The Knife and Club in Trench Warfare, 1914-1918

Todd, Frederick P.

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“…Briefly put, in the words of the founder of hoplology Capitan Sir R. F. Burton, Hoplology is the "The science of arms and weapons of offense and defense human and, bestial" (1884, p. 6). From this early attempt at defining the scope of the field, there has been a broad range of approaches and research methods as antiquarians, military observers, ethnologists, anthropologists, and lay scholars all contributed to the field over time (Pitt-Rivers, 1867;Mauss, 1934;Todd, 1938;Draeger, 1973;Skoss, 1997). Time and again they produced robust descriptions and valuable insights in the ways many peoples armed, trained, and fought in socially acceptable, efficient, and effective ways.…”

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Armed combative traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean: a hoplological overview

Ryan

2020

Rev. artes marciales asiát.

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<p>Over the last few decades, there has been a resurgent interest in New World martial art traditions. The bulk of the attention has focused on African and African diasporic traditions. Many well-researched books and articles have resulted from this focus. Yet, there is much less interest regarding other combative modalities brought to the shores of the New World. For centuries immigrant communities have brought with them sophisticated combative systems that persist to this day. As part of a broader hoplological project, this article seeks to identify and document the diverse armed combative systems still extant and practiced in South America and the Caribbean that have not transformed into solely institutionalized sports or recreational pastimes. With few exceptions these arts continue to be taught, practiced, and used in a variety of informal situations to ensure one’s property or public reputation or as part of an economic strategy in the informal economy. At times paralleling and overlapping these more pragmatic goals, these arts also persist as a way of preserving older cultural moralities, ethics, and forms of masculinity.</p>

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Armed combative traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean: a hoplological overview

Ryan

2020

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“…Other men also noticed these differences in the hand‐to‐hand combat of trench raids, where Englishmen preferred to use clubs, blackjacks, and their fists. Italian “Arditi” shock troops favored narrow‐bladed daggers that they could drive behind the collarbone of an enemy, penetrating the lungs and heart, while West African colonial troops felt more comfortable with wide‐bladed knives that they used in low slashing blows seeking to disembowel their opponents (Todd 1938). These were efficacious responses to similar challenges that called for the development and coordination of specific muscle groups with specific weapons in a manner that can be seen as right and natural.…”

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I Did Not Return a Master, But Well Cudgeled Was I: The Role of “Body Techniques” in the Transmission of Venezuelan Stick and Machete Fighting

Ryan

2011

The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology

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RESUMEN Este artículo examina la manera en que los atributos del cuerpo son cultivados y “disciplinados” para ser reconocidos como miembro de un grupo social. Ubicado en el noreste de Venezuela, este artículo examina el modo de pelea con palos, machetes y cuchillos transmitido por medio de un grupo social particular. Siguiendo una descripción de los distintos contextos donde se desarrollan estos métodos locales de combate armado identificados como “Garrote de Lara.”, este artículo sugiere que pisar y ver no son sólo atributos físicos pero “técnicas del cuerpo.” Ellos son modos socialmente mediados para mirar, sentirse y moverse en el medio ambiente. Se parte de la idea de que las respuestas habituales de una comunidad hacia acciones violentas interpersonales, están determinadas por factores históricos y ecológicos específicos.

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“…Whilst the academic literature discusses the concealment of guns (Costanza and Kilburn, 2004;Costanza et al, 2013; Springwood, 2014), there are limited articles considering the concealment of knives e.g. (Engen, 2006;McCurry and Grossman, 2006;Todd, 1938). Concealed knives maybe carried in a trouser belt or pocket, under a shirt, around the neck, hidden behind the wrist/lower arm/crossed arms or hands, in a boot or be disguised as everyday objects (Fairbairn, 1942;Janich, 1993;Jenks and Brown, 1978;Kasper, 2009;MacYoung, 1990;Ryan, 1999;Todd, 1938).…”

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“…(Engen, 2006;McCurry and Grossman, 2006;Todd, 1938). Concealed knives maybe carried in a trouser belt or pocket, under a shirt, around the neck, hidden behind the wrist/lower arm/crossed arms or hands, in a boot or be disguised as everyday objects (Fairbairn, 1942;Janich, 1993;Jenks and Brown, 1978;Kasper, 2009;MacYoung, 1990;Ryan, 1999;Todd, 1938).…”

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Investigating the use of concealable and disguised knives

Mahoney

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Carr

2017

The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles

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Knife-carrying and knife crime is a significant issue in many countries. There are a number of knives available for purchase that are designed to be concealable, or that are disguised as everyday objects e.g. combs, pens and belts. In addition, an experienced knife-user will be able to conceal knives around their person. The aim of the work summarised in this paper was to study the concealment and deployment of a range of such weapons and to raise awareness of such threats to the blue-light community (police, ambulance, firefighters and other first responders); allow comment to be made on the effectiveness of various scenarios that a knife-carrier might use to carry and deploy a disguised or concealed knife; and measure the time to deployment of a disguised or concealed knife from different locations on an assailant's body so that suitable defensive responses can be designed and assessed. High-speed video was used to assist in studying attack sequences and allowed assessment of the speed of attack; this typically varied from 0.5 seconds to 2.3 seconds.

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The Knife and Club in Trench Warfare, 1914-1918

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Armed combative traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean: a hoplological overview

Armed combative traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean: a hoplological overview

I Did Not Return a Master, But Well Cudgeled Was I: The Role of “Body Techniques” in the Transmission of Venezuelan Stick and Machete Fighting

Investigating the use of concealable and disguised knives

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