Search: “hip rotation”
50 results found
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...
The side headscissors applies the leg-based head squeeze from side control, where the attacker is positioned perpendicular to the supine opponent. [1] The attacker captures the opponent's head between...
The Hopping Roundhouse Kick combines a quick skip-step forward with a rear-leg roundhouse kick, using the hop to close distance rapidly while maintaining the full power and circular trajectory of the ...
Standard O Goshi executes the classical major hip throw where the thrower turns in with the back to the opponent, wraps the throwing arm around the opponent's waist, loads the opponent onto the hip by...
The Peel And Rotate escape combines grip stripping with rotational hip movement to escape back control while defending the choke. [1] The defender peels the attacker's choking arm by gripping the wris...
Standard Koshi Guruma executes the classical hip wheel where the thrower turns in, wraps the throwing arm around the opponent's neck, loads the opponent onto the hip, and rotates forward to wheel the ...
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...
Uchi Mata (inner thigh throw) is a judo technique classified as ashi-waza in which the thrower turns in, lifts the attacking leg between the opponent's thighs, and sweeps upward with the back of the t...
The Front Chamber Side Kick is chambered with the knee pointing forward rather than to the side, disguising it as a potential front kick until the hip rotates and the foot drives out sideways. [1] Thi...
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 Reverse Elbow Strike executes the basic rear-directed elbow, where the fighter drives the elbow straight back while rotating the hips and shoulders away from the target, impacting the opp...
The Standard High Kick is the fundamental roundhouse kick delivered to head height, where the kicker rotates the hips and drives the shin or instep into the opponent's temple, jaw, or neck. [1] The te...
The Standard Outside Low Kick is the fundamental outside leg kick, executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the hips, and driving the lower shin into the outside of the opponent's lead thigh. [...
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 Standard Sit-Out subfamily covers the fundamental turtle escape where the turtled fighter sits the hips out to one side, rotating to face the opponent from a defensive seated or guard position. [1...
Standard Headlock Throw Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures the opponent's head with one arm, grips the wrist with the other hand, pivots the hips in front of the opponen...
O Goshi (major hip throw) is one of judo's most fundamental techniques, in which the thrower turns in, wraps one arm around the opponent's waist, loads them onto the hip, and wheels them over by pulli...
The backstep pass is a guard pass where the passer rotates their hips 180 degrees away from the opponent while maintaining weight on the trapped leg, converting a stalled knee-cut or half guard positi...
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 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...
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 Spin-Back Side Kick combines a full 180-degree spin with a thrusting side kick, generating tremendous rotational power that makes it one of the most powerful kicks in any martial art. [1] The prac...
The Leglock Defence family covers all defensive techniques against leg-based submissions including heel hooks, kneebars, toe holds, and ankle locks. [1] Leglock defence has become one of the most crit...
The Heel Hook Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the heel hook, one of the most dangerous submissions in grappling due to its ability to cause catastrophic knee ligament damage with minim...
Standard Harai Goshi executes the classical sweeping hip throw where the thrower turns in with the hip placed beneath the opponent's centre of gravity, then sweeps the back of the thigh against the op...
The Hip Movement Defence family covers ground-based defensive techniques that use hip displacement and rotation to create space, recover guard position, or prevent the opponent from establishing domin...
The Kneebar Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the kneebar (hiza-juji-gatame), where the attacker hyperextends the knee joint by controlling the leg and applying hip pressure against the ...
The hip heist is a fundamental wrestling escape movement where the bottom wrestler flips their hips 180 degrees (from pointing down to pointing up) while simultaneously spinning the body, creating exp...
The Standard Kneebar Escape executes the fundamental defence by bending the trapped knee as forcefully as possible to prevent the hyperextension, then rotating the hip to change the angle and extract ...
The Question Mark Kick is a deceptive head kick that begins with the trajectory of a body kick or front kick before curving upward at the last moment to strike the opponent's jaw or temple, tracing a ...
The Standard Hook Kick Technique is executed by chambering the knee, extending the leg past the target as if delivering a side kick, then sharply bending the knee and pulling the heel back to contact ...
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 Snapping Side Kick is executed by chambering the knee to the chest, turning the hip over to align the foot laterally, and snapping the leg out to strike with the blade or heel of the foot...
The Standard Horizontal Elbow subfamily covers the fundamental horizontal elbow strike thrown with maximum hip rotation for blunt concussive impact, targeting the temple, jaw, or orbital region. [1] U...
Uraken Sayu Uchi (Lateral Backfist Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate backfist strike delivered laterally to the side, targeting the temple. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this as...
The Elbow Strike group comprises all striking techniques delivered with the proximal end of the ulna — the hard, bony point of the elbow — making it one of the most devastating close-range weapons in ...
Shuto Sakotsu Uchi (Knife-Hand Collarbone Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate knife-hand strike targeting the collarbone (sakotsu), using the outer edge of the hand to strike downward. [1] Mas Oyama, founde...
Uraken Oroshi Uchi (Descending Backfist Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate downward backfist strike delivered from overhead, targeting the bridge of the nose or top of the head. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of K...
The Side Front Kick is a front kick performed with a hip turn so that at full extension the upper body is perpendicular to the opponent rather than facing them. [1] Practiced extensively in Wado-ryu k...
Uraken Hizo Uchi (Spleen Backfist Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate backfist strike directed to the spleen/liver area on the side of the body. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this...
Tettsui Oroshi Uchi (Descending Hammer Fist Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate downward hammer fist strike using the bottom of the fist, targeting the crown of the head, collarbone, or bridge of the nose. ...
Shuto Jodan Uchi Uchi (High Inside Knife-Hand Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate high-level inside knife-hand strike targeting the temple or side of the neck. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, de...
The Hopping Front Kick combines a quick skip-step forward with a rear-leg front kick, using the hop to close distance rapidly while maintaining the full power of a rear-leg kick — solving the fundamen...
Tettsui Komekami Uchi (Hammer Fist Temple Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate hammer fist strike targeting the temple (komekami). [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this as a fundament...
The Dutch Low Kick is the distinctive outside low kick as developed and refined by the Dutch kickboxing school, characterised by a deeper pivot, more committed hip rotation, and integration within box...
Shuto Hizo Uchi (Knife-Hand Spleen Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate knife-hand strike to the spleen/liver area, using the blade of the hand horizontally. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demon...
Hiji Uchi is the generic karate elbow strike, delivered in various trajectories — horizontal, vertical (ascending or descending), diagonal, and spinning. [1] In karate, elbow strikes are classified as...
Tettsui Hizo Uchi (Hammer Fist Spleen Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate hammer fist strike targeting the spleen/liver area. [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this as a fundamental c...
The Front Leg Front Kick is a fast front kick delivered with the lead leg by sliding the rear foot forward to close distance before launching the kick. [1] The rear leg slides forward without moving t...
The Heel Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick variant that strikes with the heel instead of the shin or instep, concentrating the kick's circular force onto a small, hard, bony surface for maximum pen...