The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chikara \Chi*ka"ra\, n. [Hind.] (Zo["o]l.)
The goat antelope ( Tragops Bennettii) of India.
The Indian four-horned antelope ( Tetraceros quadricornis).
Wiktionary
n. 1 An Indian antelope (''Tragops bennettii''). 2 The Indian four-horned antelope (''Tetraceros quadricornis'').
Wikipedia
Chikara (stylized in all capital letters and sometimes referred to as Chikara Pro) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company takes both the name and logo from the Japanese kanji meaning strength. It was founded in 2002 by professional wrestlers Mike Quackenbush and Reckless Youth, who also served as wrestling trainers and in-ring performers.
The company focuses on promoting tag team matches, with emphasis on the high-flying lucha libre style. Two of their major events, the King of Trios tournament, originally held between February and March, but in 2012 moved to September, and Torneo Cibernetico, held between September and November, are centered on multi-man tag team matches. Their other major events include Aniversario, held in May, and the Young Lions Cup tournament, held between June and August. The company crowned its first singles champion in 2011, with the introduction of the Chikara Grand Championship.
Influenced by the lucha libre style, Chikara performers are grouped into tecnicos and rudos (the lucha libre terms for faces and heels respectively). Just as in lucha libre, many performers in the promotion have also performed under masks and with unique gimmicks.
Chikara may refer to:
- 力, (Chikara), the Japanese word meaning power, capability, or influence
- The Four-horned Antelope, Tetraceros quadricornis
- Chikara (given name)
- Chikara (instrument) - A stringed instrument from India.
- Chikara-mizu , a ritual at the beginning of a sumo match
- Chikara (album), a compilation album by rock band Kiss
- Chikara (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling organization
Chikara ( Japanese for "power") is a compilation album by hard rock band Kiss, released in 1988 on Polystar.
The '''chikara ''' is a bowed stringed musical instrument from Bengal, India used to play indian folk music. It is used by the tribal people of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Chikara is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Chikara Mizuhata, Japanese racing driver
- Chikara Nakashita, Japanese gold (200 m breaststroke) and bronze medalist (100 m breaststroke) at the S1997 Summer Universiade
- Chikara Sakaguchi, Japanese politician
- Chikara Tanabe, Japanese sport wrestler
Chikara is also a Jat clan found in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
Category:Japanese masculine given names Category:Indian family names Category:Jat clans of Delhi Category:Jat clans of Haryana
Usage examples of "chikara".
One band, led by Oishi Kuranosuke, was to attack the front gate, and the other, under his son Oishi Chikara, was to attack the postern of Kotsuke no Suke's house.
Then arose a furious fight between the two parties, in the midst of which Chikara, leading his men through the garden, broke into the back of the house.
When they had done this, they engaged the priests of the temple to come and read prayers while they burnt incense: first Oishi Kuranosuke burnt incense, and then his son Oishi Chikara, and after them the other forty-five men performed the same ceremony.