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Tenbin Nage (literally 'scale-beam throw') is an aikido throw that off-balances the opponent by hyperextending their elbow joint while levering against the shoulder, treating the opponent's straighten...

The Upper Body Takedown group encompasses takedowns initiated through upper body control — arm drags, collar ties, wrist control, and head manipulation — that redirect the opponent's balance and creat...

The Baby Bolo Sweep is a De La Riva guard sweep that uses a small inversion (a 'mini-berimbolo') to off-balance and sweep the opponent without committing to a full berimbolo back-take rotation. [1] Th...

The Bent-Body Side Kick uses an exaggerated lateral body lean away from the target, bending at the waist toward the ground on the non-kicking side, to extend the effective reach of the side kick by ap...

The Waist Lock family covers clinch positions where the attacker's locked grip is specifically positioned around the opponent's waist or hip line, providing direct control of the opponent's centre of ...

The Aikido Throw group covers the throwing techniques of aikido — the modern Japanese martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) that emphasises blending with and redirecting an opponent's ene...

The Standard Retreating Step moves the rear foot backward first, followed by the lead foot, maintaining the fighter's stance width and balance throughout the backward movement. [1] The step must be lo...

Juji Nage (literally 'cross throw' or 'X throw', from juji 十字 — the kanji shape of the cross) is an aikido throw in which the aikidoka crosses the opponent's arms over each other and then off-balances...

Kote Gaeshi (小手返し, "wrist turn-out") is an outward-rotating wrist technique in which the practitioner turns the opponent's hand outward — combining forearm supination with wrist flexion — to load the ...

The Inside Trip Finish completes the single leg by using the attacker's inside leg to trip or hook the opponent's standing (free) leg while maintaining control of the captured leg. [1] With one leg se...

The Standard Bob And Weave executes the fundamental bob-and-weave where the fighter drops the level by bending the knees (not the waist), ducking below the incoming hook or overhand, then weaves later...

The Collar Elbow Clinch is the most fundamental clinch position in wrestling, where one hand grips the back of the opponent's neck or collar (the collar tie) while the other hand controls the opponent...

The Collar-Sleeve Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the collar-sleeve guard, where the guard player controls one collar and one sleeve while using the feet to manage distance and off-balance the oppo...

The Judo Combination Throw family (renraku waza, 連絡技) covers the art of linking two or more throwing techniques together, where the first throw creates the reaction or off-balance needed for the secon...

Standard Uchi Mata Counter is the fundamental counter to uchi-mata in which the defender blocks or absorbs the sweeping leg, maintains balance, and uses the attacker's compromised one-legged position ...

The Tree-Top Finish completes the single leg by elevating the captured leg as high as possible — over the attacker's shoulder — so the opponent is balanced on one foot with their leg extended nearly v...

Aiki Nage is the Family-level grouping of the canonical aikido throws — the throws that most explicitly demonstrate the aiki principle of blending with and redirecting the opponent's energy. [1,2] The...

The Foot Sweep family covers techniques where the attacker uses their foot to sweep the opponent's foot or ankle out from under them while simultaneously directing the upper body in the opposite direc...

The Stick Shift Sweep uses a gear-shifting hand motion to switch underhook control in half guard, creating an off-balance angle for a technical sweep. [1]

The Sweep group encompasses all ground-based reversal techniques where the bottom player uses leverage, momentum, and leg work to reverse the top and bottom positions — the primary offensive tool for ...

The Double Front Kick is a technique where the fighter delivers two successive front kicks without the kicking foot returning to the ground between strikes. [1] Typically, the first kick targets the m...

The TKD Punch family encompasses the hand striking techniques (jirugi — punches, and taerigi — strikes) of Taekwondo, which are classified separately from the punching systems of boxing, karate, or Mu...

The Oblique Back Side Kick is delivered diagonally backward at approximately 45 degrees, combining the mechanics of a back kick with the thrusting trajectory of a side kick. [1] This angle is optimal ...

