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  2. Nunchaku - Wikipedia

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    Filipino martial artists use it much the same way they would wield a stick: striking is given precedence. Korean systems combine offensive and defensive moves, so both locks and strikes are taught. Other proprietary systems of Nunchaku are also used in Sembkalah (Iranian Monolingual Combat Style), which makes lethal blows in defense and assault.

  3. Camouflage - Wikipedia

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    Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard 's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid 's wings.

  4. Fire performance - Wikipedia

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    Fire performance is a group of performance arts or skills that involve the manipulation of fire. Fire performance typically involves equipment or other objects made with one or more wicks which are designed to sustain a large enough flame to create a visual effect.

  5. Motion camouflage - Wikipedia

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    Motion camouflage is camouflage which provides a degree of concealment for a moving object, given that motion makes objects easy to detect however well their coloration matches their background or breaks up their outlines. The principal form of motion camouflage, and the type generally meant by the term, involves an attacker's mimicking the ...

  6. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    1CC. Abbreviation of one-credit completion or one-coin clear. To complete an arcade (or arcade-style) game without using continues. [1] 1-up. An object that gives the player an extra life (or attempt) in games where the player has a limited number of chances to complete a game or level. [2] 100%.

  7. Chalk (military) - Wikipedia

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    Chalk (military) In military terminology, a chalk is a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft. [1] A chalk often corresponds to a platoon -sized unit for air assault operations, or a company -minus-sized organization for airborne operations. For air transport operations, it can consist of up to a company-plus ...

  8. Dazzle camouflage - Wikipedia

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    Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a family of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards.

  9. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    A post-up move where the ballhandler picks up their dribble and at the same time extends a leg back on one side of their defender, and then turns toward the basket, using that leg as leverage to get between their defender and the basket. dunk. Also called a slam dunk. 1.

  10. Scintillating scotoma - Wikipedia

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    Artist's depiction of a scintillating scotoma, exhibiting a flashing visual pattern similar to dazzle camouflage used during WWI. Scintillating scotoma is a common visual aura that was first described by 19th-century physician Hubert Airy (1838–1903). Originating from the brain, it may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur ...

  11. Giving dap - Wikipedia

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    Giving dap, dapping, or dapping up typically involves handshaking (often by hooking fingers), pound hugging, fist pounding, or chest or fist bumping. [1] Giving dap can refer to presenting many kinds of positive nonverbal communication between two people, ranging from a brief moment of simple bodily contact to a complicated routine of hand ...