combatives

kəmˈbætɪvz

Definition

Definition of combatives - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

self-defense

Rare

martial arts techniques used in combat

Rare

He demonstrated combatives to the class, showcasing various self-defense moves.

training

TECH.

military or law enforcement combat training methods

TECH.

The soldiers practiced combatives daily to stay prepared.

martial arts

self-defense

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Origin of combatives

English, combative (ready to fight)

Examples of combatives in a sentence

She enrolled in a course to learn combatives.
Police officers undergo combatives to handle dangerous situations.
Combatives are essential for self-defense training in the military.

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French:techniques de combat, entraînement au combat, ...
German:Kampftechniken, Nahkampftraining, ...
Italian:arti marziali da combattimento, combattimento corpo a corpo, ...
Spanish:técnicas de combate, combate cuerpo a cuerpo, ...
Portuguese:artes marciais, combate corpo a corpo, ...
Chinese:格斗技术, 格斗术, ...
Japanese:戦闘技術, 戦闘訓練, ...
Arabic:قِتَال يَدَوِي, تَدْرِيب قِتَالِي, ...
Hebrew:טֶכְנִיקוֹת לְחִימָה, אִמּוּנִים קְרָבִיִּים, ...
Russian:техники боя, боевая подготовка, ...
Ukrainian:бойові мистецтва, бойова підготовка, ...
Hindi:युद्ध कला, कॉम्बैटिव्स, ...
Bengali:যুদ্ধ কলা, যুদ্ধ প্রশিক্ষণ, ...
Catalan:tècniques de combat, combat cos a cos, ...
Czech:boj zblízka, systém výcviku boje beze zbraně pro vojáky a policii, ...
Danish:kampteknikker, ...
Dutch:gevechtstechnieken, gevechtstraining, ...
Greek:τεχνικές μάχης, εκπαίδευση μάχης, ...
Hungarian:önvédelmi technika, közelharc-kiképzés, ...
Khmer:ក្បាច់ប្រយុទ្ធ, ក្បាច់ប្រយុទ្ធយោធា, ...
Korean:전투 기술, 전투 훈련, ...
Persian:فنون رزمی, آموزش‌های رزمی, ...
Polish:sztuki walki, ...
Portuguese (BR):artes marciais, combate corpo a corpo, ...
Romanian:arte marțiale, combatives, ...
Swedish:stridstekniker, närstrid, ...
Thai:ศิลปะการต่อสู้, การต่อสู้, ...
Turkish:dövüş teknikleri, muharebe eğitimi, ...
Vietnamese:kỹ thuật chiến đấu, võ thuật chiến đấu, ...

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