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The Straight Leg Roundhouse Kick is delivered with the kicking leg kept straight (or nearly straight) throughout the entire circular arc, relying entirely on hip rotation for power rather than the typ...
The Straight Leg Hook Kick is delivered with the kicking leg kept straight (or nearly straight) throughout the entire hooking arc, creating a wider trajectory and longer reach than the standard bent-k...
The high double leg is the classical form of the double leg takedown where the attacker makes contact at the opponent's waist/hip level rather than the knees, maintaining a straight back with hips und...
The Run-The-Pipe Double subfamily executes the double leg with a lateral running motion after securing the legs, driving the opponent sideways rather than straight back. [1] After the initial penetrat...
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 Knee Knot is a leg entanglement position where the attacker's legs create a complex knot-like configuration around the opponent's knee — a controlling position primarily used for kneebar attacks a...
The Stack Pass is a pressure-based guard pass where the passer drives the opponent's legs over their head by walking forward with chest pressure, compressing the guard player's spine until their hips ...
The Standard Inside Crescent Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg in a wide arc from the outside toward the centreline, with the leg relatively straight and the foot contacting the target — ty...
The Spin-Back Back Kick combines a 180-degree spin with a straight back kick, using rotational momentum to increase the power of the heel thrust. [1] The fighter pivots on the lead foot, rotates the b...
The Lunge is the fundamental attacking movement in Western fencing, combining a full arm extension with a powerful forward drive of the body to deliver a thrust across a distance greater than the fenc...
The Sweep Single Leg subfamily attacks the opponent's lead leg with a sweeping motion at knee height, combining a reach for the leg with a lateral sweeping force to collapse the opponent's base. [1] U...
The Standard Spinning Back Kick is executed by pivoting on the lead foot, rotating the body 180 degrees to face away from the opponent, looking over the shoulder to acquire the target, and thrusting t...
The fundamental superman punch executed by lifting the rear knee as if throwing a kick, then driving the rear hand forward as a straight punch while pulling the kicking leg back for counter-momentum.
The Naginata Cut subfamily covers all cutting (slashing) techniques with the naginata, exploiting the weapon's curved blade to deliver sweeping cuts to the opponent's body, legs, and head. [1] Naginat...
The Blast Double subfamily executes the double leg with maximum forward explosive force, driving straight through the opponent rather than lifting or redirecting. [1] The attacker shoots from distance...
The Inward-Tilted Front Kick is a front kick with a trajectory change at the end from outside inward, creating a hybrid between a front kick and a small roundhouse. [1] The kick starts with a regular ...
The Side Step is a quick lateral movement where the fighter steps directly to the side, perpendicular to the line of attack, to evade an incoming strike or takedown. [1] The side step removes the figh...
The Standard Low Base positions the fighter in a wide, low athletic stance with the feet wider than shoulder width, knees bent, hips back, and weight distributed evenly between both legs. [1] The spin...
The Standard Reverse Knee On Belly positions the top fighter facing the opponent's legs with one knee on the abdomen and the posted foot toward the head, providing access to straight ankle locks, toe ...
The Standard Calf Slicer Defence works to extend the leg and remove the knee from the folded position that creates the compression. [1] The defender pushes against the attacker's leg or hip to create ...
The Penetrating Back Kick is the foundational back kick — a straight-line thrust delivered backward using the heel, driving through the target with full hip extension. [1] From fighting stance, the fi...
Mae Geri Kekomi is the Japanese karate term for the thrusting front kick, in which the leg is chambered and then driven forward in a straight penetrating line, striking with the heel or ball of the fo...
The Side Teep is a push kick variation delivered from a sideways stance, using the lead or rear leg to push the opponent away at an angle rather than straight ahead. [1] The side teep combines element...
The Inside Axe Kick subfamily covers axe kicks where the leg is raised by swinging it upward from the inside (medial side) of the opponent's guard and then brought straight down onto the target. [1] T...
