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strongly works against the development of internal dueling. Feuding soci- eties do not have dueling. In societies without feudin ...

tribal level of sociopolitical complexity (ca. 1800) they engaged in “duel- ing battles”: When conflict arose between tribes, a ...

This pattern of an elite warrior stepping forward to take on a chal- lenger is found in centralized political systems but gives ...

was equipped with a coat of mail, bronze helmet, bronze greaves to protect the legs, and a javelin. He was also accompanied by a ...

A knife would be pressed into each of their hands. A signal would be given—at which point they would stab each other like wild b ...

theories are different, yet they have similarities, and together they shed light on the nature of the German duel. Dueling was b ...

fights a duel except in order to be able to say that one has done so; the of- fense is generally a sort of moral stain which one ...

See alsoGunfighters; Masters of Defence; Swordsmanship, European Medieval; Swordsmanship, European Renaissance; Swordsmanship, J ...

Escrima See Philippines Europe The term martial artstoday typically refers to high-level Asian fighting meth- ods from China, Ja ...

system dates to the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (2040–1785 B.C.), where techniques of throws, kicks, punches, and joint locks can be ...

out the conquered territories of Asia, also would have spread their formi- dable martial culture. Even more is known about the m ...

placed by mail (made of chain rings), which was eventually replaced by steel plate. Late medieval plate armor itself, although u ...

emphasized physical conditioning and fitness. Monte’s style advocated counterfighting. Rather than direct aggressive attacks, he ...

and indeed, was one of the first truly civilian weapons developed in any so- ciety. It rose from a practical street-fighting too ...

fighting matches, a favorite village pastime, both combatants often were severely injured. Russians also have a long history of ...

handsprings, cartwheels, and handstands, and created a system of self- defense that could be performed when manacled. Following ...

ditions. For example, the contemporary Russian martial art of sambo(an acronym in Russian for “self-defense without weapons”) dr ...

the art vary, it is generally accepted that Hélio Gracie, the founder of Gra- cie Jiu-jitsu, studied briefly with a Japanese jûj ...

References Anglo, Sydney. 1987. “How to Kill a Man at Your Ease: Chivalry in the Renaissance.” Antiquaries Journal67: 1–4. ———. ...

below the navel) by physical and spiritual exercise and can flow only through a relaxed body (the soft aspect). An alternative a ...