knife fighting
Close-quarters blade combat
Knife fighting is combat using knives or similar bladed weapons at close range.
The term covers both actual violence and formalized training systems that teach offensive and defensive techniques with edged weapons.
Some martial arts traditions include knife fighting as a discipline: Filipino martial arts emphasize knife fighting.
The phrase also describes chaotic, desperate struggles: The budget negotiations turned into knife fighting.
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- blade workCombat with edged weapons
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
- slashAngled line or swipe
- stabPierce with point
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- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- combat skillsgrappling, striking, blocking, parrying, dodging
- combat trainingbasic training, boot camp, combat drills, drills, drilling
- weapon artskendo, iaido, fencing, swordsmanship, kenjutsu
- military manualsfield manual, field manuals, FM, survival guide, combat tactics
knife fightingarchery
Shooting with bows
sniping · sharpshooting · artillery · javelin throwing · marksmanship
knife fightingunarmed combat
Fighting without weapons
hand-to-hand combat · grappling · boxing · wrestling · judo
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