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... fence posts and small articles such as tool handles . -size range and distribution 2 : 872e Hophra ( Egyptian king ) : see Apries . Hopi , the westernmost group of Pueblo Indi- ans ( q.v. ) , situated in northeastern Arizona , in the ...
... fence posts and small articles such as tool handles . -size range and distribution 2 : 872e Hophra ( Egyptian king ) : see Apries . Hopi , the westernmost group of Pueblo Indi- ans ( q.v. ) , situated in northeastern Arizona , in the ...
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... fencing with wooden swords , derived from ancient samurai ( warrior class ) fighting methods . Schools of kenjutsu , the technique of fighting and killing with the steel sword , were firmly established in Japan by the 15th century AD ...
... fencing with wooden swords , derived from ancient samurai ( warrior class ) fighting methods . Schools of kenjutsu , the technique of fighting and killing with the steel sword , were firmly established in Japan by the 15th century AD ...
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Kendrew 758 without risk of injury . The style of fencing made possible by these developments came to be known as kendo , meaning " the way of the sword . " The study of kendo was at times com- pulsory in Japanese schools in the 19th ...
Kendrew 758 without risk of injury . The style of fencing made possible by these developments came to be known as kendo , meaning " the way of the sword . " The study of kendo was at times com- pulsory in Japanese schools in the 19th ...
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