Tal-Shaya

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The Tal-Shaya is a Vulcan martial arts technique. It is a deadly maneuver (similar to the Vulcan nerve pinch) that snaps the neck portion of a spinal cord. It was considered a merciful form of execution in ancient times on Vulcan.

In 2268, during his journey to the Babel Conference aboard the USS Enterprise, Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan was accused of murdering Ambassador Gav by using the method of Tal-Shaya. Sarek was later found to be innocent when the real assassin was discovered. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

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The Tal-Shay may be related to the Suus Mahna, the Vulcan martial arts that T'Pol taught the colonists in ENT: "Marauders".

"Face of the Enemy" writer Naren Shankar named the Romulan secret police (the Tal Shiar) as a homage to this technique (ST: TNG Companion).

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• Tal-Shaya at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works