kumite
- martial arts freestyle sparring or fighting
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Word Origin
C20: Japanese, literally: sparring
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Historical Examples
Male, Kumite; female, Kumitegor (one 'class,' which I call 'phratry').
Social Origins and Primal LawAndrew Lang
Here the whole tribe is divided into two great classes, Kroki and Kumite.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the StateFrederick Engels