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  2. British Commando operations during the Second World War

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    The first commando raid was Operation Collar, which took place on 24/25 June 1940. [6] The raid was not carried out by a commando unit, but by one of their predecessors, No.11 Independent Company. Under the command of Major Ronnie Tod it was an offensive reconnaissance on the French coast south of Boulogne-sur-Mer and Le Touquet.

  3. Gōjū-ryū - Wikipedia

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    Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for "hard-soft style", is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Gō , which means hard, refers to closed hand techniques or straight linear attacks; jū , which means soft, refers to open hand techniques and circular movements.

  4. Iaijutsu - Wikipedia

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    The second is the standing posture named tachi-ai. [2]: 50 Two other postures are not used in iaijutsu because they possessed technical issues that would place their users at a disadvantage: The seated posture, tate-hiza, does not permit all-around mobility.

  5. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Sea conditions Land conditions Sea conditions (photo) Associated warning flag 0 Calm < 1 knot < 1 mph < 1 km/h 0–0.2 m/s: 0 ft 0 m Sea like a mirror Smoke rises vertically 1 Light air 1–3 knots 1–3 mph 1–5 km/h 0.3–1.5 m/s 0–1 ft 0–0.3 m Ripples with appearance of scales are formed, without foam crests

  6. Freestyle BMX - Wikipedia

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    Towards the end of 1979, William "Crazy Lacy" Furmage and Tony Ray Davis formed the Super Style II BMX Trick Team and later began performing freestyle shows at BMX races and other events. [8] After the Super Style II BMX Trick Team became known, other organized trick teams were founded and quickly gained prominence.

  7. Air Master - Wikipedia

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    Air Master (Japanese: エアマスター, Hepburn: Ea Masutā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes.