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  • between spears designed to be thrown and those designed to be used in hand-to-hand combat. By the Magdalenian period (c. 15,000–9500 BC), spear-throwers...
    49 KB (6,128 words) - 05:24, 22 November 2024
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    propels the butt of the spear. It's usually about as long as the user's arm or forearm. The user holds the spear-thrower in one hand, gripping near the end...
    36 KB (4,114 words) - 02:44, 21 November 2024
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    Strike (attack) (redirect from Hand strike)
    accidental spear fingering can be quite devastating on the eyes such as punching mistakes seen in modern MMA circuits. A strike utilizing the hand with the...
    26 KB (3,808 words) - 23:17, 8 November 2024
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    the left side of his opponent's body with the right knife hand, or vice versa. Spear-hand attacks are performed by keeping the extended fingers tightly...
    2 KB (401 words) - 10:26, 25 September 2024
  • studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 15, 2003, by Jive Records. Spears began writing songs during her Dream Within...
    143 KB (12,471 words) - 22:40, 20 November 2024
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    "Taekwondo" can be translated as tae ("strike with foot"), kwon ("strike with hand"), and do ("the art or way"). In addition to its five tenets of courtesy...
    76 KB (7,039 words) - 11:49, 21 November 2024
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    Javelin (redirect from Throwing spear)
    A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes...
    25 KB (3,113 words) - 23:17, 8 November 2024
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    shǒu dào in Mandarin), and translates literally to "The Way of the Tang Hand." The same characters can be pronounced "karate-dō" in Japanese. In the early...
    43 KB (4,486 words) - 01:37, 23 November 2024
  • interpretations. Uechi-Ryū practices a form of Sanchin with nukite zuki (貫手突) "open spear hand" strikes, while the version used by many other styles such as Gōjū-Ryū...
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    Holy Lance (redirect from Spear of Destiny)
    Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus (named after Saint Longinus), the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is alleged to be the lance that...
    68 KB (6,932 words) - 01:50, 14 November 2024
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    Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and dancer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing...
    318 KB (28,341 words) - 05:59, 20 November 2024
  • strike Nukite: Spear-hand strike Ippon Nukite: 1 finger Spear-hand strike (e.g. in the kata, Unsu) Nihon Nukite: 2 finger Spear-hand strike Oi zuki:...
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    chief spear of hoplites (heavy infantry) in Ancient Greece. The word doru is first attested in the Homeric epics with the meanings of "wood" and "spear"....
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    qiāng; Jyutping: coeng1) is the Chinese term for spear. Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre-modern...
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  • Spear & Jackson are a gardening and hand tool supplier headquartered in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. In 1760, Alexander Spear and John Love formed...
    4 KB (377 words) - 13:05, 23 September 2024
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    Trident (category Spears)
    (/ˈtraɪdənt/) is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase...
    25 KB (2,444 words) - 18:24, 25 October 2024
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    known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the...
    15 KB (1,577 words) - 16:03, 28 October 2024
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    Australian Aboriginal wooden spear-throwing device. Similar to an atlatl, it serves as an extension of the human arm, enabling a spear to travel at a greater...
    7 KB (903 words) - 02:10, 18 October 2024
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    of ranged weapons. The phrase "hand-to-hand" sometimes include use of melee weapons such as knives, swords, clubs, spears, axes, or improvised weapons such...
    16 KB (1,937 words) - 23:27, 10 November 2024
  • similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder...
    30 KB (2,622 words) - 23:32, 24 October 2024
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