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Tettsui Komekami Uchi (Hammer Fist Temple Strike) is a Kyokushin Karate hammer fist strike targeting the temple (komekami). [1] Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, demonstrated this as a fundament...
The Standard Side Headbutt Technique is executed by snapping the head laterally and driving the parietal bone into the opponent's temple, jaw, or facial structure from a side-on position. [1] The stri...
A lead hook targeting the opponent's jaw, temple, or ear, thrown at head height with the fist traveling parallel to the ground.
The Angle Two Strike is a backhand diagonal downward strike targeting the opponent's right temple (from the attacker's perspective), travelling from the attacker's left shoulder to the opponent's righ...
The Angle Strike subfamily covers the numbered angles of attack that form the fundamental offensive framework of Filipino martial arts, with each angle representing a specific trajectory and target. [...
Seiken Jodan Tsuki is the fundamental upper-level straight punch in traditional karate, delivering the fore-fist (seiken — the front two knuckles of the index and middle fingers) to the opponent's fac...
The Angle One Strike is a forehand diagonal downward strike targeting the opponent's left temple (from the attacker's perspective), travelling from the attacker's right shoulder to the opponent's left...
Sok Tad (the Horizontal Elbow) is the second foundational elbow strike in Muay Thai's classical 24-elbow system (Cherng Sok 24 Cherng), delivered in a sweeping horizontal arc parallel to the ground, t...
The Standard Cross-Arm Cover crosses both forearms in front of the face with the hands touching opposite shoulders or ears, creating a lattice of bone and muscle that protects the chin, nose, and temp...
The High Guard Cover subfamily positions both hands high beside the head with the elbows tucked tight, creating a protective frame around the head and face that absorbs and deflects incoming strikes. ...
The Standard High Guard positions both fists beside the chin and temples, elbows tucked against the ribcage, with the forearms creating vertical shields on either side of the face. [1] The guard is he...
The Standard Shell covers the head by placing both hands over the ears and temples, tucking the chin to the chest, and bringing the elbows together in front of the face, creating a compact protective ...
The Chopping Elbow subfamily covers downward elbow strikes delivered on a steep diagonal angle, resembling the motion of a hatchet or cleaver cutting downward and across. [1] Unlike a straight vertica...
Sok Sap is the Thai terminology for the chopping elbow, a diagonal downward elbow strike that cuts across the opponent's face or head along an angled trajectory. [1] The technique is executed by raisi...
The Horizontal Elbow family encompasses all elbow strikes delivered along a horizontal or near-horizontal plane, swinging the elbow laterally across the body in a motion analogous to a hook punch but ...
The Standard Horizontal Elbow subfamily covers the fundamental horizontal elbow strike thrown with maximum hip rotation for blunt concussive impact, targeting the temple, jaw, or orbital region. [1] U...
The Standard Horizontal Elbow Strike is the textbook execution of the horizontal elbow, where the fighter pivots on the lead foot, rotates the hips and shoulders, and drives the point of the elbow lat...
The Standard Sok Klap is the fundamental execution of the spinning back elbow, where the fighter initiates a sharp pivot on the lead foot, rotates the torso 180 degrees, and drives the rear elbow into...
The Side Headbutt family covers headbutt strikes delivered laterally, where the striker drives the temporal or parietal region of the skull sideways into an opponent positioned beside them. [1] Side h...
The Standard Side Headbutt subfamily describes the basic lateral headbutt, executed by driving the side of the skull into the temple or face of an opponent positioned to the striker's side. [1] The te...
The Inside Crescent Kick subfamily covers crescent kicks that travel from the outside to the inside in a sweeping arc, with the kicking leg crossing the body's centreline as it strikes. [1] The inside...
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 Outside Crescent Kick subfamily covers crescent kicks that travel from the inside to the outside in a sweeping arc, with the kicking leg swinging away from the body's centreline as it strikes. [1]...
The Standard Hook Kick subfamily covers the basic hook kick where the kicker extends the leg as if throwing a side kick, then hooks the foot back to strike the target with the heel as the leg retracts...
The Standard Hook Kick Technique is executed by chambering the knee, extending the leg past the target as if delivering a side kick, then sharply bending the knee and pulling the heel back to contact ...
The Head Kick subfamily covers roundhouse kicks aimed above the shoulders, targeting the opponent's jaw, temple, or neck — areas where impact produces the highest probability of knockout due to the ro...
The Question Mark Kick is a deceptive head kick that begins with the trajectory of a body kick or front kick before curving upward at the last moment to strike the opponent's jaw or temple, tracing a ...
The Standard High Kick is the fundamental roundhouse kick delivered to head height, where the kicker rotates the hips and drives the shin or instep into the opponent's temple, jaw, or neck. [1] The te...
The Spinning Hook Kick is a rotational kick where the fighter spins 180 degrees or more and delivers a hooking kick to the opponent's head, striking with the heel as the leg retracts through a curved ...
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) ...
A hammer fist swung in a horizontal or lateral arc, using the bottom of the fist to strike the temple or side of the head in a sweeping motion.
A knife hand strike using the inner edge (thumb side) of the open hand, the reverse of shuto uchi, targeting the temple or jaw in an inward chopping motion.
The fundamental ridge hand strike using the inner edge of the hand near the base of the index finger, swinging inward to strike the temple, jaw, or neck.
A knife hand strike using the outer edge (pinky side) of the open hand, delivered in a chopping motion targeting the neck, collarbone, or temple.
The fundamental outside knife hand strike swinging the outer edge of the hand in a chopping arc to strike the side of the neck, carotid artery area, or temple.
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...
Koken Uchi is a strike using the top of the bent wrist (koken/kakuto) — the wrist is bent sharply backward and the bony top of the wrist joint is driven into the target. [1] This unusual striking surf...
Washide Uchi is a karate open-hand strike where all five fingertips are brought together into a single point, forming a shape resembling an eagle's beak or a bird's beak. [1] The tips of all five fing...
A strike delivered with the inner edge of the hand (thumb side), swinging the hand inward in a horizontal arc to target the temple, jaw, or neck.
The fundamental ridge hand strike swinging the inner edge of the open hand in a wide horizontal arc, targeting the temple or side of the head with centrifugal force.
Uraken Ganmen Uchi is a back-fist strike targeting the face — the back of the fist whips outward in a snapping horizontal arc to the opponent's nose, temple, or jaw. [1] The striking motion uses the w...
Ippon Ken is a single-knuckle fist strike where the middle finger's knuckle protrudes from the fist to create a concentrated point of impact. [1] The fist is formed by extending the middle finger's se...
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 headscissors strangle uses both legs clamped around the opponent's head (without trapping an arm) to create bilateral compression on both sides of the neck. [1,2] Unlike the triangle choke, which ...
The Sojutsu (Spear) family covers Japanese spear fighting techniques using the yari, a straight-bladed spear that became the dominant battlefield weapon of the Sengoku period (1467-1615), surpassing t...
Ochs (the ox) is a high guard that positions the longsword beside the head with the point aimed at the opponent's face or upper chest, hilt at temple height. [1] Ochs threatens an immediate thrust to ...
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 ...
Noogie Control uses the knuckles pressed into the opponent's temple or forehead from guard to create discomfort and force posture changes that open submissions. [1] Eddie Bravo developed this as an MM...
The Horizontal Draw Cut (nukitsuke) is the standard opening action of iaidō: from seiza or standing, the right hand draws the blade while the left hand pulls the saya rearward (sayabiki), and the blad...
The Grinding Elbow from Half Guard is a short-range elbow strike delivered while in the top half guard position, grinding the point of the elbow into the opponent's face or temple. [1]