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title: "10 Hand Combat Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [“Fact of life: when a ladder and I went in hand to hand combat, the ladder would always win.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-williams/fact-of-life-when-a-ladder-and-i-went-in-hand-to-hand-combat-the/)

[Nicole Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2eb/nicole-williams-845_ladder_fact-of-life-when-a-ladder-and-i-went-in_227971.png)

> [Boys who spent their weekends making banana nut muffins did not, as a rule, excel in the art of hand-to-hand combat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/boys-who-spent-their-weekends-making-banana-nut-muffins-did-not-as-a/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/david-sedaris-333_art_boys-who-spent-their-weekends-making-ban_2870697.png)

> [“In any hand-to-hand combat, there’s a constant back-and-forth of blows,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eldredge/in-any-hand-to-hand-combat-there-s-a-constant-back-and-forth-of-blows/)

[John Eldredge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eldredge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/john-eldredge-1487_combat_in-any-hand-to-hand-combat-there-s-a-con_916180.png)

> [“The eight-year-old beat your best cadet in hand-to-hand combat?” “So did the six-year-old girl, ma’am. Actually, she beat the instructor also.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-eight-year-old-beat-your-best-cadet-in-hand-to-hand-combat-so-did/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/james-patterson-171_combat_the-eight-year-old-beat-your-best-cadet_566832.png)

> [When you work with chains or any kind of weapons, or just when you're using hand-to-hand combat, you are going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-liu/when-you-work-with-chains-or-any-kind-of-weapons-or-just-when-you-re/)

[Lucy Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-liu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/lucy-liu-12043_chains_when-you-work-with-chains-or-any-kind-of_2424454.jpg)

> [I'm really great with weapons: I did a lot of bo and staff training for 'Immortals.' I love knives. I'm a pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellan-lutz/i-m-really-great-with-weapons-i-did-a-lot-of-bo-and-staff-training/)

[Kellan Lutz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellan-lutz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/kellan-lutz-2950_combat_i-m-really-great-with-weapons-i-did-a-lo_1972604.png)

> [There is only one purpose in hand-to-hand combat, and that is to kill. Never face an enemy with the idea of knocking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/there-is-only-one-purpose-in-hand-to-hand-combat-and-that-is-to-kill/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/william-powell-20136_chance_there-is-only-one-purpose-in-hand-to-han_945001.png)

> [There's always hand-to-hand combat. All you need is to come up with a knife, and you'll at least stand a chance. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/there-s-always-hand-to-hand-combat-all-you-need-is-to-come-up-with-a/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/suzanne-collins-60_arrows_there-s-always-hand-to-hand-combat-all-y_923537.jpg)

> [I got to ride a motorbike, I got to do knife work, I got to do hand-to-hand combat, and they're the sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harris-dickinson/i-got-to-ride-a-motorbike-i-got-to-do-knife-work-i-got-to-do-hand-to/)

[Harris Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harris-dickinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/harris-dickinson-6060_knife_i-got-to-ride-a-motorbike-i-got-to-do-kn_2681853.jpg)

> [Modernity and technology are not going to mitigate the need, the reality, of face-to-face combat, and I don't care who it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-wilcox/modernity-and-technology-are-not-going-to-mitigate-the-need-the/)

[Todd Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-wilcox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/todd-wilcox-21287_chance_modernity-and-technology-are-not-going-t_2036362.jpg)

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