Singlestick
British martial art using a short wooden stick / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with singles sticks in tennis.
Singlestick is a martial art that uses a wooden stick as its weapon. It began as a way of training soldiers in the use of backswords (such as the sabre or the cutlass).[1] Canne de combat, a French form of stick fighting, is similar to singlestick play, which also includes a self-defense variant with a walking stick.
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Also known as | Single-stick, cudgels |
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Focus | Weaponry |
Hardness | Full-contact |
Country of origin | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Olympic sport | Yes (1904 Summer Olympics only) |
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