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A hybrid punch between a hook and an uppercut, traveling in a 45-degree upward arc and landing with the palm facing partially upward, effective at close range.
A compact hook thrown with a sharply bent elbow at less than 90 degrees, effective at close range and inside fighting with reduced telegraphing.
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 Small Heel Back Hook Kick is a short-range hook kick striking with the heel in a tight arc, optimised for close-quarters fighting. [1] The compact motion and hard heel striking surface make it eff...
A short, powerful punch delivered in a horizontal or semi-circular arc with the elbow bent at approximately 90 degrees, targeting the head or body from the side.
The MMA Clinch family covers clinch techniques adapted specifically for mixed martial arts competition, integrating striking (dirty boxing), takedown attempts, and cage work into a unified clinch syst...
A hook thrown with the lead hand, pivoting on the lead foot and rotating the torso to generate power through a short horizontal arc.
The Movement Defence family covers body movement techniques that avoid strikes through head movement, torso displacement, and body angles rather than blocking — the most sophisticated and energy-effic...
The Polearm group encompasses all fighting techniques using long-shafted weapons — typically ranging from five to twelve feet in length — that combine reach advantage with the leverage provided by a l...
The Close Range subfamily covers the fighting distance where fighters are within arm's reach and clinch engagement is imminent or active. [1] Close range is the distance where hooks, uppercuts, elbows...
Standard Ko Uchi Gari executes the classical minor inner reap where the thrower hooks or sweeps the opponent's near foot from the inside with a quick reaping action of the sole, pulling the foot out f...
Ko Uchi Gari (minor inner reap) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower reaps the opponent's near leg from the inside, using a small, quick hooking or sweeping action against the inner ankl...
The Knife Cut subfamily covers all cutting and slashing actions performed with a knife, as distinct from thrusting techniques. [1] Knife cuts employ the edge of the blade in sweeping, arcing, or hooki...
The Small Roundhouse Kick is a tight, compact variant of the roundhouse kick that uses a shortened circular arc and minimal hip rotation, optimised for close range where a full roundhouse kick would b...
The Boxing Counter family covers counter-punching techniques specific to Western boxing — the highest expression of pugilistic skill, where the defender exploits the openings created by an opponent's ...
The Reverse Grip (also called icepick grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the little-finger side of the fist, point downward. [1] This grip excels at close-range downward stabs, hookin...
Back control chokes are submission techniques applied when the attacker has secured a position behind the opponent, typically with hooks (legs wrapped around the torso) or a body triangle for control....