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kumite

noun
  1. 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 Law

    Andrew Lang

  • Here the whole tribe is divided into two great classes, Kroki and Kumite.