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The knee-in-the-middle pass is a closed guard opening method where the passer drives their knee into the center of the opponent's guard to pry it open, then immediately transitions to a guard pass. [1...
The Kamae subfamily encompasses the five standard sword guards (go-gyō-no-kamae) used across Japanese sword arts — chūdan, jōdan, gedan, hassō, and waki-gamae. [1] Each kamae positions the sword to de...
Chūdan-no-kamae (middle guard) positions the sword with the tip (kissaki) pointed at the opponent's throat or eyes, the tsuka (handle) held at navel height, embodying the principle of centre-line domi...
The Knee-In-The-Middle Pass is a guard passing technique where the passer drives one knee directly through the centre of the opponent's guard, splitting the legs apart from the inside — a fundamental ...
The Standard Halberd Technique executes the core pollaxe actions: the overhead strike (delivering the axe head or hammer to the opponent's head or shoulders), the thrust (driving the top spike at the ...
The HEMA Strike family encompasses the offensive cutting techniques (Hauw/Hau) of the German longsword tradition. [1] The Liechtenauer system organizes sword strikes into a hierarchy: the five Meister...
The Block family covers defensive techniques that physically stop incoming strikes by interposing a rigid body part — typically the forearm, shin, or elbow — in the path of the attack. [1] Blocks are ...
The Standard Halberd-Pollaxe subfamily covers the fundamental techniques of European hafted polearm combat as described in the historical fight books: guards (posta), strikes with both the axe head an...
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...
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) ...