Sat Sri Akal,
I got turned to this forum through a search for Gatka. Currently, I'm studying a martial art called Kali, based from the phillipines which is weapons based like Gatka. And while researching it and the Majapet(sp?) Empire, etc, inevitably my research has come back full circle to Gatka. I am moderatly versed in Sikhism, but have a lot to learn still, of which I plan to immerse my self in. I probably won't participate as much as I will read and review old threads because first and foremost I want to learn (and often that's the best way to learn).