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Radial deviation wrist locks bend the wrist laterally toward the thumb side (radial side), stressing the ulnar collateral ligament and the ulnar-side

The Rapier family covers the combat techniques of the rapier, the long, slender, thrusting-oriented sword that dominated European civilian swordsmansh

The Rapier Cut subfamily covers the cutting actions of rapier fencing, which, though secondary to thrusting, were an important component of the rapier

The Rapier Guard subfamily covers the four primary guard positions of Italian rapier fencing — Prima, Seconda, Terza, and Quarta — each named for the

The Rapier Thrust subfamily covers the thrusting techniques that form the core offensive repertoire of rapier fencing, the rapier being designed prima

The rat guard is a closed guard system where the guard player breaks the opponent's posture, secures a necktie and tricep grip, then swings an arm to

The Reaping Heel Hook covers heel hook attacks applied with a 'reaping' leg configuration — where the attacker's outside leg crosses over the opponent

The Rear Belt Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker grips the opponent's belt from behind, reaching around the body to secure the belt at

The Rear Body Lock subfamily covers positions where the attacker locks the grip around the opponent's torso from behind, with the attacker's chest aga

The Rear Body Lock Takedown family encompasses all takedowns executed from behind the opponent with a locked grip around the torso. [1] Rear body lock

The rear choke subfamily encompasses all no-gi strangles applied from behind the opponent without using collar or lapel grips. [1,2] The rear naked ch

The Rear Headbutt family covers headbutt strikes directed backward, where the striker drives the back of the skull (the occipital bone) into the face

A hook thrown with the rear hand, requiring greater hip rotation and weight transfer to generate power through a longer arc from the rear position.

The Rear Leg Drop Roundhouse Kick is a drop roundhouse specifically initiated from the rear leg, combining the greater power of a rear-leg kick with t

The Rear Lift subfamily covers takedowns where the attacker elevates the opponent from behind using a body lock, lifting them off the mat before bring

The Rear Mount family covers the fully established back control positions where the controlling fighter has both hooks or a body triangle secured from

The Rear Mount Escape family covers all techniques for escaping back control when the opponent has established hooks (feet inside the defender's thigh

The rear neck crank from back without hooks is a cervical-spine submission applied from a partial back position — chest-to-back contact established, b

The Rear Neck Crank From Back Without Hooks is a neck crank submission applied from a back-control position where the attacker does not have hooks (fe

The rear neck crank from body triangle uses the stable body triangle back control to anchor the opponent's torso while the attacker grips under the ch

Rear Sacrifice, or Ma Sutemi Waza, is the family of sacrifice throws in which tori falls directly backward to execute the technique. [1] The thrower p

The rear triangle applies the triangle choke from back control by locking the legs in a figure-four around the opponent's neck and one arm from behind

An uppercut thrown with the rear hand, generating greater power through full hip rotation and weight transfer while driving upward from the back leg.

The Rear Waist Lock subfamily positions the locked grip around the opponent's waist from behind, with the attacker's chest against the opponent's lowe

The Reclined Butterfly Guard subfamily covers the butterfly guard variation where the guard player leans back at an angle rather than sitting fully up

The Referee Position family covers the specific turtle-like starting position used in wrestling, where one fighter starts on hands and knees and the o

The Reguard family covers defensive techniques specifically focused on recovering a full or half guard position after it has been compromised or parti

The Remise is a renewal of the attack in the same line without withdrawing the arm, delivered when the opponent's parry or riposte is late or fails. [

The Re-Pummel subfamily covers the technique of swimming the arm back inside after the opponent has secured an underhook, re-establishing inside posit

A jab thrown while stepping backward, used to maintain distance, score points, and discourage opponents from pursuing aggressively.

The Retreating Step subfamily covers defensive footwork where the fighter steps directly backward to move out of the opponent's striking range. [1] Th

The Reverse Butterfly Sweep is a butterfly guard sweep that reverses the typical sweeping direction — instead of sweeping the opponent to the side wit

The Reverse De La Riva positions the guard player with the DLR hook wrapped around the opponent's lead leg from the inside rather than the outside, wi

The Reverse Elbow family covers elbow strikes directed rearward, where the striker drives the elbow backward into an opponent positioned behind or to

The Reverse Front Strike (Bandae Ap Taerigi) is a Taekwon-Do striking technique where the rear hand delivers a strike to the front of the opponent, us

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

The reverse guillotine applies a front headlock choke with the attacker facing the opposite direction from a standard guillotine — wrapping the arm ar

