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Sparring
Type of training for combat sports / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the online role-playing style, see Sparring (online role-playing). For the Swedish hockey goaltender, see Jonas Sparring.
Sparring is a form of training common to many combat sports. Although the precise form varies, it is essentially relatively 'free-form' fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to minimize injuries. By extension, argumentative debate is sometimes called sparring.
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