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Seiken Gedan Barai (commonly called Gedan Barai or Low Block) is the fundamental downward sweeping block in traditional karate, deflecting attacks directed at the lower body — low punches, front kicks...

The Inside Defence Against Straight Punch is a core Krav Maga defensive technique where the defender uses the palm of the hand to deflect an incoming straight punch from the inside line — the hand mov...

The Hip Technique Throw group, known in Japanese as koshi-waza, comprises all throwing techniques in which the thrower's hip serves as the primary fulcrum or lifting mechanism, rotating or wheeling th...

Uki Otoshi (floating drop) is a te-waza technique in which the thrower drops to one knee while pulling the opponent forward and downward, using the sudden level change and pulling action to project th...

The Men Cut is a descending vertical or slightly diagonal cut to the top of the opponent's head, the most fundamental and frequently practised technique in Japanese swordsmanship. [1] A correct men cu...

O Soto Gari (major outer reap) is one of judo's most fundamental and powerful throws, in which the thrower steps alongside the opponent, drives the leg behind the opponent's supporting leg, and reaps ...

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...

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...

The Major Hip Throw family covers the foundational koshi-waza techniques in which the thrower turns in, places the hip beneath the opponent's centre of gravity, and wheels the opponent over the hip us...

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 Horizontal Draw Cut (nukitsuke) is the standard opening action of iaidō: from seiza or standing, the right hand draws the blade while the left hand pulls the saya rearward (sayabiki), and the blad...

The Closed Guard Sweep family covers all sweeps executed from the closed guard position, where the guard player wraps the legs around the opponent's waist with ankles crossed. [1] Closed guard sweeps ...

Fundamental knife throwing technique using either full-rotation or no-spin release to achieve point-first impact at the target distance.

The Krav Maga 360 Defence is a comprehensive blocking system that uses six forearm blocking positions arranged around the body to intercept strikes coming from any angle — above, below, left, right, f...

The Electric Chair Submission is a groin and inner-thigh hyperextension applied from the lockdown half guard position, where the attacker elevates the opponent's trapped leg upward and outward while s...

Seiken Jodan Uke (commonly called Age Uke or Rising Block) is the fundamental karate defence against attacks descending toward the head — overhead strikes, hammer fists, downward bottle or stick attac...

The tripod sweep is a foundational open guard sweep where the guard player places one foot on the opponent's hip, hooks behind the opponent's ankle with the other foot, and grips the far ankle — simul...

The Fundamental Pin Escape family covers the core techniques for escaping wrestling pins and judo hold-downs — the essential survival skills that prevent a loss by fall in wrestling or ippon by osaeko...

Fundamental spike-shuriken throwing technique using a no-spin (direct) or half-spin release for point-first impact at short to medium range.

The Filipino Martial Art group encompasses the weapon-based and empty-hand fighting systems indigenous to the Philippines, known collectively as Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali. [1] These arts represent one o...

The Seatbelt Escape family covers techniques for breaking the seatbelt grip (over-under arm control from behind) — the most critical first step in any back escape, because the seatbelt grip enables th...

Seiken Chudan Tsuki is the fundamental middle-level straight punch in traditional karate, delivering the fore-fist (seiken — the front two knuckles of the index and middle fingers) to the opponent's m...

The Body Triangle Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping when the opponent has secured back control with a body triangle — legs locked in a figure-four around the defender's torso rather than...

The Drop Twin Front Kick delivers two successive front kicks while dropping to the ground — typically the first kick targeting the midsection and the second targeting the head as the opponent bends fo...

Shikake Waza (initiating techniques) are the offensive tactics in kendō where the attacker creates an opening in the opponent's guard and strikes first, including debana-waza (striking as the opponent...

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...

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...

Ankle locks are submissions that attack the ankle joint — primarily by hyperextending the talocrural joint (straight ankle lock) or rotating the subtalar joint (toe hold). [1,3] The straight ankle loc...

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 double under pass is a fundamental pressure-based guard pass where the passer threads both arms underneath the opponent's legs, gable-grips the hands together near the hips, and stacks the opponen...

The Fundamental Choke family covers the core choking techniques that form the foundation of submission grappling's choke curriculum — the essential air chokes, collar chokes, and hybrid chokes that ev...

The Standard Blast Double executes the fundamental explosive double leg where the attacker fires a deep penetration step, drives the shoulder into the opponent's midsection, wraps both arms around the...

De Ashi Barai (advancing foot sweep) is a fundamental ashi-waza technique in which the thrower sweeps the opponent's advancing foot at the moment it is about to bear weight, using a lateral brushing a...

The Horse Stance (kiba-dachi in Japanese, ma bu in Chinese) is a wide low-stance position with both feet pointing forward, knees deeply bent, and weight distributed equally between both legs — as if s...

The Trap and Roll (also known as Upa or Bridge and Roll) is the most fundamental mount escape in BJJ — the bottom fighter traps one of the mounted opponent's arms and the same-side foot, then bridges ...

The Boot Defence subfamily covers the technique of hiding the foot from the opponent's grip by curling the toes, pointing the foot, and tucking the heel behind the opponent's body or thigh. [1] The bo...

Uraken Shomen Uchi is a snapping backfist strike delivered to the front (shomen) of the opponent, using the back of the first two knuckles (the dorsal surface of the index and middle finger knuckles) ...

The Fundamental Guard Pass family covers the core guard passing techniques that form the foundation of every grappler's passing game — the essential methods for navigating past the opponent's legs to ...

The Hand Fighting Escape subfamily covers back escape techniques that prioritise defending against the choke through hand fighting while systematically working to clear hooks and turn to face the oppo...

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 Standard Berimbolo Technique executes the full berimbolo from De La Riva guard by hooking the DLR leg deep, gripping the opponent's belt or pants, inverting by pulling the hips overhead, and spinn...

The Angle Strike subfamily covers the numbered angles of attack that form the fundamental offensive framework of Filipino martial arts, with each angle representing a specific trajectory and target. [...

Hon Kesa Gatame is the basic scarf hold in judo — the foundational pinning technique from which all other Kesa Gatame variations derive. [1] The attacker sits beside the pinned opponent, wraps one arm...

The Double Shift Punch is a footwork-punch combination where the boxer switches stance mid-combination by stepping the rear foot forward past the lead foot, allowing power punches from both sides in r...

The Grip Fighting Defence subfamily covers armlock defence techniques where the defender prevents the submission by maintaining grip connections that stop the opponent from isolating and extending the...

The Knife Redirect subfamily covers defensive techniques that redirect the trajectory of a knife attack without attempting an immediate disarm, using hand deflections and body movement to guide the bl...

Hiza Guruma is a judo foot technique (ashi waza) where the attacker blocks the opponent's knee with the sole of the foot while pulling them forward and around, causing them to wheel over the blocked l...

Seiken Ago Uchi is a Kyokushin karate rising punch specifically targeting the chin from below, driving the fore-fist (seiken — the index and middle finger knuckles) upward into the underside of the op...

The Full Guard Recovery subfamily covers techniques for re-establishing closed (full) guard — legs wrapped around the opponent's torso with ankles crossed — after the guard has been opened or partiall...

The Ankle Lock Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the straight ankle lock (ashi-gatame), where the attacker hyperextends the ankle joint by controlling the foot against the wrist or forea...