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The Close Range subfamily covers the fighting distance where fighters are within arm's reach and clinch engagement is imminent or active. [1] Close range is the distance where hooks, uppercuts, elbows...
The Standard Close Range position places both fighters within arm's reach, typically at a distance where the lead hand can touch the opponent without fully extending. [1] At standard close range, the ...
The Grappling at the Sword (Ringen am Schwert) subfamily covers the close-quarters wrestling techniques performed while both combatants retain their longswords, a distinctive feature of German HEMA th...
The Standard Forward Headbutt Technique is executed by tucking the chin to present the hard frontal bone, gripping the opponent's shoulders or head for control, and driving the forehead explosively in...
The Instep Angular Front Kick (Lotus Kick) is a front kick delivered at an inward angle using the instep (top of the foot), sweeping upward in a curved lotus-petal arc to target the groin, inner thigh...
Silat Stances (kuda-kuda and sikap pasang) are the foundational fighting positions of Pencak Silat, the martial art of the Malay Archipelago. [1] Unlike the upright guards of boxing or karate, Silat s...
The Small Heel Back Hook Kick is a short-range hook kick striking with the heel in a tight arc, optimised for close-quarters fighting. [1] The compact motion and hard heel striking surface make it eff...
The Reverse Elbow family covers elbow strikes directed rearward, where the striker drives the elbow backward into an opponent positioned behind or to the side. [1] The reverse elbow is a close-quarter...
The Dirty Boxing Takedown family covers takedowns initiated from the dirty boxing clinch — a close-quarters position borrowed from boxing and Muay Thai where the fighters are in punching range with co...
The Knife Fighting family covers combat systems that employ a single-edged knife as the primary weapon, spanning traditions from Filipino martial arts to Russian military knife combat and modern self-...
The Standard Ringen am Schwert technique encompasses the fundamental grappling actions at sword range: the pommel strike (Mordschlag), crossguard hooks, half-swording transitions, and disarms executed...
The Stick And Dagger (Espada Y Daga) family covers techniques using a long weapon (stick or sword) in the dominant hand and a short weapon (dagger or short stick) in the other hand, which is one of th...
The Clinch Takedown group encompasses takedowns that are initiated from and dependent on an established clinch position, where the primary mechanism is neither a pure leg attack nor a body lock lift. ...
The Dagger (HEMA) family covers the European historical dagger combat techniques preserved in medieval and Renaissance fight-books. [1] HEMA dagger fighting is characterised by its integration with ar...
The Reverse Grip (also called icepick grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the little-finger side of the fist, point downward. [1] This grip excels at close-range downward stabs, hookin...
The Half-Pivot Hook Kick uses only a 90-degree pivot rather than the standard hook kick's full 180-degree turn, enabling significantly faster delivery at closer range at the cost of reduced power. [1]...
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 ...
The two-on-one choke from front headlock with short-lever clamp uses both hands to grip the opponent's wrist and clamp the arm tightly against the throat at short range. [1] Unlike the long-lever pull...
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...