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  2. Bicycle handlebar - Wikipedia

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    It is also possible to purchase combined ergonomic hand grips with integrated bar-ends. Bar ends were very popular on mountain bikes from the early 1990s until the late 1990s, when upswept "riser bars" came back into fashion; the combination of riser bars and bar ends is rarely seen. Pair of full curve bar ends

  3. Mordhau (weaponry) - Wikipedia

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    Page of the Codex Wallerstein showing a half-sword thrust against a Mordhau move (Plate 214). In the German school of swordsmanship, Mordhau, alternatively Mordstreich or Mordschlag (in German literally "murder-stroke" or "murder-strike" or "murder-blow"), is a half-sword technique of holding the sword inverted, with both hands gripping the blade, and hitting the opponent with the pommel or ...

  4. Bar grip - Wikipedia

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    Bar grip tyres, or 'NDT' (Non-Directional Tire) in US military parlance, are an early tyre tread pattern developed for off-road use. Bar grips are characterised by a solid rubber circumferential centre strip, with large solid cleat alternately to either side.

  5. Horizontal bar - Wikipedia

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    The overhand grip, or regular grip, is the standard grip used for the horizontal bar. On the overhand grip, the hands circle the bar with the backs of the hands facing the gymnast. [4] A dorsal grip (also known as the dorsal hang) is an overhand grip employed while the gymnast's legs pass through the arms into a "skin the cat" position. [5]

  6. Hook grip - Wikipedia

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    Step one: Place an open hand around the barbell with the thumb on the opposite side Step two: Wrap the thumb around the barbell Step three: Wrap remaining fingers over the thumb and around bar. Hook grip is a method of gripping a barbell used in many strength-related sports such as Olympic weightlifting, Crossfit, and powerlifting by ...

  7. Braid bar - Wikipedia

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    Bar Initiation: The braid bar will form following a series of dune amalgamations. As sediments are deposited to form the braid bar, flow in the channel begins to diverge, with the braid bar acting as a wedge. This stage is associated with high flow in the braided river. Bar Growth: Dune amalgamation continues as an accretionary dune front is ...

  8. Grip (gymnastics) - Wikipedia

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    Some grips, known as dowel grips, incorporate a leather-covered dowel rod or pipe to create a linear bump on the outer face of the grip. This bump, in conjunction with the bar, forms a detent that leverages the gymnast's grip, thus reducing the hand pressure needed to maintain a hold on the apparatus.

  9. Transverse Valleys - Wikipedia

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    The Transverse Valleys (Spanish: Valles transversales) are a group of transverse valleys in the semi-arid northern Chile. They run from east to west (traversing Chile), being among the most prominent geographical features in the regions they cross. [1] They are located in the Chilean regions of Valparaíso, Coquimbo, and Atacama.