Club weapon - In sports

A club or cudgel is perhaps the simplest of all mêlée weapons. Essentially, a club is simply a large stick to hit things with. Related mêlée weapons such as maces and flails are variations upon the club. Typically, a club is small enough to be wielded in one hand. Bludgeons that require both hands to wield are called quarterstaffs in English. Club weapon - A simple weapon. The club is perhaps the simplest of all true weapons; a club is typically carved from a single piece of wood; a ...

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• Club weapon - A simple weapon
• Club weapon - Specialized clubs
• Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks
• Club weapon - Blackjack and similar
• Club weapon - Shillelagh
• Club weapon - Knobkierie
• Club weapon - The Jutte/Jitte - Weapon of the feudal Japanese police
• Club weapon - In sports
• Club weapon - External references

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Clubs or club-like implements figure in a number of sports. The tools used in golf to hit the ball with are called golf clubs, although golf clubs are perhaps less traditionally club-like than baseball or cricket bats, both of which are still made of wood; a baseball bat is a round club traditionally made from ash tree wood; a cricket bat resembles a paddle and is traditionally made from willow wood. Few golf clubs are made of wood in current play. A much smaller wooden truncheon-like bat is used to strike the ball in pelota, a game similar to jai-alai. A shillelagh ...

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Club weapon, Club weapon - A simple weapon, Club weapon - Specialized clubs, Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks, Club weapon - Blackjack and similar, Club weapon - Shillelagh, Club weapon - Knobkierie, Club weapon - The Jutte/Jitte - Weapon of the feudal Japanese police, Club weapon - In sports, Club weapon - External references

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Various kinds of clubs are used in martial arts, police work, and other specialised fields. Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks. A baton or truncheon (nightstick or billy-club in American English) is essentially a stick of less than arms-length, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal, and carried by law enforcement, correctional, riot control, and security personnel for non-lethal self-defense or combat situations. A baton is u ...

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Club weapon, Club weapon - A simple weapon, Club weapon - Specialized clubs, Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks, Club weapon - Blackjack and similar, Club weapon - Shillelagh, Club weapon - Knobkierie, Club weapon - The Jutte/Jitte - Weapon of the feudal Japanese police, Club weapon - In sports, Club weapon - External references

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The club is perhaps the simplest of all true weapons; a club is typically carved from a single piece of wood; any piece of wood that is narrow enough on one end to be grasped by the hand of its wielder can be used as or made into an improvised club. Baseball bats and axe or pickaxe handles are common instances of clubs. In folklore, fantasy literature, and comics, clubs are associated with barbarians and giants. The hero Heracles was famous for wielding a club. Many, probably most, stereotyped cartoon cavemen carry what is probably us ...

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Club weapon, Club weapon - A simple weapon, Club weapon - Specialized clubs, Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks, Club weapon - Blackjack and similar, Club weapon - Shillelagh, Club weapon - Knobkierie, Club weapon - The Jutte/Jitte - Weapon of the feudal Japanese police, Club weapon - In sports, Club weapon - External references

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One of the more unique weapons of the Samurai police [Keisatsu-Kan] was the Jitte. Basically an iron truncheon, the Jutte was popular because it could parry the slash of a razor-sharp sword and disarm an assailant without serious injury. Essentially a defensive or restraining weapon, the length of the Jutte requires the user to get extremely close to those being apprehended. A single hook or fork, called a Kagi, on the side near the handle allowed the Jutte to be used for trapping or even breaking the blades of edged wea ...

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Club weapon, Club weapon - A simple weapon, Club weapon - Specialized clubs, Club weapon - Batons truncheons and nightsticks, Club weapon - Blackjack and similar, Club weapon - Shillelagh, Club weapon - Knobkierie, Club weapon - The Jutte/Jitte - Weapon of the feudal Japanese police, Club weapon - In sports, Club weapon - External references

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