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this was an ancient philosophy of the Force, distinguished from that of the Jedi Knights and the Sith in its training methods and beliefs. Practitioners of the Matukai philosophy actually used their own bodies as the primary focal point of their abilities, rather than focusing on inanimate objects. The origins of the Matukai are found during the golden age of the Old Republic, in between the Great Sith War and the Light and Darkness War. The original practitioner was a woman from Karvoss II who discovered her sensitivity to the Force while performing meditative martial arts. She began teaching her skills to others, and the ranks of the Matukai expanded to some sixty invdividuals. By studying the Matukai teachings, even a being with minimal sensitivity to the Force could tap into in, using strenuous exercise and meditation to enhance their connection to the Force. The Jedi Order maintained a passing interest in the Matukai, but chose not to interfere because its followers were too old to be considered for Jedi training. The Jedi also ignored the Matukai because their numbers were never more than the original sixty or so practitioners. During the Jedi Purge, many Matukai were killed, but many also managed to hide themselves and survive. A handful of Matukai eventually presented themselves to Luke Skywalker's Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 for training as Jedi Knights, after seeing that Master Skywalker's views on Jedi training were more open-minded than those of the former Jedi Order. Individual Matukai followers were distinguished by the unique tattoo that covered part of their forehead and surrounded the eyes.