Knife fight, the Glossary
A knife fight is a violent physical confrontation between two or more combatants in which one or more participants are armed with a knife.[1]
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40 relations: Andalusia, Arnis, Bodice, Bowie knife, Butterfly knife, Córdoba, Spain, Chinese Civil War, Cloak, Close-quarters battle, Combat in film, Commandos (United Kingdom), Dagger, Eric A. Sykes, Facón, Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife, Fighting knife, Filipino martial arts, Foil (fencing), Gaucho, Greatcoat, Hammer, James Bowie, Jean Charles Davillier, Kingdom of Sicily, Knife, Málaga, Navaja, Office of Strategic Services, Operation Jedburgh, Paladin Press, Poncho, Rib, Ricasso, Seville, Shanghai, Shanghai International Settlement, Shanghai Municipal Police, Special Operations Executive, Stiletto, William E. Fairbairn.
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Andalusia
Andalusia (Andalucía) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain.
Arnis
Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines.
Bodice
A bodice is an article of clothing traditionally for women and girls, covering the torso from the neck to the waist.
Bowie knife
A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
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Butterfly knife
A balisong, also known as a butterfly knife, fan knife or Batangas knife, is a type of folding pocketknife that originated in the Philippines.
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Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba.
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Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949, resulting in a communist victory and control of mainland China.
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Cloak
A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather.
Close-quarters battle
Close-quarters battle (CQB) is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged (typically firearm-based) or melee combat.
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Combat in film
Cinematic fight choreography or staged fights in cinema include performances of archery, classical fencing, historical fencing, martial arts, close combat, and duels in general, as well as choreography of full-scale battles with hundreds of combatants.
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Commandos (United Kingdom)
The Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for special forces that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe.
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Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon.
Eric A. Sykes
Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert.
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Facón
A facón is a fighting and utility knife widely used in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay as the principal tool and weapon of the gaucho of the South American pampas.
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip.
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Fighting knife
A fighting knife has a blade designed to most effectively inflict injury in close-quarters physical confrontations.
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Filipino martial arts
Filipino martial arts (FMA) (Sining panlaban ng Pilipinas) refer to ancient and newer modified fighting methods devised in the Philippines.
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Foil (fencing)
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing.
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Gaucho
A gaucho or gaúcho is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly.
Greatcoat
A greatcoat (also watchcoat) is a large, woollen overcoat designed for warmth and protection against wind and weather, and features a collar that can be turned up and cuffs that can be turned down to protect the face and the hands, whilst the short rain-cape at the shoulders protects from the wind and repels rain.
Hammer
A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object.
James Bowie
James Bowie (April 10, 1796 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American pioneer, slave smuggler and trader, and soldier who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution.
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Jean Charles Davillier
Jean Charles Davillier (17 March 1823 – 1 March 1883) was a French writer and art collector.
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Kingdom of Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae; Regno di Sicilia; Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the Italian Peninsula plus, for a time, in Northern Africa from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816.
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Knife
A knife (knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt.
Málaga
Málaga is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Navaja
The navaja is a traditional Spanish folding-blade fighting and utility knife.
Office of Strategic Services
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II.
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Operation Jedburgh
Operation Jedburgh was a clandestine operation during World War II in which three-man teams of operatives of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the Free French Bureau central de renseignements et d'action ("Central Bureau of Intelligence and Operations") and the Dutch and Belgian armies in exile were dropped by parachute into occupied France, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Paladin Press
Paladin Press was a book publishing firm founded in 1970 by Peder Lund and Robert K. Brown.
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Poncho
A poncho (punchu; pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") is a kind of plainly formed, loose outer garment originating in the Americas, traditionally and still usually made of fabric, and designed to keep the body warm.
Rib
In vertebrate anatomy, ribs (costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage, part of the axial skeleton.
Ricasso
A ricasso is an unsharpened length of blade just above the guard or handle on a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet.
Seville
Seville (Sevilla) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.
Shanghai
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.
Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement originated from the merger in the year 1863 of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai, in which British and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction under the terms of unequal treaties agreed by both parties.
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Shanghai Municipal Police
The Shanghai Municipal Police (SMP) was the police force of the Shanghai Municipal Council which governed the Shanghai International Settlement between 1854 and 1943, when the settlement was retroceded to Chinese control.
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Special Operations Executive
Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II.
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Stiletto
A stiletto (plural stilettos) is a specialized dagger with a long slender blade and needle-like point, primarily intended as a thrusting and stabbing weapon.
William E. Fairbairn
Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn (28 February 1885 – 20 June 1960) was a British soldier and police officer.
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See also
Knife attacks
- 2016 Home Hill stabbings
- 2017 Queanbeyan stabbing attacks
- 2024 Wakeley church stabbing
- Cairns child killings
- Knife fight
- Kristianstad school stabbing
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_fight
Also known as Cut and thrust, Cut-and-thrust, Icepick Grip, Knife fighting, Knife-fighting.