knife throwing
Circus blade sport
Knife throwing is the skill or sport of hurling knives at a target, typically a wooden board.
It appears in circus and sideshow acts, where a performer throws knives around a human assistant, and as a competitive discipline with standardized distances and scoring.
She practiced knife throwing until she could hit the bullseye consistently.
- targetObject of pursuit
- throwPropel by arm motion
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- bullseyeExact center target
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
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knife throwingarchery
Shooting with bows
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knife throwinghand-to-hand combat
Fighting without distance weapons
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