Bare-knuckle
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Bare-knuckle means without gloves, bandages or any other protection for and/or dangerous 'arming' (such as a knuckle-duster) of the knuckles, a larger part or even the whole hand. It refers specifically to:
- Bare-knuckle boxingBare-knuckle boxingBare-knuckle boxing is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports...
, boxing without boxing gloves - Bare KnucklesBare KnucklesBare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds....
, a 1977 blaxploitation film - Bare Knuckle, the original Japanese name for the Streets of Rage series of video games
- Fighting in ice hockeyFighting in ice hockeyFighting in ice hockey is an established tradition of the sport in North America, with a long history involving many levels of amateur and professional play and including some notable individual fights. Although a definite source of criticism, it is a considerable draw for the sport, and some fans...
, in ice hockey rule books, fighting is referred to as "fisticuffs" as they fight without gloves, and is therefore "bare-knuckle". - Vale tudoVale tudoVale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
, a form of no rules fighting from BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. - Bare Knuckle PickupsBare Knuckle PickupsBare Knuckle Pickups , founded in 2003 by former Elkie Brooks guitarist Tim Mills, is a privately owned business based in the South West of England, UK, specialising in hand-wound electric guitar pickups....
, a business that produces hand-wound guitar pickups in the UK.