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The Knife Thrust subfamily covers all stabbing and piercing actions performed with a knife, where the point of the blade is driven directly into the target. [1] Thrusting is biomechanically the most e...
The Standard Knife Thrust drives the blade point directly forward into the target along the centreline, powered by extension of the arm and a forward step or body shift. [1] The thrust is delivered fr...
The Fencing Thrust family covers the offensive attacking techniques in fencing — the extension of the arm and blade to land a touch on the opponent's valid target area, which is the fundamental scorin...
The Foil Riposte subfamily covers all counter-attacking actions executed immediately after a successful parry, which under right-of-way rules gives the defender priority to score. [1] The riposte is t...
The Counter Thrust is a defensive-offensive action in rapier fencing where the fencer parries or evades an incoming attack and delivers an immediate thrust in response, embodying the principle of a si...
The Disengage Thrust (cavazione) is a rapier attack that deceives the opponent's parry by passing the blade under or over the opponent's guard to thrust into the newly opened line. [1] The cavazione i...
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...
The Sabre Parry subfamily covers all defensive blade actions in sabre where the fencer deflects an incoming cut or thrust with their own blade, transferring right-of-way and earning the right to ripos...
The Spear Thrust subfamily covers the primary offensive technique in sojutsu — the straight thrust of the yari blade into the opponent's body, which is the defining attack of spear combat worldwide. [...
The Standard Sabre Parry executes the fundamental blade deflection against incoming cuts or thrusts, using one of the sabre-specific parry positions: quinte (horizontal blade above the head to defend ...
The Angle Five Strike is a straight thrust (estocada) directed at the opponent's centreline — typically the solar plexus, throat, or face — delivered by driving the tip of the stick or blade straight ...
The Spear Sweep subfamily covers techniques that use the shaft of the yari in sweeping arcs to strike, deflect, or unbalance the opponent, employing the weapon as a staff rather than using the blade t...
The Standard Flying Side Kick is executed by running or stepping forward, leaping off the lead foot, chambering the kicking leg in flight, and thrusting the heel or blade of the foot laterally into th...
The Coupe Attack (also called the cut-over) is an indirect attack where the fencer lifts the blade over the opponent's tip by withdrawing the point upward and forward, passing over the top of the oppo...
The Side Kick family groups kicking techniques delivered laterally, where the kicker turns the hip over and thrusts the foot (heel or blade) sideways into the target in a linear trajectory perpendicul...
The Naginata family covers fighting techniques using the naginata — a Japanese polearm consisting of a curved, single-edged blade mounted on a long wooden shaft, typically measuring five to seven feet...
The Direct Thrust (stoccata) drives the rapier point straight forward along the centreline toward the opponent's chest, throat, or face, initiated by extending the sword arm and followed by the body a...
Quarta (fourth guard) positions the hand with the palm facing upward (supinated), the blade angled across the body to protect the inside low line and threaten a thrust to the opponent's flank or abdom...
The Naginata Thrust subfamily covers straight thrusting techniques with the naginata, where the practitioner drives the point of the curved blade directly into the opponent's body. [1] While cutting i...
The Epee Attack subfamily covers all offensive thrusting actions in epee, where the fencer extends the arm and advances to land the point on any part of the opponent's body. [1] Epee attacks are uniqu...
The Flying Side Kick subfamily covers side kicks delivered while the attacker is airborne, involving a leap followed by a lateral thrusting kick that drives the heel or blade of the foot into the targ...
The Rapier Thrust subfamily covers the thrusting techniques that form the core offensive repertoire of rapier fencing, the rapier being designed primarily as a thrusting weapon. [1] Italian rapier mas...
The Tsuki Thrust targets the throat protector (tsuki-dare) of the men with a straight forward thrust of the shinai tip, making it the only non-cutting technique among kendō's four scoring actions. [1]...
The Winding (Winden) subfamily covers the blade manipulation techniques performed when two longswords are crossed in the bind (Binden), one of the most distinctive and sophisticated aspects of the Ger...
The Sabre (Sport) family covers all techniques specific to the sabre discipline, the only fencing weapon that scores with both the edge and the point, targeting the entire body above the waist includi...
