Mock combat involves the execution of

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ive actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for

ritual A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally ...

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, recreational or

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reasons. The nature of mock combat can vary from realistic to

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ic. Mock combat can be classified into choreographed and unchoreographed forms.

Unchoreographed

* Display behaviour in tournament species ** Threat display * Ritual battle ** Tinku * Battle reenactment *

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or war games * Sparring

Choreographed

* Stage combat * Theatrical fencing * Cinematic fencing * Arranged performance fighting * War dance **

Capoeira Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, capoeira music, music, and spirituality. It likely originated from enslaved Mbundu people, of the Kingdom of Ndongo, in present-day Angola. The ...

** Juego de maní ** Kailao *

Kata ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts ...

in Japanese martial arts * Hyung, or poomsae (in Korean martial arts) *

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