Dha Werda

Origins of the "Dha Werda"
The "Dha Werda" is actually an ancient Mandalorian war dance/chant. Mando soldiers would preform this dance before entering into battle, as they believed to draw strength and courage from it. The creator of this dance is unknown.

Preforming the "Dha Werda"
This dance requires much coordination and stamina. Soldiers line up in a square formation, about half an arms reach away from one another. When the chanting begins:

Taung--sa--rang--bro-ka!

Je--tii--se-ka--'rta!

Dha--Wer-da--Ver-da--a'den--tratu!

Cor--u--scan--to--kan--dosii--adu!

Duum--mo--tir--ca--'tra--nau--tracinya!

Gra--'tua--cuun--hett--su--dralshy'a!

Kom--'rk--tsad--droten--troch--nyn--ures--adenn! *Translation was changed from Ancient Mando'a to fit the formation of the Republic. the participants begin punching the person directly in front of them in the back(everyone faces the same direction). At the change of a verse or change of the beat(unknown as of yet), the participants then swiftly turn to their right, and begin punching the person now in fron of them, just as they did the man before. However, the beat is so fast, and the punches must be exactly on the beat(which requires much coordination). If a man is one tenth of a beat off, he may succeed in having his jaw broken, or vica-versa

Appearances of "Dha Werda"
The only two known appearances of the Dha Werda, is during the game "Star Wars: Republic Commando", where one of the sound tracks has a recorded audio of "Dha Werda". This track is titled "Rage of the Shadow Warriors" (By Jesse Harlin) and can be downloaded at: LucasArts. The other appearance of "Dha Werda" is in the book "Star Wars: Republic Commando: Triple Zero" By Karen Traviss.

"Dha Werda" and the Clone Wars
Sergeant Kal Skirata, a Mandalorian Bounty Hunter, was recruited by Jango Fett(a partner and mutual friend) to train an army of Clone Commandos for the Republic. Mandalorian valor owes nothing to the Republic, but being Bounty Hunters they take sides of the highest bidder. Skirata first trained 6 Null-Class ARCs(Advanced Recconnaisance Commandos), and taught them everything he knew about the Mandalorian culture. After that, Skirata was known for his lessons on the culture, teaching even the language to any squad willing to listen. After the start of the Clone Wars, Skirata was no longer able to continue his teachings as he was pulled into active duty by an agreement with Jedi General Arligan Zey(RC:Tripple Zero).