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* Replace swords with lances, and this trope is how medieval jousts worked. Even the subversions are the same.
**Real cavalry fights, dependent as they were on horses running past each other in opposite directions, or a horseman pursuing a fugitive at high speed, often allowed only one blow. Furthermore lances were often so long that even combat lances as opposed to jousting lances could only get one blow in. Several British observers noted that Polish Uhlans(who knew how to use a lance better then their Western counterparts)often did better simply because they did not mind losing a lance if they got a kill in the process.
***The citation for this is, ''With Musket, Cannon, and Sword'', a volume about Napoleonic tactics by Brent Nosworthy. The author cites one or two primary sources as claiming Westerners had a [[Honor Before Reason|false sense of honor]] about retaining the lance and this tradition was unknown in Asia. He does not explicitly say Poles(who were affected by both traditions)were inclined in that matter, and in fact mentions Cossacks more in that respect but he does say that Poles were effective lancers and one might assume they retained some of the best technique. The author also points out that the lance had been out of fashion for a long time in the West before being reintroduced, presumably as a counter to tight formations, so it is likely that lancers from the knightly era were more practical being more fammiliar.
* In Judo and Brazilian Jiujitsu the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih4LJ3e4Y2g flying armbar] can end matches in a single move.
* During the Bakumatsu, Ishin Shishi assassin Gensai Kawakami famously cut down Shōzan Sakuma ''in broad daylight'' in a single stroke.
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