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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...

Yoko Otoshi, the side drop, is a sacrifice throw in which tori drops to one side while extending a leg in front of uke's advance, using a strong lateral pull to bring uke crashing down over tori's out...

Standard Yoko Otoshi is the classical side drop in which tori steps to one side, drops their body to the ground with one leg extended across uke's path, and executes a powerful lateral pull with both ...

Side Sacrifice, or Yoko Sutemi Waza, is the family of sacrifice throws in which tori falls to their side to execute the technique, using lateral body drop and rotational momentum to throw uke. [1,2] U...

The lateral drop (Polish throw) is a sacrifice throw from clinch position where the attacker drops laterally, pulling the opponent over their body to land on their back. [1] A staple technique of Grec...

Lateral Drop is a family of wrestling throws in which the attacker secures an upper-body clinch — typically a body lock or over-under position — and falls laterally to one side while arching to lift a...

The Lateral Drop is a powerful sacrifice throw where the thrower drives sideways into the opponent, lifting them off their feet and dropping them directly to the mat on their side — one of the most hi...

Standard Lateral Drop Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures an over-under clinch, steps to one side to create an angle, drops their hips while simultaneously arching backwa...

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 Side Sacrifice (Yoko Sutemi Waza) family covers sacrifice throws where the thrower falls to their side while executing the throw — one of two sacrifice throw sub-categories in judo (alongside ma s...

Standard Lateral Drop is the core execution of the lateral drop throw, performed from an over-under or body-lock clinch position. [1,2] The attacker secures the clinch, shifts their hips to one side, ...

Yoko Gake is a side sacrifice throw where the attacker hooks the opponent's ankle with their foot while falling sideways, dragging the opponent down with them. [1] The attacker steps to the side, hook...

Tani Otoshi, the valley drop, is a side sacrifice throw in which tori drops to the ground beside uke while sweeping or blocking uke's legs from behind, causing uke to fall backward over tori's body in...

The Von Flue Counter is a guillotine escape that converts the defender's position into a counter-submission by passing to side control while the attacker maintains the guillotine grip, then applying s...

Uki Waza is a side sacrifice throw where the attacker drops to the side while pulling the opponent over their body in a floating motion. [1] The attacker falls to their side, extending one leg across ...

Standard Uki Otoshi executes the classical floating drop where the thrower steps to the side, drops to one knee, and pulls the opponent forward and downward with both hands to project them over and pa...

Yoko Guruma, the side wheel, is a sacrifice throw in which tori drops to their side in front of uke, wraps one arm around uke's waist or hip, and uses a wheeling motion to rotate uke laterally over to...

Reverse Tai Otoshi is a variation in which the thrower executes the body drop in the opposite direction from the classical form, reversing the rotation and leg placement to throw the opponent to the o...

Yoko Wakare, the side separation throw, is a sacrifice technique in which tori drops to one side while maintaining a strong grip on uke, using the sudden separation of tori's body from the standing po...

Standard Yoko Guruma is the conventional side wheel throw in which tori secures a grip around uke's waist, drops to one side while maintaining tight body contact, and uses the rolling momentum to whee...

Standard Yoko Wakare is the textbook side separation throw in which tori grips uke conventionally, steps to one side, and drops their body laterally to the mat while pulling uke strongly in the same d...

The Opposite-Side Grip (Kenka-Yotsu) subfamily covers the gripping configuration where the two fighters hold opposite-sided stances — one fights right-handed and the other left-handed — creating a mir...

A head-and-arm choke applied from the north-south position. The attacker traps one of the opponent’s arms across their neck, drops the near-side shoulder beside the head, and sprawls chest and hips to...

A head-and-arm choke applied from the north-south position. The attacker traps one of the opponent’s arms across their neck, drops the near-side shoulder beside the head, and sprawls chest and hips to...

The Standard Kani Basami executes the fundamental crab scissors where the attacker drops to the mat beside the opponent, extends one leg behind the opponent's ankles and the other in front of the oppo...

The Standard Leg Drag Pass is the classic execution of the leg drag — gripping one pant leg at the knee, pulling it across the opponent's body, pinning it at the far hip with the dropping hip, and adv...

Standard Sumi Otoshi executes the classical corner drop where the thrower steps to the side, pulls the opponent diagonally to the rear corner with both hands, and drops the opponent to the mat through...

The Standard Turtle To Half Guard executes the transition by sitting the hips to one side, threading the inside leg between the opponent's legs to hook one leg, and establishing half guard with an imm...

Obi Otoshi is a judo hand technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's belt, lifts them, and drops them to the ground. [1] The attacker secures a deep grip on the opponent's belt with both hands,...

The north-south choke is a strangulation applied from the north-south position (kami-shiho-gatame orientation), where the attacker lies chest-to-chest on top of the opponent but facing the opposite di...

The Standard Sok Ngat executes the classical Thai uppercut elbow, where the fighter drops the striking arm to the side, bends the knees slightly, and then drives upward through the legs and hips to la...

The north-south choke from the north-south position is applied by wrapping one arm around the opponent's neck while the attacker's body lies perpendicular on top, facing the opposite direction. [1] Th...

The Coupé (cutover) passes the point over the opponent's blade by lifting the hand and dropping the point on the other side, changing the line of attack from above rather than below. [1] It is the cou...

Standard Tani Otoshi is the classical valley drop in which tori, from a standard gripping position, slides to one side, extends one leg behind uke's legs to form a barrier, and drops their body weight...

Safe Haven is a 10th Planet back escape from seatbelt grip control where the defender pops their shoulder out of the upper body control and slides to the underhook side (not the overhook side, which m...

The Downward Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick that travels in a high-to-low descending arc, striking the target from above. [1] The leg chambers high and the shin or instep drops downward onto the...

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 Standard Duck Under Technique executes the fundamental duck under where the attacker, from a clinch or tie-up position, pushes the opponent's near arm upward, drops the level by bending the knees,...

The Standard Bob And Weave executes the fundamental bob-and-weave where the fighter drops the level by bending the knees (not the waist), ducking below the incoming hook or overhand, then weaves later...

The Standard Granby Roll executes the fundamental shoulder roll escape from turtle by tucking the chin, dropping the shoulder, and rolling over the shoulder and back to emerge facing the opponent in a...

The Disengage is the most fundamental indirect attack in Western fencing — a blade movement that passes the point under the opponent's blade to change the line of attack from one side to the other, de...

The Bob And Weave subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter bends at the knees and waist to drop below an incoming horizontal strike (the bob), then moves laterally while rising back ...

The Bread Cutter Choke is a gi-based submission applied from side control where the attacker reaches across the opponent's neck to grip the far collar, then drives the blade edge of the forearm across...

A flexion wrist lock involves forcing the hand downward toward the inner forearm (palmar flexion), applying pressure on the radiocarpal joint. Causes intense pain and injury risk.

The Flank Cut delivers a cutting attack to the side of the opponent's torso, targeting the area below the arm on either the left or right flank. [1] The flank cut requires an upward or lateral blade t...

Kani Basami (crab scissors) is a scissor takedown subfamily where the attacker jumps or drops beside the opponent and scissors their legs around the opponent's legs — one leg sweeping forward at the k...

The Septime Parry (7th parry) defends the low inside line by dropping the blade downward and to the inside, with the point lower than the hand and the blade angled to deflect attacks directed at the l...

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 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 Outside Low Single attacks the opponent's far leg from an outside angle, reaching across the body to capture the far ankle from the outside. [1] This genus requires the attacker to create an angle...