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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 Pull Counter pulls the head straight back to evade a punch while simultaneously firing a counter straight, using the opponent's forward commitment. [1]
The Krav Maga 360 Defence is a comprehensive blocking system that uses six forearm blocking positions arranged around the body to intercept strikes coming from any angle — above, below, left, right, f...
The spladle is a wrestling pinning combination and submission where the attacker traps and splits the opponent's legs (forcing them toward a split position) while controlling from behind, creating ext...
The Krav Maga Defence family within the Block group covers Krav Maga's blocking and deflection system for defending against unarmed strikes — designed for real-world self-defence where the defender ma...
The Defence Against Choke from Behind uses a plucking motion on the attacker's hands combined with a simultaneous turn and counter-strike. [1]
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...
The Epee Counter-Attack subfamily covers defensive-offensive actions in epee where the fencer responds to an opponent's attack by striking first or simultaneously, exploiting the absence of right-of-w...
Counter striking is the art of using the opponent's attack as an opportunity to land your own strike — exploiting the openings created when an opponent commits to an offensive action, using timing rat...
Absetzen (Setting Aside) is a HEMA longsword counter-technique where the fighter simultaneously parries an incoming cut and delivers a thrust in a single motion. [1] Rather than blocking first and the...
The Outside Defense is a Krav Maga defensive technique where the defender uses the forearm or open hand to deflect an incoming straight attack (punch, knife thrust) by sweeping the arm from inside to ...
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. [...
A rear-hand straight punch timed to land simultaneously or immediately after slipping or parrying an incoming attack, using the opponent's forward momentum against them.
The Kick Catch Parry subfamily covers defensive techniques where the fighter catches an incoming kick by grabbing the kicking leg, simultaneously defending against the strike and trapping the opponent...
The Inside Defence Against Straight Punch is a core Krav Maga defensive technique where the defender uses the palm of the hand to deflect an incoming straight punch from the inside line — the hand mov...
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 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 Kendō Waza subfamily covers the competitive techniques of kendō — the four valid target strikes (men, kote, dō, tsuki), the footwork that delivers them, and the tactical categories of shikake-waza...
The Standard Espada Y Daga Technique executes the core coordination drill where the long weapon delivers a numbered angle strike while the short weapon simultaneously performs a checking, blocking, or...
The Outside Defence Against Straight Punch is the complementary pair to the Inside Defence, deflecting an incoming straight punch from the OUTSIDE line — the hand moves from the defender's centreline ...
The Stick And Dagger (Espada Y Daga) family covers techniques using a long weapon (stick or sword) in the dominant hand and a short weapon (dagger or short stick) in the other hand, which is one of th...
The Zwerchhau (cross cut or thwart cut) is a horizontal cut delivered with the short edge (false edge) by rotating the hands so the hilt rises and the blade travels horizontally across the opponent's ...
The Inside Defense is a Krav Maga technique where the defender deflects an incoming straight attack by sweeping the hand or forearm from outside to inside across the body's centerline. [1] The open pa...
The Limp Arm Finish completes the single leg by deliberately releasing one arm from the leg grip and using it to create an angle change or secondary attack while maintaining control with the remaining...
The Standard Espada Y Daga subfamily covers the fundamental techniques and drills of the sword-and-dagger combination, including the basic guard positions, coordination patterns between the long and s...
The HEMA Counter family encompasses the defensive-offensive techniques of the German longsword tradition — actions that simultaneously defend against an incoming attack and deliver a counter-attack. [...
The Counter Thrust is a defensive-offensive action in rapier fencing where the fencer parries or evades an incoming attack and delivers an immediate thrust in response, embodying the principle of a si...
The Shoulder Roll Defence is a boxing defensive posture where the lead shoulder is raised high to protect the chin, the lead arm hangs low across the body, and the rear hand is held tight against the ...
The Cross Counter is a boxing technique where the fighter simultaneously slips an incoming jab while throwing a rear straight (cross) over the top of the opponent's extended arm. [1] It is one of the ...
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 Epee Attack subfamily covers all offensive thrusting actions in epee, where the fencer extends the arm and advances to land the point on any part of the opponent's body. [1] Epee attacks are uniqu...
The Standard Epee Counter-Attack executes the basic stop hit or time-hit by extending the arm into the path of the attacker, aiming to land the point on the attacker's closest target (typically the ha...
The Angle Off subfamily covers defensive footwork techniques where the fighter steps to the side at an angle rather than retreating straight backward, simultaneously avoiding the attack and creating a...
The Standard Gun Defence Technique executes the fundamental handgun disarm by simultaneously redirecting the muzzle away from the body with one hand while stepping offline, then immediately securing t...
The Standard Quarter Sprawl kicks the attacked leg back and away from the opponent's grip while the opposite leg maintains its position for base. [1] The defender simultaneously drives the hip of the ...
Sabaki is a family of evasive footwork patterns from Japanese martial arts (especially Aikido, Kyokushin karate, and the Ashihara/Enshin lineage) that move the defender off the opponent's attack line ...
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 Riposte is the offensive action delivered immediately after a successful parry, completing the defensive-offensive cycle that is the foundation of fencing tactics — the defender parries the incomi...
The Double Shift Punch is a footwork-punch combination where the boxer switches stance mid-combination by stepping the rear foot forward past the lead foot, allowing power punches from both sides in r...
The Epee family covers all techniques specific to the epee discipline, the heaviest of the three fencing weapons, characterised by the absence of right-of-way rules, a target area covering the entire ...
The Baseball Choke is a gi-based collar choke that uses a distinctive split grip — one hand gripping the collar palm-up and the other palm-down in opposite directions — creating a powerful rotational ...