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The Circle Out is a lateral movement technique where the fighter moves in a circular path away from the opponent, maintaining distance while continuously changing the angle. [1] Circling out is the pr...

The Run The Pipe finish completes the single leg by driving laterally in a circular arc while maintaining control of the captured leg, forcing the opponent to hop until they lose balance. [1] The atta...

The Standard Run-The-Pipe Double executes the fundamental lateral-finish double leg where the attacker secures both legs after a penetration step, lifts them to one side, and then runs in a circular a...

The Kung Fu Defence family covers defensive blocking, deflecting, and intercepting techniques from Chinese martial arts (kung fu/wushu) systems — the most diverse collection of defensive hand techniqu...

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 Short Back Kick is a compact variant of the back kick that uses minimal leg extension to deliver the heel into a target directly behind the practitioner, optimised for very close range situations ...

Tomoe Nage, the circle throw or stomach throw, is one of judo's most iconic sacrifice techniques, in which tori falls backward, places a foot on uke's lower abdomen or hip, and uses a circular pulling...

Standard Tomoe Nage is the textbook execution of the circle throw in which tori grips uke's sleeve and lapel, steps one foot between uke's legs, sits down while placing the ball of the other foot on u...

The 360 Spin Crescent Kick completes a full 360-degree body rotation before delivering the crescent kick, generating maximum centrifugal force through the longest possible spinning path — the entire b...

Sacrifice throws (sutemi waza) are techniques where the thrower deliberately falls to the ground while executing the throw, using their own bodyweight, falling momentum, and the element of surprise to...

The Run-The-Pipe Double subfamily executes the double leg with a lateral running motion after securing the legs, driving the opponent sideways rather than straight back. [1] After the initial penetrat...

The Standard Overhook Counter hooks the arm over the opponent's attacking arm at shoulder depth, drives the hip forward on the overhook side, and uses the combined arm-and-hip pressure to redirect the...

The Guillotine Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the guillotine choke (mae-hadaka-jime), a front headlock strangulation applied from standing or guard position. [1] Guillotine escapes mu...

The Homer Simpson sweep is a deep half guard sweep where the guard player hugs the opponent's knee tightly, pinches their own knees together to prevent leg extraction, and rolls backward toward the op...

The leg weave pass threads one arm between the opponent's legs — behind the top knee-shield leg and in front of the bottom hook — binding both legs together, then drives the forehead into the opponent...

The Standard Wrestling Stance positions the fighter in a low, staggered stance with the lead foot slightly forward, knees bent at approximately 90-110 degrees, hips low, back straight, and head up wit...

The Double Leg From Cage subfamily covers double-leg takedown entries executed while the opponent is pressed against the cage wall, using the fence as a backstop. [1] Unlike open-mat double legs that ...

The Limp Arm Finish completes the single leg by deliberately releasing one arm from the leg grip and using it to create an angle change or secondary attack while maintaining control with the remaining...

The Standard Duck Under Back Take executes the fundamental duck under to rear position where the attacker, from a collar tie or clinch, pushes the opponent's arm upward, ducks the head and body undern...

Rear Sacrifice, or Ma Sutemi Waza, is the family of sacrifice throws in which tori falls directly backward to execute the technique. [1] The thrower positions their body beneath the opponent, plants a...

The Disengage is the most fundamental indirect attack in Western fencing — a blade movement that passes the point under the opponent's blade to change the line of attack from one side to the other, de...

The Back Side Kick is a side kick delivered toward the rear, targeting an opponent who has moved behind or to the side of the practitioner. [1] Without fully turning to face the opponent, the kicker c...

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 Standard Inside Elbow Control positions the attacker's hand on the inside of the opponent's elbow, cupping the joint and using it as a steering handle to redirect the opponent's arm and prevent th...

The Standard Russian Tie Position is the genus-level execution of the classical two-on-one grip where the attacker secures the opponent's wrist with the far hand, grips the tricep with the near hand, ...

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 Sprawl Headlock executes the fundamental sprawl-to-headlock sequence where the defender sprawls on a takedown attempt, drives hips to the mat, and secures the opponent's head under the ar...

The Underhook Cage Clinch subfamily covers cage clinch positions where the attacker controls the opponent against the fence using one or both underhooks as the primary clinch tie. [1] The combination ...

The Standard Wall Pin Position places the attacker's body against the opponent with the opponent's back flat against the cage, using a combination of chest pressure, underhooks or body lock, and low h...

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...

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 ...

Bump the Arm to Back is a clinch transition where the attacker bumps the opponent's arm upward and immediately circles to take the back. [1]

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...