Ochs (the ox) is a high guard that positions the longsword beside the head with the point aimed at the opponent's face or upper chest, hilt at temple height. [1] Ochs threatens an immediate thrust to ...
The Sword group encompasses all combat techniques employing bladed weapons of sword length, spanning both East Asian and European traditions. [1] This group unifies the Japanese sword arts (kenjutsu, ...
The Beat Attack is a preparation-on-the-blade attack where the fencer sharply strikes the opponent's blade with a crisp lateral motion to displace it from the line, immediately followed by a direct th...
The Disengage Attack is an indirect attack where the fencer passes the blade under or around the opponent's blade to change the line of engagement and deliver a thrust to the newly opened line. [1] Th...
The Direct Attack is the simplest offensive action in foil, consisting of a straight thrust delivered in the same line as the fencer's blade engagement, without any change of line or blade deception. ...
The Knife Cut subfamily covers all cutting and slashing actions performed with a knife, as distinct from thrusting techniques. [1] Knife cuts employ the edge of the blade in sweeping, arcing, or hooki...
The Hanging Guard (Hangetort) is a HEMA longsword guard position where the sword is held with the point hanging downward, typically with the hands above the head or at shoulder height and the blade an...
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 Rapier Cut subfamily covers the cutting actions of rapier fencing, which, though secondary to thrusting, were an important component of the rapier's tactical repertoire. [1] Rapier cuts are delive...
The Standard Spear Thrust executes the fundamental yari thrust by driving the spear forward along its centreline with explosive hip-and-arm extension, directing the blade point at the opponent's throa...
The Foil Attack subfamily covers all offensive actions in foil where the fencer extends the arm and moves forward to land a thrust on the opponent's torso, establishing or maintaining right-of-way pri...
The Standard Rapier Cut delivers the rapier's edge in a drawing or slashing motion against the opponent's exposed target, most commonly the hand, wrist, or forearm. [1] Unlike the heavy cuts of a long...
Pflug (the plough) positions the longsword at hip level with the point aimed at the opponent's chest or throat, resembling the forward-pointing share of a plough. [1] Pflug is the mirror image of Ochs...
The Foil Parry subfamily covers all blade-deflection actions in foil where the fencer uses their blade to redirect an incoming thrust away from the valid target area (torso), establishing the right to...
The HEMA Counter family encompasses the defensive-offensive techniques of the German longsword tradition — actions that simultaneously defend against an incoming attack and deliver a counter-attack. [...
The Zornhau (wrath cut) is the first and most important of Liechtenauer's five master cuts — a powerful diagonal descending cut from the dominant shoulder to the opponent's opposite side, delivered wi...
The Sojutsu (Spear) family covers Japanese spear fighting techniques using the yari, a straight-bladed spear that became the dominant battlefield weapon of the Sengoku period (1467-1615), surpassing t...
The Epee Parry subfamily covers all blade-deflection actions in epee, where the fencer uses their blade to redirect or block an incoming thrust before responding with a riposte. [1] Parries in epee mu...
The HEMA Strike family encompasses the offensive cutting techniques (Hauw/Hau) of the German longsword tradition. [1] The Liechtenauer system organizes sword strikes into a hierarchy: the five Meister...
Absetzen (Setting Aside) is a HEMA longsword counter-technique where the fighter simultaneously parries an incoming cut and delivers a thrust in a single motion. [1] Rather than blocking first and the...
The Penetrating Side Kick is the foundational side kick that drives through the target using the heel or blade of the foot, traveling in a straight line parallel to the floor. [1] Unlike the snapping ...
The Standard Tantō-Jutsu subfamily covers the core tantō techniques taught in koryū curricula, including forward thrusts, upward stabs, slashing cuts, and the defensive tantō-dori (knife-taking) metho...
The Knife Grip subfamily covers the fundamental ways a combatant holds a knife, each grip offering distinct advantages for cutting, thrusting, retention, and transitional actions. [1] The two primary ...
The Forward Grip (also called saber grip or hammer grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the thumb side of the fist, as one would hold a hammer. [1] This grip provides the greatest reach...
Tantō-jutsu is the Japanese art of fighting with the tantō, a single-edged blade typically measuring 15–30 cm (6–12 inches). [1] Within classical Japanese martial arts (koryū), tantō-jutsu encompasses...