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The Spinal Twist Defence subfamily covers defences against submissions that apply rotational force to the thoracic or lumbar spine, such as the twister, banana split, and similar techniques that rotat...

The Neck Crank Defence subfamily covers defences against submissions that apply rotational or lateral bending force to the cervical spine, including can openers, neck crank variations, and face locks....

The Standard Heel Hook Escape executes the primary defence by counter-rotating the body in the direction of the heel hook's rotation to relieve the twisting force on the knee, then clearing the knee p...

The Standard Hitchhiker Escape executes the fundamental hitchhiker defence by rotating the trapped arm thumb-upward while simultaneously turning the body toward the trapped arm, sliding toward the att...

The Hip Pressure Defence subfamily covers leg lock defence techniques where the defender drives their hips toward the opponent, reducing the space needed for the submission's rotational or extension m...

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. [...

The Hitchhiker Defence subfamily covers the armbar escape technique where the defender rotates in the direction of the thumb (like a hitchhiking motion), turning the body to relieve the hyperextension...

The Crossface Defence family covers takedown defence techniques where the defender drives a forearm across the attacker's face during a takedown attempt, using the crossface to turn the attacker's hea...

The Standard Shoulder Roll executes the fundamental shoulder roll defence by raising the lead shoulder to chin height and rotating the torso away from the incoming punch, allowing the strike to deflec...

The Armlock Defence family covers all defensive techniques used to prevent or escape from arm-based joint locks including armbars, kimuras, americanas, and wrist locks. [1] Armlock defence operates on...

Shotei Chudan Uke (Middle Palm Heel Block) is a Kyokushin Karate palm heel block to the midsection, using the base of the palm to redirect incoming attacks. [1] Mas Oyama taught that every block must ...

Shuto Chudan Uke (Middle Knife-Hand Block) is a Kyokushin Karate knife-hand block to the midsection, deflecting punches and strikes with the blade of the hand. [1] Mas Oyama taught that every block mu...

Shuto Gedan Barai (Lower Knife-Hand Sweep) is a Kyokushin Karate knife-hand sweeping block to the lower level. [1] Mas Oyama taught that every block must also be an attack — the blocking motion itself...

Shuto Jodan Uke (Upper Knife-Hand Block) is a Kyokushin Karate knife-hand rising block using the outer edge of the hand to deflect high attacks. [1] Mas Oyama taught that every block must also be an a...

The Hip Movement Defence family covers ground-based defensive techniques that use hip displacement and rotation to create space, recover guard position, or prevent the opponent from establishing domin...

The crossface face crank from crucifix uses the crossface forearm to drive across the opponent's face while the crucifix position traps both arms, preventing any defensive action. [1] The attacker con...

The Leglock Defence family covers all defensive techniques against leg-based submissions including heel hooks, kneebars, toe holds, and ankle locks. [1] Leglock defence has become one of the most crit...

Standard Spinal Twist Defence works to keep the shoulders and hips aligned, preventing the opponent from creating the rotational separation needed for spinal twist submissions. [1] The defender focuse...

The Crank-Twist Defence family covers defensive techniques against spinal manipulation submissions including neck cranks, can openers, twisters, and spinal locks. [1] Crank defence focuses on preventi...

The Standard Kneebar Escape executes the fundamental defence by bending the trapped knee as forcefully as possible to prevent the hyperextension, then rotating the hip to change the angle and extract ...

The Standard Ankle Lock Escape executes the fundamental defence by pulling the foot free from the attacker's grip through a combination of straightening the leg and rotating the foot. [1] The defender...

Standard Hip Pressure defence drives the hips forward toward the opponent's body, closing the space between the hip and the opponent's grips on the leg. [1] The defender pushes the hip of the attacked...

The Standard Single Leg From Cage executes the fundamental cage-wall single leg where the attacker captures one leg from the clinch, typically by dropping the near arm to scoop behind the opponent's k...

Standard Neck Crank Defence involves immediately aligning the spine by tucking the chin and turning the body to face the same direction as the force being applied, reducing the rotational angle on the...

The Standard Hitchhiker executes the armbar escape by pointing the thumb of the trapped arm upward (the hitchhiker position), then rotating the entire body in the direction the thumb is pointing. [1] ...

The Slip subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter rotates the upper body laterally to move the head off the centreline, allowing a straight punch to pass over the shoulder. [1] Slipp...

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 Side Body Lock Takedown family covers takedowns executed from a lateral body lock position where the attacker is positioned to the side of the opponent with arms locked around the torso. [1] The s...

The Takedown group covers all fundamental techniques for bringing an opponent from a standing position to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position — the essential bridge...

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 Shoulder Roll (Philly Shell) subfamily covers the defensive stance and technique where the fighter turns the lead shoulder upward to deflect punches off the shoulder while simultaneously rolling t...

The Head Movement family covers defensive techniques where the fighter moves the head and upper body to evade strikes while the feet remain relatively stationary, using trunk flexion, rotation, and la...

Kote Gaeshi (小手返し, "wrist turn-out") is an outward-rotating wrist technique in which the practitioner turns the opponent's hand outward — combining forearm supination with wrist flexion — to load the ...

The Standard Whizzer Kimura transitions from the overhook position by reaching the free hand across to grab the opponent's wrist on the overhook side, then locking the figure-four grip by connecting t...

The Standard Overhook Counter hooks the arm over the opponent's attacking arm at shoulder depth, drives the hip forward on the overhook side, and uses the combined arm-and-hip pressure to redirect the...

The Standard Knife Disarm is a technique that intercepts an incoming knife attack, controls the weapon arm through a joint lock or wrist manipulation, and strips the knife from the attacker's grip. [1...

The Standard Re-Pummel executes the fundamental pummelling action by swimming the arm inside the opponent's underhook, driving the elbow down and the hand up through the gap between the opponent's arm...

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 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...

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 Inside Slip moves the head to the inside of the incoming punch (toward the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the outside shoulder. [1] The inside slip is more ag...

The Outside Slip moves the head to the outside of the incoming punch (away from the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the inside shoulder. [1] The outside slip is th...

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 Takedown class encompasses all techniques designed to bring a standing opponent to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position. [1] Takedowns are distinguished from thr...