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Ōji Waza (counter techniques) are defensive-offensive tactics in kendō where the defender responds to the opponent's attack with a parry, block, or evasion followed by an immediate counter-strike, inc...
Modified Kata Guruma encompasses variations of the shoulder wheel that use alternative grips, entries, or body positions to achieve the cross-shoulder loading without the traditional leg grip. [1] The...
The Lift Kick is a short-range upward scooping kick delivered with minimal or no chambering, targeting the groin with a fast upward arc of the foot from the ground. [1] Unlike a standard front kick th...
The Gun Defence family covers defensive techniques against firearm threats, including disarms and redirections at close range. [1] Gun defence is the most extreme self-defence scenario and should only...
The Standard Rear Headbutt Technique is executed by dropping the chin toward the chest, then explosively snapping the head backward to strike the opponent's face with the hard occipital bone. [1] The ...
The Phantom Groin Kick is a deceptive front kick that deliberately mimics a groin strike during its initial trajectory, triggering the opponent's involuntary hands-down protective reflex, at which poi...
Seiken Gedan Barai (commonly called Gedan Barai or Low Block) is the fundamental downward sweeping block in traditional karate, deflecting attacks directed at the lower body — low punches, front kicks...
The Foot Stomp is a close-range stomping strike delivered onto the top of the opponent's foot, typically executed from the clinch position against the cage in MMA, used to create pain, disrupt the opp...
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 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...
The Standard Tantō Technique genus encompasses the fundamental offensive and defensive actions with the tantō — the direct thrust (tsuki), the slash (kiri), and the defensive response (tantō-dori). [1...
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 Single Stick (Solo Baston) family covers all techniques using a single rattan stick, which is the core weapon and primary training tool of Filipino martial arts. [1] Solo baston is the foundation ...
The Downward Back Kick drives the heel downward and backward at approximately 30-45° below horizontal, targeting the opponent's knee joint, shin, or instep (top of the foot) from behind — a stomping b...
The Boxing Defence family covers the blocking and guard techniques specific to Western boxing — the most refined system of hand-based defence in combat sports, developed through over 150 years of prof...
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 ...
The Fundamental Side Control family covers the core side control variations and techniques for maintaining chest-to-chest control, attacking with submissions, and transitioning to more dominant positi...
The Karate Block family covers traditional karate blocking techniques (uke waza, 受け技) — the formalised defensive system of Japanese and Okinawan karate that uses powerful, decisive arm movements to in...
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...