mock combat

{{Short description|Undertaking combative actions without intent to harm}}

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Mock combat involves the execution of combative actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training,{{Cite report |url=https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA328001/ |title=Virtual Environment Technology for MOUT Training |date=July 1997 |publisher=Navy Personnel Research and Development Center |access-date=November 6, 2023 |via=Internet Archive |vauthors=Helms RF, Nissman DB, Kennedy JF, Ryan-JOnes DL}} recreational or performance reasons. The nature of mock combat can vary from realistic to symbolic. Mock combat can be classified into choreographed and unchoreographed forms.