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  2. Pugil stick - Wikipedia

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    A pugil stick is a heavily padded pole-like training weapon used since the early 1940s by military personnel in training for rifle and bayonet combat. [1] The pugil stick is similar to a quarterstaff or Japanese bo , and may be marked to indicate which end represents the bayonet and which the rifle butt. Dr. Armond H. Seidler of the University ...

  3. Armond Seidler - Wikipedia

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    The following year, he developed the pugil stick system of close-quarters combat, using metal poles that were padded at the ends. [4] Inspired by boxing movements, his pugil sticks were intended to replace the outdated training that recruits of the Marine Corps had been receiving previously, allowing them to strike each other with more force ...

  4. Gladiators review: there’s a simple, unalloyed joy in seeing ...

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    3/5 BBC One has revived the Nineties TV classic, complete with pugil stick battles and shimmery spandex Gladiators review: there’s a simple, unalloyed joy in seeing people getting smashed in the ...

  5. Category:Training weapons - Wikipedia

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    Pugil stick; W. Waster This page was last edited on 3 April 2018, at 04:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0 ...

  6. How “deinfluencers” can help you save money - AOL

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    These content creators review popular products and often advise followers to skip pricey items and opt for budget-friendly, or DIY, solutions. Some offer advice on how to stay out of debt .

  7. List of American Gladiators events - Wikipedia

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    dropping the pugil stick; failing to keep both hands on one's own stick (initial half-season only) actively grabbing the opponent's stick out of their hands; touching the opponent's pedestal with any part of the body; failure to mount an offensive effort; both knees touching the pedestal (2008 revival only) losing one's protective helmet

  8. List of Gladiators UK events - Wikipedia

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    A contender and a Gladiator were each placed atop an elevated platform a short distance apart. Armed with a pugil stick (often referred to as a giant cotton bud), they attempted to cause the other to fall from their platform within the 30-second time limit. This could be achieved with either an offensive or a defensive strategy, although some ...

  9. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    They learn to work in teams, to obey orders without hesitation or question, to shout “AYE SIR!” in unison, to fire an assault rifle at human-silhouette targets. They march in close-order drill, navigate overland at night with a compass, demonstrate how to treat a sucking chest wound and fight each other with pugil sticks and boxing gloves.