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Kumade Uchi is a karate open-hand strike that uses the palm and curled fingers in a bear-claw formation. [1] The fingers are bent at the second knuckle joints with the tips pressing firmly into the pa...

The Clinch class encompasses all standing grappling positions where two fighters are in direct body-to-body contact, using grips on the opponent's body, limbs, or clothing to control distance, posture...

The Kung Fu Strike family within the Punch group covers fist-based striking techniques from Chinese martial arts (kung fu/wushu) systems, which have developed an extraordinarily diverse array of punch...

The Kung Fu Defence family covers defensive blocking, deflecting, and intercepting techniques from Chinese martial arts (kung fu/wushu) systems — the most diverse collection of defensive hand techniqu...

The Kuzure Kesa Gatame (modified scarf hold) is the variation of kesa gatame where the controlling fighter underhooks the far arm instead of wrapping around the head, providing different control dynam...

The Kung Fu Strike family within the Open Hand Strike group covers open-handed striking techniques from Chinese martial arts systems — the most diverse collection of open-hand formations and striking ...

Sok Ku is the twin or double elbow strike, delivering both elbows simultaneously or in rapid succession to overwhelm the opponent's defence. [1] Both elbows can strike horizontally from opposite sides...

Silat Stances (kuda-kuda and sikap pasang) are the foundational fighting positions of Pencak Silat, the martial art of the Malay Archipelago. [1] Unlike the upright guards of boxing or karate, Silat s...

The Grip Fighting Clinch group encompasses clinch positions defined by specific hand and clothing grip configurations, particularly those used in gi-based martial arts where gripping the uniform is a ...

The Collar Elbow Clinch is the most fundamental clinch position in wrestling, where one hand grips the back of the opponent's neck or collar (the collar tie) while the other hand controls the opponent...

Neck crank chokes are hybrid submissions that combine cervical spine manipulation with vascular or airway restriction. [4] Unlike pure chokes (which target blood/air) or pure cranks (which target the ...

The headscissors strangle uses both legs wrapped around the opponent's head — typically in a figure-four leg configuration — to compress the carotid arteries and/or restrict breathing. [1,2] The attac...

The Standard Kenka-Yotsu positions two fighters in opposite stances, with each gripping the other's collar and sleeve in a mirror-image configuration. [1] In this position, the lapel grip is relativel...

The standard headscissors strangle from guard is the fundamental leg-based head squeeze where the attacker traps the opponent's head between the thighs from a bottom guard position and squeezes. [1] T...

The turtle collapse headscissors attacks a turtled opponent by collapsing their defensive shell and trapping the head between the attacker's legs. [1] The attacker, positioned behind or to the side of...

The Headlock Control subfamily covers clinch positions where the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's head while controlling the arm on the same side, creating a secured head-and-arm clamp. [1...

The Standard Headlock Control wraps one arm around the opponent's head from the side, securing the head against the attacker's ribcage, while the other arm controls the opponent's near arm to prevent ...

The Collar Tie Snap Down subfamily uses a collar tie grip — one hand behind the opponent's neck — to snap the opponent's posture down, driving their head toward the mat and creating a takedown opportu...

The side headscissors applies the leg-based head squeeze from side control, where the attacker is positioned perpendicular to the supine opponent. [1] The attacker captures the opponent's head between...

The north-south headscissors applies the leg-based head squeeze from the north-south position, where the attacker is positioned head-to-head above the supine opponent. [1] The attacker captures the op...

The headscissors from turtle is applied against an opponent in the turtle position by threading the legs around the opponent's head from the front or side, then squeezing the thighs together to compre...

The Kesa Gatame subfamily covers the scarf hold variation of side control, where the controlling fighter wraps one arm around the opponent's head and the other controls the near arm, with the hips tur...

The rear neck crank from back without hooks is a cervical-spine submission applied from a partial back position — chest-to-back contact established, but no hooks or body triangle. [1] Rather than rely...

