mano a mano – what does it mean?
Technically, mano a mano translates as “hand to hand”. It was used originally for bullfights where two matadors alternate competing for the admiration of the audience. At least according to Wikipedia!
Within the Doce Pares Eskrima fighting system, (a class of Filipino Martial Arts that emphasizes stick and sword fighting) it is one of the three ranges of engagement, specifically the closest one. This does not indicate solely unarmed combat.
Current Spanish usage describes mano a mano as any kind of competition between two people where they both compete trying to outdo each other. This is what we’re after. A competition between two people, trying to out do each other – in the news, the MMA industry, in the MMA ring, or wherever. Not all fighting is in the ring however. There can be fighting of the minds, of the pen, and more.
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