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The Long D'Arce is the full-depth D'Arce choke from the front headlock where the choking arm threads deeply under the opponent's armpit and around the neck, with the hand reaching to clasp the bicep o...

The Short D'Arce is a D'Arce choke variation from the front headlock where the choking arm threads only partially under the opponent's armpit — a shorter wrap that relies on tighter body positioning a...

The D'Arce choke applied against an opponent in the turtle position, where the attacker threads the choking arm under the turtled opponent's neck and near-side arm. This entry exploits the opponent's ...

The Palm-to-Palm D'Arce from the turtle position uses a Gable-style grip to finish the D'Arce choke when the opponent is in turtle — the palm-to-palm clasp provides maximum squeeze force from the turt...

The D'Arce choke applied from the top half-guard position, where the attacker threads the arm under the bottom player's neck while they attempt to underhook or recover guard. This entry capitalises on...

The Gable-Grip D'Arce from top half guard uses a palm-to-palm Gable grip (instead of the standard figure-four/RNC grip) to finish the D'Arce choke — providing a different compression angle and grip se...

The D'Arce choke applied from the front headlock position, one of the most common entries for this arm-triangle variation. The attacker uses a snap-down or sprawl to establish front headlock control, ...

The D'Arce choke (also called the Brabo choke) is a front headlock arm triangle where the attacker threads one arm under the opponent's armpit, across the neck, and locks a figure-four grip with the o...

The Japanese necktie is a front headlock choke that combines blood choke compression with neck crank mechanics, executed by threading one arm under the opponent's arm and around their head (similar to...

This is the most complex kick variant: a spinning, dropping, downward-arcing high hook kick that combines multiple directional changes in a single technique. [1] It requires elite-level body control a...

The Oblique Roundhouse Kick is delivered at a non-standard angle, typically 45 degrees downward or upward from the standard horizontal arc. [1] The angled trajectory bypasses defences calibrated for s...

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 Drop Side Kick is a sacrifice technique where the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground while simultaneously thrusting a side kick at a low or mid-level target, creating an...

Age Uke (rising block) is the traditional karate high block where the forearm rises upward in an arc to intercept a downward-striking attack, deflecting it up and away from the head. [1] The block is ...

The Downward Hook Kick adds a descending arc to the hook trajectory, targeting the collarbone, shoulder, or top of the head from above. [1] The downward component increases the impact by adding gravit...

The Straight Leg Roundhouse Kick is delivered with the kicking leg kept straight (or nearly straight) throughout the entire circular arc, relying entirely on hip rotation for power rather than the typ...

The Brabo choke from guard uses the opponent's lapel threaded across their neck while the attacker maintains an overhook from closed or open guard to create a collar strangle. [1,2] The attacker feeds...

Gator-roll wraps combine a front headlock choke grip with a rolling motion (the 'gator roll') to take the opponent to the ground while maintaining choking pressure. [1] The anaconda choke is the defin...

The D'Arce choke from turtle is a species where the head-and-arm strangle is applied against an opponent who has assumed the turtle (all-fours) position. [1] The attacker positions to the side of the ...

Gedan Barai (downward sweeping block) is the traditional karate low block where the forearm sweeps downward in a diagonal arc across the body to intercept a low-level attack targeting the midsection o...

The Defence Against Hook Punch is the Krav Maga technique for defending against circular hook punches to the head or body, using a raised forearm shield that absorbs and deflects the hook's arc while ...

The Standard Low Single executes the fundamental low-level single leg where the attacker drops deeply — often to both knees — and reaches forward to capture the opponent's lead ankle or lower shin. [1...

The Drop Hooking Back Kick combines a body drop with a back kick that hooks at the end, creating a sweeping attack from ground level. [1] The combination of the drop and the hook creates a wide, unpre...

A looping rear-hand punch thrown over the opponent's guard in a slight arc, dropping the body weight forward and downward on impact.

