We used to fight kites when I was a kid. Bamboo frame, shield kites, really maneuverable. We’d line the first 20m of string with a mix of glue and ground glass.
If a kite was cut loose, whoever caught it could keep it, so naturally everyone ran after a free floating kite.
If you were really good you could entangle the freed kite in your kite tail or string and reel it in.