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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 fundamental ridge hand strike using the inner edge of the hand near the base of the index finger, swinging inward to strike the temple, jaw, or neck.
Uraken Ganmen Uchi is a back-fist strike targeting the face — the back of the fist whips outward in a snapping horizontal arc to the opponent's nose, temple, or jaw. [1] The striking motion uses the w...
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 Uppercut Elbow family groups all elbow strikes delivered on an upward trajectory, where the elbow rises vertically or diagonally from below to strike the opponent's chin, jaw, or body. [1] These t...
The Standard Sok Klap is the fundamental execution of the spinning back elbow, where the fighter initiates a sharp pivot on the lead foot, rotates the torso 180 degrees, and drives the rear elbow into...
Shotei Jodan Uchi is a palm heel strike targeting the upper level — the heel of the palm drives upward into the opponent's chin, nose, or jaw. [1] The palm heel provides a solid striking surface that ...
Sok Klab (the Reverse Spinning Elbow) is one of the most spectacular and devastating techniques in Muay Thai, delivered by turning the body 180 degrees and swinging the elbow backward into the opponen...
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...
A knife hand strike using the inner edge (thumb side) of the open hand, the reverse of shuto uchi, targeting the temple or jaw in an inward chopping motion.
Seiken Jodan Tsuki is the fundamental upper-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 fac...
The Standard Side Headbutt Technique is executed by snapping the head laterally and driving the parietal bone into the opponent's temple, jaw, or facial structure from a side-on position. [1] The stri...
The Horizontal Elbow family encompasses all elbow strikes delivered along a horizontal or near-horizontal plane, swinging the elbow laterally across the body in a motion analogous to a hook punch but ...
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...
The Rising Elbow subfamily covers uppercut-trajectory elbow strikes that travel upward from a low starting position to target the chin, jaw, or underside of the opponent's face. [1] The rising elbow i...
Sok Klap is the Thai name for the spinning elbow, a technique where the fighter pivots on the lead foot through a full 180-degree rotation to deliver a powerful back elbow to the opponent's head or ja...
The Outside Defence Against Straight Punch is the complementary pair to the Inside Defence, deflecting an incoming straight punch from the OUTSIDE line — the hand moves from the defender's centreline ...
Koken Uchi is a strike using the top of the bent wrist (koken/kakuto) — the wrist is bent sharply backward and the bony top of the wrist joint is driven into the target. [1] This unusual striking surf...
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 ...
A strike delivered with the inner edge of the hand (thumb side), swinging the hand inward in a horizontal arc to target the temple, jaw, or neck.
The Spinning Hook Kick is a rotational kick where the fighter spins 180 degrees or more and delivers a hooking kick to the opponent's head, striking with the heel as the leg retracts through a curved ...
The Standard Horizontal Elbow Strike is the textbook execution of the horizontal elbow, where the fighter pivots on the lead foot, rotates the hips and shoulders, and drives the point of the elbow lat...
The Standard Rising Elbow is the fundamental upward elbow strike where the fighter drops the elbow to hip or waist level and then explosively drives it upward into the opponent's chin or jaw. [1] The ...
A lead hook targeting the opponent's jaw, temple, or ear, thrown at head height with the fist traveling parallel to the ground.
The Standard Hook Kick subfamily covers the basic hook kick where the kicker extends the leg as if throwing a side kick, then hooks the foot back to strike the target with the heel as the leg retracts...
The Inside Crescent Kick subfamily covers crescent kicks that travel from the outside to the inside in a sweeping arc, with the kicking leg crossing the body's centreline as it strikes. [1] The inside...
The Standard Shell covers the head by placing both hands over the ears and temples, tucking the chin to the chest, and bringing the elbows together in front of the face, creating a compact protective ...
The Side Headbutt family covers headbutt strikes delivered laterally, where the striker drives the temporal or parietal region of the skull sideways into an opponent positioned beside them. [1] Side h...
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 Inside Crescent Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg in a wide arc from the outside toward the centreline, with the leg relatively straight and the foot contacting the target — ty...
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 Head Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kicks aimed above the shoulders, targeting the opponent's jaw, temple, or neck — areas where impact produces the highest probability of knockout due to the ro...
Sok Ngad (the Uppercut Elbow) drives the point of the elbow vertically upward into the opponent's chin from below, combining the knockout mechanics of a boxing uppercut with the devastating hardness o...
The Defence Against Uppercut is the Krav Maga technique for defending against rising uppercut punches — close-range attacks that drive the fist upward from below into the chin, jaw, or solar plexus. [...