Oi Tsuki is the fundamental stepping punch in karate where the practitioner lunges forward with the rear foot stepping to the front while simultaneously delivering a straight punch with the arm on the...
Ankle locks are submissions that attack the ankle joint — primarily by hyperextending the talocrural joint (straight ankle lock) or rotating the subtalar joint (toe hold). [1,3] The straight ankle loc...
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 Standard Back Kick subfamily covers the fundamental back kick execution, where the fighter looks over the shoulder, pivots on the lead foot, and drives the heel of the rear foot straight back into...
The Axe Kick family groups kicking techniques in which the leg is raised high — often above the opponent's head — and then brought straight down onto the target in a chopping motion, using the heel or...
The Ankle Lock Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the straight ankle lock (ashi-gatame), where the attacker hyperextends the ankle joint by controlling the foot against the wrist or forea...
The kneebar is a joint lock that hyperextends the knee by isolating the opponent's leg and using the hips as a fulcrum against the knee joint, similar to how an armbar uses the hips against the elbow....
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 Standard Inside Axe Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg upward along the body's centreline, passing inside the opponent's guard, and then driving the heel straight down onto the opponent'...
The Posture Triangle Escape uses postural alignment to relieve the choking pressure of the triangle by straightening the spine, lifting the trapped shoulder, and creating distance between the defender...
The Esgrima Pass is a half guard passing technique where the passer uses a fencing-like leg threading motion — sliding the shin forward and through the opponent's half guard like a sword being drawn f...
The Standard Bicep Slicer Defence addresses the bicep crush by immediately working to extend the arm or reposition the fulcrum point before compressive pressure damages the muscle tissue. [1] The defe...
The Outside Axe Kick subfamily covers axe kicks where the leg is raised by swinging it upward from the outside (lateral side) of the body in a wide arc before being brought straight down onto the targ...
The Triangle Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the sankaku-jime (triangle choke), where the attacker uses the legs to form a triangle around the defender's head and one arm, creating a s...
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 Heel Hook Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the heel hook, one of the most dangerous submissions in grappling due to its ability to cause catastrophic knee ligament damage with minim...
Ankle locks from prone control (ashi-garami position) are applied when the attacker controls the opponent's leg while both fighters are on the ground, typically with the attacker lying on their back a...
The Short Back Kick is a compact variant of the back kick that uses minimal leg extension to deliver the heel into a target directly behind the practitioner, optimised for very close range situations ...
The Corkscrew Punch adds a sharp, exaggerated fist rotation at the moment of impact — the fist turns from vertical (thumb up) to fully pronated (palm down) during the last 2-3 inches of the punch's tr...
The Standard Z-Guard establishes the Z-guard with the top knee angled across the opponent's midsection and the bottom leg controlling the opponent's leg in half guard, with hands controlling the colla...
The Leg Lock family encompasses all joint lock submissions targeting the hip, knee, or ankle joints of the lower extremity — including heel hooks, kneebars, toe holds, calf slicers, and straight ankle...
Tiip Trong is the straight push kick (teep) in Muay Thai, delivered directly forward to the opponent's midsection or face using the ball of the foot or flat of the foot. [1] It is the most fundamental...
The Standard Spear Sweep executes the fundamental shaft strike by sliding the grip position and swinging the butt end or mid-shaft in a horizontal or diagonal arc to strike the opponent's legs, midsec...
The Standard Twelve-Six Elbow executes the classic vertical downward elbow strike in which the striker raises the arm directly overhead and drives the point of the elbow straight down onto the target....
Uraken Shomen Uchi is a snapping backfist strike delivered to the front (shomen) of the opponent, using the back of the first two knuckles (the dorsal surface of the index and middle finger knuckles) ...
The Penetrating Side Kick is the foundational side kick that drives through the target using the heel or blade of the foot, traveling in a straight line parallel to the floor. [1] Unlike the snapping ...