The Phoenix Eye Fist is a Chinese martial arts striking technique where the index finger knuckle is extended beyond the other knuckles to form a single protruding point, creating a concentrated striki...

The Standard Cross-Sleeve Grip reaches across to grip the opponent's far sleeve at the wrist or forearm level, securing the fabric with a firm pull to control the distant arm. [1] The diagonal angle o...

The Cross-Sleeve Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker reaches across to grip the opponent's far sleeve, controlling the distant arm at an angle that is mechanically disadvantageous for t...

The Standard Cross-Collar Grip reaches the attacking hand across the opponent's chest to grip the far lapel or collar, typically at shoulder height. [1] The grip is secured with a deep thumb-inside or...

The Cross-Collar Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker reaches across the opponent's body to grip the far side of the collar or lapel, creating a cross-body connection that generates stro...

The Tiger Claw Strike is a Chinese martial arts open-hand technique where the fingers are spread wide and curved like a tiger's claws, striking the opponent's face, throat, or body with the fingertips...

The Jiu-Claw is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu submission from rubber guard where the attacker grips the opponent's face with an open-hand claw grip while the legs control posture, creating a combination fac...

The Front Belt Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker grips the opponent's belt from the front, reaching around or over the body to secure the belt at the front of the waist. [1] The front...

The clinch encompasses all standing grappling techniques performed at close range where both fighters have gripping contact — the critical transitional zone between striking distance and the ground. [...

The Rear Waist Lock subfamily positions the locked grip around the opponent's waist from behind, with the attacker's chest against the opponent's lower back. [1] The rear waist lock is the standard co...

The Front Waist Lock subfamily positions the locked grip around the opponent's waist from the front, with the attacker's head typically driven into the opponent's midsection or chest. [1] The front wa...

The Side Body Lock subfamily covers positions where the attacker locks the grip around the opponent's torso from a lateral position, with the attacker's hip against the opponent's hip. [1] The side bo...

The Elbow Strike family encompasses elbow techniques that do not fit neatly into the specific trajectory-based families (Horizontal, Downward, Uppercut, Spinning, Reverse) but are practiced as general...

The Front Body Lock subfamily covers positions where the attacker locks the grip around the opponent's torso from a front-facing position, with both fighters' chests facing each other. [1] The front b...

The Drop Front Kick is a front kick delivered while the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground, creating an unexpected low-angle attack that bypasses standing defences by striki...

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...

The Standard Front Headlock subfamily covers the basic front headlock position where the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's neck from the front while the other hand controls the opponent's n...

The Horse Stance (kiba-dachi in Japanese, ma bu in Chinese) is a wide low-stance position with both feet pointing forward, knees deeply bent, and weight distributed equally between both legs — as if s...

The Drop Side Kick is a sacrifice technique where the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground while simultaneously thrusting a side kick at a low or mid-level target, creating an...

The Posture Defence subfamily covers choke defensive techniques that use body positioning and postural alignment to prevent the opponent from applying choking pressure. [1] Posture defence addresses t...

The Neck Lock family covers joint lock submissions that target the cervical spine through cranking, twisting, or compressing the neck beyond its normal range of motion — among the most dangerous and c...

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 Posture Break subfamily covers grip breaking techniques that deny or break the opponent's grips by using postural changes — standing up, posturing the spine upright, or changing the angle of the b...

Standard Grip Fighting for armlock defence involves clasping both hands together in a Gable grip, S-grip, or figure-four configuration to prevent the opponent from isolating and straightening the targ...

The Standard Posture Break strips the opponent's grips by extending the spine upright, pushing the hips forward, and driving the chest up, using the entire body's postural strength to overcome the opp...

The Crane Beak Strike bunches all five fingertips together into a single pointed formation — like the beak of a crane — and drives this concentrated point into vulnerable anatomical targets such as th...

The Foot Sweep group covers throwing techniques where the thrower uses their foot or leg to sweep, reap, hook, or trip the opponent's supporting leg, causing them to lose balance and fall — the most t...