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The Angle Off subfamily covers defensive footwork techniques where the fighter steps to the side at an angle rather than retreating straight backward, simultaneously avoiding the attack and creating a...
The Footwork Defence family covers all defensive techniques that use foot and body movement to evade attacks, reposition, or create distance from the opponent. [1] Footwork defence is the foundation o...
The Standard Angle Off executes the fundamental angle-off step where the defender pivots on the lead foot and steps the rear foot to the side, rotating the body approximately 45 degrees off the line o...
Footwork Defence covers all defensive techniques that use movement, angles, and distance management to avoid or mitigate attacks — the most sophisticated form of defence, relying on not being where th...
The Outside Defense is a Krav Maga defensive technique where the defender uses the forearm or open hand to deflect an incoming straight attack (punch, knife thrust) by sweeping the arm from inside to ...
The Side Step is a quick lateral movement where the fighter steps directly to the side, perpendicular to the line of attack, to evade an incoming strike or takedown. [1] The side step removes the figh...
The Lateral Movement subfamily covers defensive techniques where the fighter moves sideways (laterally) to evade attacks, maintain distance, or circle away from the opponent's power side. [1] Lateral ...
The Retreating Step subfamily covers defensive footwork where the fighter steps directly backward to move out of the opponent's striking range. [1] The retreating step is the simplest defensive footwo...
The Standard Standing Arm Drag executes the fundamental standing arm drag where the attacker grabs the opponent's wrist and tricep, pulls the arm sharply across the body, and steps behind the opponent...
Standard Lateral Drop Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures an over-under clinch, steps to one side to create an angle, drops their hips while simultaneously arching backwa...
The Inside Defense is a Krav Maga technique where the defender deflects an incoming straight attack by sweeping the hand or forearm from outside to inside across the body's centerline. [1] The open pa...
The Small Roundhouse Kick is a tight, compact variant of the roundhouse kick that uses a shortened circular arc and minimal hip rotation, optimised for close range where a full roundhouse kick would b...
The arm drag from seated guard applies a wrist flexion lock while the bottom player uses an arm drag to off-balance the top player from the guard position. [1,2] The guard player grips the opponent's ...
The Standard Long Range position places fighters at a distance where kicks and fully extended punches are the only techniques that can reach. [1] At standard long range, the primary tools are front ki...
The Standard Two-On-One Drag executes the fundamental two-on-one drag takedown where the attacker secures both hands on one of the opponent's arms and uses a sharp pulling motion to drag the opponent ...
The Check Hook Counter is a defensive-offensive technique where the fighter pivots on the lead foot while simultaneously delivering a lead hook punch to an advancing opponent, using the opponent's own...
The Backstep Pass is a guard passing technique where the passer steps backward and away from the guard player's legs, pivoting to pass from the back angle rather than driving forward through the guard...
The Outside Defence Against Straight Punch is the complementary pair to the Inside Defence, deflecting an incoming straight punch from the OUTSIDE line — the hand moves from the defender's centreline ...
The Standard Russian Tie Drag executes the fundamental two-on-one drag where the attacker secures a Russian tie on the opponent's arm, pulls the arm sharply across the body and past the hip, then foll...
The Outside Trip family covers techniques where the attacker uses their leg to trip the opponent from the outside — attacking the outside of the opponent's leg by stepping around or behind to hook, re...
Sok Fan Nah (the Elbow Chop) is the most fundamental elbow strike in Muay Thai, delivered in a diagonal downward arc from high to low, mimicking the swift motion of a sickle clearing a field — a motio...
The Bread Cutter Choke is a gi-based submission applied from side control where the attacker reaches across the opponent's neck to grip the far collar, then drives the blade edge of the forearm across...
Salab Fan Pla (Cross-Switch/Fish Teeth) is the first Mae Mai, involving a cross-step evasion followed by a counter-strike to the exposed side. [1] The fighter steps diagonally across the opponent's at...
Sabaki is a family of evasive footwork patterns from Japanese martial arts (especially Aikido, Kyokushin karate, and the Ashihara/Enshin lineage) that move the defender off the opponent's attack line ...
The Pivot is a rotational footwork technique where the fighter plants one foot and swings the other foot in an arc, rotating the entire body to face a new direction while remaining in the same locatio...
The Reverse De La Riva positions the guard player with the DLR hook wrapped around the opponent's lead leg from the inside rather than the outside, with the foot hooking behind the knee from the oppos...
The Standard Naginata Thrust executes the straight thrusting attack by driving the naginata forward along its longitudinal axis, directing the kissaki (blade point) at the opponent's tsuki (throat) ta...
Seconda (second guard) positions the hand with the palm facing outward (pronated), the blade angled to protect the outside low line and threaten a thrust beneath the opponent's arm. [1] Seconda is a p...
The Weak Side Seatbelt positions the choking arm under the opponent's armpit rather than over the shoulder, which is further from the direct RNC finishing position. [1] The weak side requires an addit...
Standard Sumi Otoshi executes the classical corner drop where the thrower steps to the side, pulls the opponent diagonally to the rear corner with both hands, and drops the opponent to the mat through...