The Front Headlock Turtle subfamily covers the attacking position where the top fighter controls the turtled opponent from the head side, using a front headlock (head-and-arm control) to break down th...

A strike delivered with the bottom of the closed fist (the ulnar side), swinging the fist in a downward or horizontal arc like a hammer.

Sok Tad (the Horizontal Elbow) is the second foundational elbow strike in Muay Thai's classical 24-elbow system (Cherng Sok 24 Cherng), delivered in a sweeping horizontal arc parallel to the ground, t...

The Standard Side Body Lock TD is the genus-level execution where the attacker, locked onto the opponent's side, uses a hip bump and rotational drive to topple the opponent laterally to the mat. [1] T...

The Straight Leg Hook Kick is delivered with the kicking leg kept straight (or nearly straight) throughout the entire hooking arc, creating a wider trajectory and longer reach than the standard bent-k...

The Over the Top Elbow is a looping elbow strike delivered from guard top or mount, arcing over the opponent's guard and dropping down onto the face. [1]

The bow-and-arrow choke is a powerful back control strangle where the attacker grips the opponent's collar with one hand and their pants or far leg with the other, then extends the body to create oppo...

The Flank Cut delivers a cutting attack to the side of the opponent's torso, targeting the area below the arm on either the left or right flank. [1] The flank cut requires an upward or lateral blade t...

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 Kick group encompasses all striking techniques delivered with the leg — using the foot, shin, heel, or knee of the extended leg — to attack an opponent at various ranges and heights. [1] Kicks are...

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 Slash Cut is a broad, sweeping knife action that draws the blade edge across the target in a horizontal or diagonal arc, maximising the length of the cutting surface in contact with the target. [1...

A short, powerful punch delivered in a horizontal or semi-circular arc with the elbow bent at approximately 90 degrees, targeting the head or body from the side.

The basic chopping strike raising the hand and driving the outer edge down onto the target in a committed downward arc, targeting the base of the neck or trapezius.

The Punt Kick to Face is a soccer-style kicking motion directed at a grounded opponent's head, delivering the instep in a wide swinging arc identical to a football punt — one of the most devastating a...

The Standard Stick Defence Technique executes the fundamental impact weapon defence by stepping inside the arc of the swing, blocking the weapon arm at the wrist or forearm with both hands, and immedi...

The Downward Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick that travels in a high-to-low descending arc, striking the target from above. [1] The leg chambers high and the shin or instep drops downward onto the...

The Lift Kick is a short-range upward scooping kick delivered with minimal or no chambering, targeting the groin with a fast upward arc of the foot from the ground. [1] Unlike a standard front kick th...

Seiken Chudan Soto Uke (commonly abbreviated as Soto Uke) is the fundamental outside forearm block in traditional karate, deflecting straight punches and strikes directed at the midsection by sweeping...

The Outward Ghost Groin Kick is a deceptive crescent-arc kick that feints toward the groin before redirecting outward, exploiting the opponent's protective reflex. [1] Like its inward counterpart (the...

The Wrestling Throw group encompasses the high-amplitude throwing techniques characteristic of Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, and their derivatives as applied in combat sports. [1,2] Unli...

O Soto Gake (major outer hook) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower hooks the back of the opponent's leg from the outside using the calf or back of the thigh, trapping the leg at a highe...

The Outside Axe Kick subfamily covers axe kicks where the leg is raised by swinging it upward from the outside (lateral side) of the body in a wide arc before being brought straight down onto the targ...

The standard brabo choke from closed guard is a gi-based head-and-arm strangle where the attacker uses the opponent's own lapel to thread around the neck and arm from bottom guard. [1] The attacker fe...

The Front Headlock family covers clinch positions where the attacker controls the opponent's head from the front, wrapping one arm around the head and neck while the opponent is in a bent-forward post...

The Standard Spear Sweep executes the fundamental shaft strike by sliding the grip position and swinging the butt end or mid-shaft in a horizontal or diagonal arc to strike the opponent's legs, midsec...