Combat Sports
See also: Italian school of swordsmanship, Caestus, and Greco-Roman wrestlingCombat sports are participated and followed sports. There are many national and international events every year. Fencing is a very successful sport and Italy is one of the most successful fencing countries.
- Fencing, a very successful sport for the Italy national fencing team.
- Boxing
- Kickboxing
- Martial arts
- Mixed martial arts
- Amateur wrestling
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Famous quotes containing the words combat and/or sports:
“In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.”
—Lesley Visser, U.S. sports reporter and announcer. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 82 (June 17, 1991)