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Redirect2|Fight|Fighting||Fight (disambiguation)other uses ofRefimprove|date=December 2007War Combat , or fighting , is a purposeful violence|violent War|conflict meant to establish dominance (ethology)|dominance over the opposition , or to kill the opposition, or drive the opposition away from a location where it is not wanted or needed.
The term combat ( French language|French for fight ) typically refers to armed conflict between military force s in war fare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to any violent conflict between individuals or nations. Combat violence can be unilateral, whereas fighting implies at least a defensive reaction. However, the terms are often used synonym ously along with the term "Battle Ready". A large-scale fight is known as a battle.
Combat may take place under a specific set of law|rule s or be unregulated. Examples of rules include the Geneva Conventions (covering the treatment of soldiers in war), medieval Chivalry , the Marquess of Queensberry rules (covering boxing) and several forms of combat sport s.
Combat in war fare involves two or more opposing military organizations, usually fighting for nations at war (although guerrilla warfare and suppression of insurgencies can fall outside this definition). Warfare falls under the laws of war , which govern its purposes and conduct, and protect the rights of soldiers and non-combatants .
Combat may be armed (using weapon s), or unarmed (not using weapon s). Hand-to-hand combat ( melee ) is combat at very close range, attacking the opponent with the body ( Strike (attack)|striking , kick ing, strangling , etc.) and/or with a melee weapon ( knife|knives , sword s, Club (weapon)|baton s, etc.), as opposed to a ranged weapon .
Hand-to-hand combat can be further divided into three sections depending on the distance and positioning of the combatants:
Clinch fighting
Ground fighting
Stand-up fighting
Verbal combat
Specific speech act structures related to verbal and also physical exchanges are extant in ancient times as well as today. Vienna English Working Papers , Vol. 16 issue #1, 2007 Fixed speech act patterns employed in a verbal exchange are a phenomenon found in historical and modern texts alike. Although conventions change over time and from one culture to the other, ritualised exchanges seem to be part of the basic inventory of language usage, and so it is quite common to find similarities between the way individuals from various cultures engage in a verbal duel. Verbal combat may result in physical combat after a certain extent.
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