Ukuvana amandla kwamaqela

Ukuvana amandla kwamaqela amabini (ukwaziwa ngokuba yitug o' war, tug war, imfazwe yentambo, ukutsalwa kwentambo, okanye imfazwe yokutsalana) ngumdlalo phakathi kwamaqela amabini nangaphezulu, ilelo iqela lisilwela impumelelo yalo kukhuphiswano lwamandla: Iqela ngalinye litsalela kwelayo icala ekupheleni kwentambo leyo itsalwayo, lize nelinye litsalele kwelinye icala lokuphela kwale ntambo, injongo yeqela ngalinye kukuvula umsantsa ngale ntambo ngokuyitsalela kulo ngamandla liyitsala kwelinye iqela ekukhutshiswana nalo nalo elo qela litsala ngamandla ukuze kucace elinamandla kuwo.  

Isigama
Isichazi magama sesiNgesi sakwa Oxford sithi intetho ethi "ukuvana kwamandla kwamaqela" ngokwentsusa kuthetha "ukukhuphiswano lwesigqibo; umlo wokwenene okanye umlo wamandla; ukhuphiswano olumandla lokongamela". Kukwinkulungwane ye-19 yeminyaka kuphela apho le ntetho yayisetyenziswa kukhuphiswano lweembaleki phakathi kwamaqela amabini awayetsalana ngentambo kwicala ngalinye ekupheleni kwayo. Oxford English Dictionary

Imvelaphi
Imvelaphi yomdlalo wokuvana amandla akuqinisekwanga ngayo, kodwa lo mdlalo wawusenziwa kwiJiphethe yakudala, kwisiGrike naseChina, kulapho wawubanjwe khona lo mdlalo  njengembali eyayibonisa ukuvana amandla kwelanga nenyanga. 

Ngokwencwadi esihloko sayo sithiTang dynasty, nesithiThe Notes of Feng, ukuvana mamandla, phantsi kwegama elithi "hook pulling" (牽鉤),lalisetyenziswa yiNkomanda yomkhosi  karhulumente waseChu ngamaxesha ebusika nasentwasahlobo

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