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The Mid Range subfamily covers the fighting distance where both fighters are within punching range — the distance where straight punches (jab, cross) and front kicks can land. [1] Mid range is the mos...
The Standard Mid Range position places fighters at a distance where the jab can land without a full step forward — typically one to two arm lengths apart. [1] At standard mid range, the complete boxin...
The Distance Management family covers the spatial zones between fighters and the tactical implications of each distance. [1] Distance management is one of the most fundamental concepts in all combat s...
The Strike class encompasses all combat techniques in which a fighter delivers percussive force to an opponent using a part of the body — fist, elbow, knee, shin, foot, or head — to cause damage, crea...
The Standard Long Range position places fighters at a distance where kicks and fully extended punches are the only techniques that can reach. [1] At standard long range, the primary tools are front ki...
The Standing Position group encompasses all positions that occur while both fighters are on their feet, including stances, distance management frameworks, and standing guard positions. [1] Standing po...
Fundamental blocking technique using the shaft of the bo to intercept an incoming strike at mid-range.
The Flying Front Kick subfamily covers front kicks executed while the attacker is airborne, combining a forward leap with a linear front kick thrust to strike the opponent's face, chest, or midsection...
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...
Mon Yan Lak (Mon Warrior Supports the Pillar) uses a straight push kick (teep) to the opponent's midsection to maintain distance and control range. [1] Named after the Mon people's pillar-bracing tech...
The Bent-Body Side Kick uses an exaggerated lateral body lean away from the target, bending at the waist toward the ground on the non-kicking side, to extend the effective reach of the side kick by ap...
A straight knee strike thrown from mid-range by stepping or lunging forward and driving the rear knee upward into the opponent's midsection without establishing a clinch.
The Spear Sweep subfamily covers techniques that use the shaft of the yari in sweeping arcs to strike, deflect, or unbalance the opponent, employing the weapon as a staff rather than using the blade t...
Wrist locks target the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints of the wrist, applying hyperflexion, hyperextension, radial deviation, ulnar deviation, or rotational (pronation/supination) force to submit the...
The Elbow Control family encompasses clinch positions where the attacker controls the opponent by gripping or cupping the elbow joint, using this mid-arm control point to steer, block, or redirect the...
The omoplata is a shoulder lock applied from guard using the legs to isolate and torque the opponent's arm, forcing internal rotation of the glenohumeral joint beyond its normal range. The attacker sw...
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 Side Kick family groups kicking techniques delivered laterally, where the kicker turns the hip over and thrusts the foot (heel or blade) sideways into the target in a linear trajectory perpendicul...
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]...
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 Oblique Front Kick is a downward-angled kick directed at approximately 45 degrees into the opponent's lead knee, thigh, or shin, using a stomping or pushing motion that attacks the structural inte...