practitioner uses the different limbs of his body as striking tools‚ in lieu of the weapons. The technique movements and rhythm in Mano-Mano are similar to those of Arnis with slight deviations. Mano-Mano is a system that combines effective defensive and counter offensive tactics from all martial arts available in the world. Although‚ generally called a street fighting art. Mano-Mano prides itself of the simple and easy but debilitating techniques It possess. Mano-Mano is the empty hand of stick fighting (Arnis)
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Forts in ancient India Three major methods were used for the construction of ancient Indian forts. The first consisted of earthen ramparts. Often they were constructed of the sand which was dug out of the ditch surrounding the fort. The second of rubble with earth on the outside which was more sturdy. The third type of construction was with stone and masonry work. The last was the strongest. Often materials from demolished forts were reused in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities
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gathering of information Espionage is the secret gathering of information on rival countries for military purposes. Espionage can be used in business‚ military‚ economic or political decisions however; it is commonly employed government for defensive tactics. Espionage or spying is illegal in many nations however‚ it gains profits from agencies to protect the secrecy of information that is desired. Espionage is an old ancient craft; it has been used through out history. The Bible’s book of Joshua
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There are constant debates on why did the South lose the Civil War. The Civil War ended 150 years ago but that has not affected historians to question the outcome of the war for the Confederacy. According to Gary Gallagher‚ many historians work backward starting from Appomattox to explain the failure of the war. He continues by stating that those historians claim the reasoning for the failure was caused by the lack will to win the war by the Confederates. Gary Gallagher disagrees with these methods
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Alexander the Great The Short Summary of the Film Alexander the Great is about a man called Alexander‚ king of Macedonia. The story tells us how Alexander conquers Asia‚ Egypt‚ part of India and how he becomes the legend “Alexander the Great”. The chosen leaders for this movie are Alexander and his father Phillip. Alexander is a man with enormous dreams since his childhood and he has been called “The son of the god”. He knows and believes from the very beginning that he will create a history and
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It effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. Japan’s navy never recovered from its mauling at Midway and it was on the defensive after this battle. Yamamoto’s plan for the attack on Midway was complex and relied on perfect timing and diversionary tactics to lure parts of the American force away from Yamamoto’s main battle fleet. Many Naval attacks occurred‚ but with very few torpedoes launched toward the opposing ships. In the Battle
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Blitzkrieg: Weapons & Methods The word Blitzkrieg was coined by Hitler in 1936 (Macksey 68) and gained its use of the word when it first appeared in Time Magazine’s issue dated 25th of September 1939. Blitzkrieg or lightning-fast war was fashioned long before the Second World War. It was already an idea based on the fear that if Prussia engaged one enemy into a lengthy war‚ other enemies would have joined in and failure would ensue. Thus‚ Blitzkrieg‚ as it is now used‚ is Heinz Guderian’s development
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technology‚ strong leadership‚ and great army strategies. The Mongols were a nomadic group that originated in Central Asia ‚ Genghis Khan was their leader. In document 3 and 5 it explains about weapons and battles. In document 3 it says “They wear defensive armor made from buffalo and hides of other beasts‚ dried by fire‚ and thus rendered extremely hard and strong” I believe that this armor protected the soldiers during battle; and helped them survive longer if they happened to be injured. Perhaps
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Though Mrs. Dashwood “instantly left the room” in response to the insult‚ eliciting for retreat rather a linguistic attack‚ her daughters favor clever responses for the drawing rooms and social settings afforded a subversive means of power for 18th century women (Sense 18). In a society dominated by men‚ the sisters’ only weapon for the battle of influence was through language‚ whether to propagate the self or disconcert the opposing party. Yet‚ even though language was utilized as a means of linguistic
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“With The Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge is a startling account of World War II was based on his memoirs he witnessed as a mortar man with Kilo Company 3/5 on Peleliu and Okinawa. Less popularly know than other battles in the Pacific region‚ these battles were as bloody and ferocious as any other. Eugene Sledge gives a straightforward approach‚ illustrating the climate‚ conditions‚ and characterizing the morale of the Marines surrounding him fighting the Japanese. Eugene Sledge’s experience
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