Hand-to-hand combat facts for kids

Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range (grappling distance, or in the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not include the use of ranged weapons. While "hand-to-hand" appears to be to unarmed combat, the term is generic and may include use of melee weapons such as knives, sticks, batons, spears, or improvised weapons such as entrenching tools.

Images for kids

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  Pankratiasts portrayed on a Roman relief. 2nd or 3rd Century A.D.

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  The centre of the International Settlement of Shanghai, 1928.

See also

In Spanish: Combate cuerpo a cuerpo para niños