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Pugil bouts are usually conducted with hard contact while wearing protective gear such as groin protectors,
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The concept of the military pugil stick bout was adopted by the producers of the American television
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combat training as well. Seidler received an award from the Marine Corps for his invention.
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is a heavily padded pole-like training weapon used since the early 1940s by
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both prohibiting pugil training by anyone who has recently suffered
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Nicaraguan soldiers training using pugil sticks and protective gear
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