# Any traditional martial arts that focus on 2 vs 2 sparring?

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**Created:** [August 25, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-traditional-martial-arts-that-focus-on-2-vs-2-sparring/763957 "2016-08-25T23:00:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-traditional-martial-arts-that-focus-on-2-vs-2-sparring/763957/1 "2016-08-25T23:00:57Z")

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Pretty much every martial art uses the 1 vs 1 sparring format and trains towards that goal. It strikes me though that 2 vs 2 would require an entirely different set of tactics and skillsets. Are there any martial arts that also taught how to fight in a 2 vs 2 setting as well as 1 vs 1?