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Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
- knock out
- Holding is another offence.
- weight
- This movement will confuse your opponent.
- Spitting is considered a foul.
- foul
- You can only do this in self-defence.
- Harry Greb was a southpaw.
- fist
- He was knocked out in the first round.
- It is safer to wear headgear.
- ring
- The function of a parry is to prevent hits.
- You must surprise your opponent.
- belt
- traditional
- He got hit with a fist.
- injure
- opponent
- Karate is a traditional sport in Japan.
- He became a heavy weight champion.
- holding
- The referee counted to five.
- match
- movement
- No punches below the belt are allowed.
- pushing
- punch
- parry
- strike
- Self-defence
- spitting
- headgear
- southpaw
- count
- You can be disqualified for pushing.
- His opponent received a powerful strike.
- You will have to go through a stamina drill.
- interval
- Boxers use cushioned gloves to protect them from injuries.
- A boxing match is divided into several intervals called bouts or rounds.
- gloves
- drill
- They met in the ring a few years ago.
- round
- Who won the match?