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Hand-to-hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range (grappling distance or within the reach of a handheld weapon). Handheld weapons may include knives, swords, clubs, spears, axes, or improvised weapons such as entrenching tools. While the term "hand-to-hand combat" originally referred principally to engagements by…

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PankrationAncient GreeceRomeSpartaBoxing
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US soldiersIraqAfghanistanModern warfareIndian Army
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ConfrontationGrapplingKnivesSwordsClubs
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related to Military systems · 22
Hand-to-hand combat → Air Force, ARB, Army, Army Combatives School, Army Hand-to-Hand Combat, FM, Ft Benning, Georgia, In, Israeli, It, Jieitaikakutōjutsu, JSDF, Krav Maga, MAC, MMA, Modern Army Combatives, Russia, Soviet, Soviet Union
related to history · 19
Hand-to-hand combat → AD, Ancient Greece, BC, BCE, Celtic, China, For, Hand-to-hand, Many, Military, MMA, Normans, Other, Rome, Soldiers, Sparta, Tailteann Games, The, Zhou
related to Modern usage · 13
Hand-to-hand combat → Afghanistan, China, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Hand-to-hand, Himalayan, In, India, Indian, Indian Army, Iraq, People's Republic, US, While Chinese
is a · 3
Hand-to-hand combat → most ancient form of fighting known, physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range, principal form of combat during skirmishes between Indian Army and Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers along the disputed Himalayan border between India and the People's R…
related to Sport · 1
Hand-to-hand combat → Hand-to-hand

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Hand-to-hand combatis aphysical confrontation between two or more persons at short range0.90text
Hand-to-hand combatis amost ancient form of fighting known0.90text
Hand-to-hand combatis aprincipal form of combat during skirmishes between Indian Army and Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers along the disputed Himalayan border between India and the People's R…0.90text
entrenching toolsinstance ofor improvised weapons0.80text
jousting or medieval martial arts.Military organizations have always taught some sort of unarmed combat for conditioninginstance ofOther historical forms of close combat include the gladiator spectacles of ancient Rome and medieval tournament events0.80text
as a supplement to armed combatinstance ofOther historical forms of close combat include the gladiator spectacles of ancient Rome and medieval tournament events0.80text
the use of gunpowderinstance ofDespite major technological changes0.80text
the machine gun in the Russo-Japanese Warinstance ofDespite major technological changes0.80text
the trench warfare of World War Iinstance ofDespite major technological changes0.80text
hand-to-hand fighting methods with the knifeinstance ofDespite major technological changes0.80text
bayonet remain common in modern military traininginstance ofDespite major technological changes0.80text
though the importance of formal training declined after 1918instance ofDespite major technological changes0.80text

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