icks ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁fighting , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁p ali ha ▁( sh ield ). ▁In ▁total , ▁there ▁are ▁si xty - four ▁types ▁of ▁weapon , ▁including ▁thirty - two ▁sword ▁variants . ▁Some ▁dead ly , ▁higher - level ▁Ang am ▁attacks ▁involve ▁the ▁nerv ous ▁system ; ▁others ▁if ▁executed ▁properly , ▁can ▁halt ▁the ▁blood flow ▁to ▁vital ▁org ans , ▁leading ▁to ▁par al ysis ▁or ▁even ▁death . ▁Al ong side ▁such ▁techniques ▁students ▁learn ▁an ▁ay ur ved ic ▁practice ▁known ▁as ▁beh eth ▁p ā raw al , ▁or ▁medical ▁sh ots , ▁for ▁revers ing ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁such ▁strik es . ▁ ▁A ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hel ank ada ▁Mang al ya ▁is ▁the ▁a pe x ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁an ▁ang amp ora ▁f ighter , ▁held ▁within ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁temple . Pan ik kir ala , ▁or ▁f encing ▁master , ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁position ▁in ▁ang amp ora , ▁den oting ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁school . ▁A ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁rank ▁ins ign ia ▁like ▁bel ts ▁to ▁denote ▁degree ▁of ▁compet ence : ▁male ▁f igh ters ▁usually ▁fight ▁bare - ch ested . ▁Although ▁ang amp ora ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁kill , ▁it ▁requires ▁the ▁pract ition er ▁to ▁ad here ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁to ▁string ent ▁discipline . ▁In ▁extreme ▁cases , ▁f ights ▁are ▁held ▁inside ▁deep ▁holes . ▁