The Double Wrist Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls both of the opponent's wrists simultaneously, completely managing the opponent's hand placement and grip establishment. ...

The En Garde is the fundamental ready position in modern Olympic fencing — feet at right angles with the front foot pointing toward the opponent, rear foot perpendicular and roughly shoulder-width beh...

The Guard Top group covers all positions, techniques, and strategies for the fighter on top when the opponent is playing guard — the offensive counterpart to the guard player's sweeps and submissions....

The Cross-Sleeve Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker reaches across to grip the opponent's far sleeve, controlling the distant arm at an angle that is mechanically disadvantageous for t...

The Head Control Clinch group encompasses all clinch positions where the primary mechanism of control is managing the opponent's head position, using collar ties, headlocks, front headlocks, or framin...

The Wrestling Collar Tie is the double collar tie variant adapted for wrestling contexts, where both hands grip behind the neck with the emphasis on snap-downs, takedown entries, and positional contro...

The Standard Crossface Control drives the forearm bone (radius/ulna) across the opponent's jaw or cheekbone, using the rigid bone structure to turn the head while the other arm controls the opponent's...

The Knee On Belly Escape family covers techniques for escaping the knee-on-belly (or knee-on-stomach) position, where the opponent places one knee on the defender's midsection with the other leg poste...

The Standard Outside Elbow Control positions the attacker's hand on the outside of the opponent's elbow, cupping the joint and steering the arm outward away from the opponent's body. [1] By pushing th...

The Outside Elbow Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls the opponent's elbow from the outside line, gripping or cupping the outer elbow to redirect the opponent's arm outward ...

The Hand-on-the-Floor Side Kick is delivered with one hand touching the ground for support, maximising reach and enabling kicks from unusually low or extended positions. [1] By using the hand as an ad...

The Inside Arm Drag subfamily executes arm drags where the attacker pulls the opponent's arm across their centreline toward the inside, creating access to the far side of the opponent's body. [1] The ...

The Bob And Weave subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter bends at the knees and waist to drop below an incoming horizontal strike (the bob), then moves laterally while rising back ...

The Double Side Kick is an advanced technique where the fighter delivers two side kicks in rapid succession or simultaneously to different heights or directions. [1] In Taekwon-Do, the first kick typi...

The Guard Sweep family covers all sweeping techniques executed from guard positions to reverse the top and bottom positions — the primary offensive tool for the bottom player in BJJ. [1] Guard sweeps ...

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 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...

The Foot Sweep group covers throwing techniques where the thrower uses their foot or leg to sweep, reap, hook, or trip the opponent's supporting leg, causing them to lose balance and fall — the most t...

The Standard Duck executes the fundamental ducking defence where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending deeply at the knees, lowering the entire torso to bring the head below the incoming st...

The Pull Back subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter leans the upper body backward, pulling the head out of range of an incoming strike by shifting the weight to the rear foot. [1]...

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 High Guard Cover subfamily positions both hands high beside the head with the elbows tucked tight, creating a protective frame around the head and face that absorbs and deflects incoming strikes. ...

The Standard High Guard positions both fists beside the chin and temples, elbows tucked against the ribcage, with the forearms creating vertical shields on either side of the face. [1] The guard is he...

The Cage Brace Defence subfamily covers techniques where the defender uses the cage fence or wall as a structural support to resist takedown attempts, bracing against the cage to maintain standing pos...

The Standard Quarter Sprawl kicks the attacked leg back and away from the opponent's grip while the opposite leg maintains its position for base. [1] The defender simultaneously drives the hip of the ...

The Standard Double Wrist Control positions the attacker's hands on both of the opponent's wrists, gripping firmly to control hand placement and prevent the opponent from establishing offensive grips ...

The Evasion-Distance Management group encompasses all defensive techniques that avoid offensive attacks by moving the body or head out of the attack's path, or by controlling the distance between figh...