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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]...

The Pivot is a rotational footwork technique where the fighter plants one foot and swings the other foot in an arc, rotating the entire body to face a new direction while remaining in the same locatio...

The Check Hook Counter is a defensive-offensive technique where the fighter pivots on the lead foot while simultaneously delivering a lead hook punch to an advancing opponent, using the opponent's own...

The Standard Angle Off executes the fundamental angle-off step where the defender pivots on the lead foot and steps the rear foot to the side, rotating the body approximately 45 degrees off the line o...

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...

Footwork Defence covers all defensive techniques that use movement, angles, and distance management to avoid or mitigate attacks — the most sophisticated form of defence, relying on not being where th...

The Backstep Pass is a guard passing technique where the passer steps backward and away from the guard player's legs, pivoting to pass from the back angle rather than driving forward through the guard...

Center Ring Control is the defensive and tactical practice of maintaining position near the centre of the fighting area, where the fighter has maximum space and movement options in all directions. [1]...

Sabaki is a family of evasive footwork patterns from Japanese martial arts (especially Aikido, Kyokushin karate, and the Ashihara/Enshin lineage) that move the defender off the opponent's attack line ...

The Standard Shoulder Walk alternates pressing each shoulder into the mat and sliding the body downward, using the shoulder as a pivot point while the hips shift incrementally toward the escape direct...

The Bridge And Roll Kesa subfamily covers the escape from kesa gatame where the defender bridges explosively toward the opponent and rolls them over, using the opponent's headlock grip against them by...

The Standard Switch executes the wrestling escape from turtle by sitting the hips to one side while simultaneously switching the direction of the body, using the hip motion and direction change to bre...

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...

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 Spinning Elbow family comprises elbow strikes delivered with a full rotational turn of the body, where the striker pivots 180 to 360 degrees to build centripetal force before impacting the target ...

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 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...

The Standard Back Kick subfamily covers the fundamental back kick execution, where the fighter looks over the shoulder, pivots on the lead foot, and drives the heel of the rear foot straight back into...

The Standard Spinning Back Kick is executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the body 180 degrees to face away from the opponent, looking over the shoulder to acquire the target, and thrusting t...

The Standard Body Kick is the fundamental midsection roundhouse kick, executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the hips fully, and driving the shin into the opponent's ribcage or abdomen with a...

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. [...

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...

The Spin-Back Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick executed by spinning the body 180 degrees backward before delivering the kick, using the rotational momentum to generate devastating power. [1] The f...

The Standard Thrusting Side Kick is executed by chambering the knee, turning the hip over, and driving the heel into the target with a full linear thrust of the leg and hip, following through the targ...

The fundamental spinning backfist executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the body 360 degrees, and striking with the back of the fist at head level.

A non-spinning backfist thrown by snapping the arm outward from a bent-elbow position, using the wrist as a pivot point to whip the back of the fist toward the target.

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...

A hook thrown with the lead hand, pivoting on the lead foot and rotating the torso to generate power through a short horizontal arc.

A head-and-arm choke applied from the guard position, where the attacker traps the opponent’s arm and head between their own arm and torso. The attacker pivots their hips and angles to the side to com...

A collar-grip variation of the arm triangle choke applied from the guard position. The attacker uses one hand to grip the opponent’s collar (gi) while trapping the head and arm, anchoring the choke an...

A head-and-arm choke applied from the guard position, where the attacker traps the opponent’s arm and head between their own arm and torso. The attacker pivots their hips and angles to the side to com...

A head-and-arm choke applied from the guard position, where the attacker traps the opponent’s arm and head between their own arm and torso. The attacker pivots their hips and angles to the side to com...

The triangle choke from closed guard is the most fundamental application of the technique, where the bottom player traps one of the opponent's arms and their head inside a triangle formed by the legs,...

The angle-off finish for the triangle choke from closed guard involves the attacker cutting an angle by pivoting the hips perpendicular to the opponent's body after locking the triangle, maximising co...

Hiza-gatame (膝固め, 'knee hold') is an elbow lock where the attacker uses the knee as a fulcrum against the back of the opponent's elbow while controlling the wrist to hyperextend the joint. [1,2] The a...

The Aikido Throw group covers the throwing techniques of aikido — the modern Japanese martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) that emphasises blending with and redirecting an opponent's ene...

Koshi Nage is the aikido hip throw — distinct from judo's koshi-waza in that the entire body, not just the hip, serves as the throwing axis. [1,2] In aikido koshi-nage, the thrower turns deeply under ...

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...

Standard Uchi Mata is the classical execution where the thrower grips the opponent's lapel and sleeve, turns in with the back to the opponent, and drives the sweeping leg upward between the opponent's...

Standard Tai Otoshi executes the classical body drop where the thrower pivots and turns the back to the opponent, extends one leg across and in front of the opponent's lead shin, and pulls strongly wi...

The Hip Wheel family covers koshi-waza techniques in which the thrower uses the hip as a pivot point to wheel the opponent over in a reverse direction, countering the opponent's forward attack by redi...

The Godfather Sweep is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu technique executed from The Stomp Position — a specific guard configuration entered when the opponent achieves double underhooks from inside the practiti...

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...

The Spin Around Cage Escape uses the cage to pivot and turn away from a pinning opponent, creating space to stand up or reverse position. [1]

The Spin-Back Back Kick combines a 180-degree spin with a straight back kick, using rotational momentum to increase the power of the heel thrust. [1] The fighter pivots on the lead foot, rotates the b...

The Standard Side Body Lock positions the attacker at the opponent's side with arms locked around the torso, the near hip pressing into the opponent's hip as a pivot point. [1] The attacker uses the h...

The Lateral Movement subfamily covers defensive techniques where the fighter moves sideways (laterally) to evade attacks, maintain distance, or circle away from the opponent's power side. [1] Lateral ...

The Retreating Step subfamily covers defensive footwork where the fighter steps directly backward to move out of the opponent's striking range. [1] The retreating step is the simplest defensive footwo...

The Cage-Ring Awareness subfamily covers defensive techniques related to spatial awareness within the fighting area — understanding and controlling one's position relative to the cage walls, ropes, co...

The Footwork Defence family covers all defensive techniques that use foot and body movement to evade attacks, reposition, or create distance from the opponent. [1] Footwork defence is the foundation o...