The reverse guillotine from front headlock is applied by wrapping the arm around the opponent's neck from the front but with the choking forearm posit

The reverse guillotine from front headlock with elbow-pin finish uses the opposite arm orientation compared to a standard guillotine, with the finishi

The reverse guillotine from front headlock with overhook assist adds an overhook (whizzer) grip on the opponent's arm to supplement the strangling pre

The reverse guillotine from sprawl spin-behind is applied during a transition where the attacker sprawls to defend a takedown, then spins behind the o

The reverse guillotine from sprawl spin-behind with elbow pin applies the reverse neck wrap after the attacker sprawls on a takedown and spins to a pe

The reverse headscissors from guard applies the head squeeze with the attacker's legs oriented in the opposite direction compared to the standard vers

The Reverse Kesa Gatame positions the controlling fighter facing the opponent's legs rather than the head, with the arm wrapping around the opponent's

The Reverse Knee On Belly subfamily covers the variation where the top fighter faces the opponent's legs rather than their head, placing the knee on t

The Reverse Roll Sweep uses a backward rolling motion from sit-up guard to take the opponent over, using momentum rather than strength. [1]

Reverse Sinawali (also called Earth or Abaniko Sinawali in some systems) reverses the standard weaving pattern so that the sticks travel from outside

Reverse Tai Otoshi is a variation in which the thrower executes the body drop in the opposite direction from the classical form, reversing the rotatio

The reverse triangle from side control locks the triangle choke in reverse orientation — the attacker's legs wrap around the opponent's head and arm f

Reverse-wrap front chokes apply choking pressure from the front headlock using a reverse grip configuration — the choking arm wraps in the opposite di

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 Right-Right Ai-Yotsu positions both fighters in right-handed stance, with each gripping left hand on the collar and right hand on the sleeve in a

The Riposte is the offensive action delivered immediately after a successful parry, completing the defensive-offensive cycle that is the foundation of

The Rising Draw Cut is an iaidō nukitsuke variant in which the blade is drawn upward in a rising arc rather than horizontally, cutting from the oppone

The Rising Elbow subfamily covers uppercut-trajectory elbow strikes that travel upward from a low starting position to target the chin, jaw, or unders

The RNC Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the rear naked choke (hadaka-jime), the most dangerous and highest-finishing submission in gra

The RNC-Grip Extension is a neck crank finishing variation where the attacker uses a rear-naked-choke-style grip configuration but extends the neck ba

The RNC Hand Fighting Escape uses active hand control to prevent the attacker from securing the rear naked choke grip while working toward positional

The RNC Shoulder Walk Escape uses a walking motion on the shoulders to slide the body downward and out of the attacker's back control while defending

The Roll Armbar Escape subfamily covers escapes that use a forward or lateral roll to extract the trapped arm from the armbar, using rotational moment

The Roll Escape family covers turtle escapes that use rolling mechanics to reverse the position, moving the turtled fighter from a bottom defensive po

A kata gatame variation against turtle where the choke is secured before rolling the defender over to complete the finish. The attacker threads to tra

Rolling Entry takedowns are techniques where the attacker uses a forward or lateral roll to rapidly close distance and enter into leg entanglements, t

Rolling Sacrifice, or Makikomi Waza, is the family of sacrifice throws in which tori wraps their body around uke and rolls through the throw, using ro

The Roundhouse Kick family is the most widely used and tactically versatile kick family in combat sports, encompassing all circular kicks where the le

Royler's Armbar is a fast armbar transition from side control, named after Royler Gracie's signature execution. [1] The technique emphasises speed and

The Rubber Guard family covers the guard system developed by Eddie Bravo that uses extreme leg flexibility to control the opponent's posture from the

Rubber Guard uses extreme leg flexibility to control the opponent from closed guard by placing the foot behind the opponent's head, creating a platfor

The Running Escape uses a continuous, rapid shrimping motion that mimics a running movement to create maximum distance from the opponent and recover g

Running O Soto Gari is a dynamic variation in which the thrower drives forward aggressively, taking several running steps to build momentum before exe

The Running Up the Cage Mount Escape is an MMA-specific technique that uses the cage wall as a physical prop to generate the hip bridge needed to esca

The Run The Pipe finish completes the single leg by driving laterally in a circular arc while maintaining control of the captured leg, forcing the opp

The Run-The-Pipe Double subfamily executes the double leg with a lateral running motion after securing the legs, driving the opponent sideways rather

The Russian Tie Drag subfamily uses the Russian tie grip — a two-on-one control where both hands grip the opponent's one arm at the wrist and above th