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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 Counter-Disengage deceives the opponent's change of engagement or circular parry by making a full circular movement of the blade, returning to the original line of attack. [1] It anticipates and d...

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...

The Counter-Attack Takedown Defence family covers defensive techniques that defend against takedowns by attacking the opponent during their takedown attempt, using the takedown entry's vulnerabilities...

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 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...

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 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 ...

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...

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 ...

Counter O Soto Gari is a kaeshi-waza (counter technique) in which the defender defeats an incoming o-soto-gari by absorbing or blocking the reaping leg and then executing their own o-soto-gari against...

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 Guillotine Counter subfamily covers the defensive technique of applying a guillotine choke as a counter to the opponent's takedown attempt, using the attacker's forward head position during the sh...

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 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 Standard HEMA Dagger Technique genus represents the fundamental dagger actions taught across HEMA programs — the thrust, the parry, the disarm, and the counter-thrust. [1] Fiore dei Liberi's syste...

Seiken Chudan Soto Uke (commonly abbreviated as Soto Uke) is the fundamental outside forearm block in traditional karate, deflecting straight punches and strikes directed at the midsection by sweeping...

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 Slip subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter rotates the upper body laterally to move the head off the centreline, allowing a straight punch to pass over the shoulder. [1] Slipp...

The Hip Wheel family covers koshi-waza techniques in which the thrower uses the hip as a pivot point to wheel the opponent over in a reverse direction, countering the opponent's forward attack by redi...

The Overhook Counter subfamily covers the use of the overhook (whizzer) to counter takedown attempts by hooking over the opponent's attacking arm and driving the hip forward, stopping the forward mome...

The Standard Guillotine Counter wraps the arm around the shooting opponent's neck as they level-change for a takedown, secures the choking grip (arm-in or no-arm), and applies the choke either standin...

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 Knee-Strike Counter subfamily covers the defensive technique of delivering a knee strike to an opponent who is level-changing for a takedown, using the downward trajectory of the attacker's head t...

Standard Uchi Mata Counter is the fundamental counter to uchi-mata in which the defender blocks or absorbs the sweeping leg, maintains balance, and uses the attacker's compromised one-legged position ...

The Standard Knee Counter times a sharp knee strike upward to meet the shooting opponent's head as it drops during the takedown entry. [1] The defender reads the takedown initiation, steps one foot ba...

The Uchi Mata Counter subfamily covers techniques specifically designed to defeat an incoming uchi-mata attack, using the opponent's turning and lifting momentum against them. [1] Because uchi-mata re...

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]

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 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 Counter Kick to Sweep-Kick Takedown catches the opponent's kick and immediately sweeps their standing leg to take them down. [1]

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 Foil Riposte subfamily covers all counter-attacking actions executed immediately after a successful parry, which under right-of-way rules gives the defender priority to score. [1] The riposte is t...

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 Bent-Body Side Kick uses an exaggerated lateral body lean away from the target, bending at the waist toward the ground on the non-kicking side, to extend the effective reach of the side kick by ap...

Seiken Chudan Uchi Uke (commonly called Uchi Uke or Inside Block) is the inside forearm block in traditional karate, deflecting straight punches and strikes directed at the midsection by sweeping the ...

Ōji Waza (counter techniques) are defensive-offensive tactics in kendō where the defender responds to the opponent's attack with a parry, block, or evasion followed by an immediate counter-strike, inc...

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 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 Inside Slip moves the head to the inside of the incoming punch (toward the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the outside shoulder. [1] The inside slip is more ag...

Utsuri Goshi is a judo hip technique where the attacker counters an opponent's hip throw attempt by lifting them and switching hips to throw them in the opposite direction. [1] When the opponent attem...

The Head Movement family covers defensive techniques where the fighter moves the head and upper body to evade strikes while the feet remain relatively stationary, using trunk flexion, rotation, and la...

The Evasion-Distance Management group encompasses all defensive techniques that avoid offensive attacks by moving the body or head out of the attack's path, or by controlling the distance between figh...

The Standard Wall Walk Clinch Position represents the active wall walking stance where the attacker maintains cage pressure while systematically improving grip and position. [1] The attacker keeps a w...

The Standard Retreating Step moves the rear foot backward first, followed by the lead foot, maintaining the fighter's stance width and balance throughout the backward movement. [1] The step must be lo...

Salab Fan Pla (Cross-Switch/Fish Teeth) is the first Mae Mai, involving a cross-step evasion followed by a counter-strike to the exposed side. [1] The fighter steps diagonally across the opponent's at...

The Single Stick (Solo Baston) family covers all techniques using a single rattan stick, which is the core weapon and primary training tool of Filipino martial arts. [1] Solo baston is the foundation ...

The Outside Jab Parry uses the lead hand to push the incoming jab outward, away from the defender's face and toward the outside, deflecting the punch past the defender's lead shoulder. [1] The outside...

The Takedown Defence group encompasses all defensive techniques used to prevent an opponent from bringing the fight to the ground through takedown attempts. [1] Takedown defence is one of the most cri...