today's young Gatkabaj move, they are weak in Pentra. In fact, they have no Pentra. He who is weak on Pentra cannot be a Gatkabaj. A tiger corners an animal but does not attack [blindly]. Lets say a boar gets cornered by a tiger. The front mouth, its tusks, are very dangerous if they catch the tiger as they will not let him go. That is why the tiger leaps [to evade] this way, or otherwise that boar ends up attacking instead of the tiger. He leaps over there from there over there. I have seen in the jungle whilst hunting myself that a tiger will corner a boar for up to eight hours. He only attacks when his attack won't go without fruit, or the tiger, attacks the boar after 3pm [Indian summer] because between 3pm and 4pm he gets sleepy, or, tiger leaps over boar, behind him, and then pounces on his back in such a manner that all his back is crushed and he is not capable of running. Likewise, a true 'Gatkai' (practitioner) only then gives Chatka [killing strike] of hand when his blow will not go empty. Today's Gatka is an ox-beating game just striking stick on stick.'
(Nihang Baba Ram Singh, transcript of interview, 17th April 1998)