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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...

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 Footwork Defence family covers all defensive techniques that use foot and body movement to evade attacks, reposition, or create distance from the opponent. [1] Footwork defence is the foundation o...

The Striking Interception Defence group encompasses all defensive techniques that physically intercept, redirect, or absorb incoming strikes using the arms, legs, or body as shields and deflectors. [1...

The Movement Defence family covers body movement techniques that avoid strikes through head movement, torso displacement, and body angles rather than blocking — the most sophisticated and energy-effic...

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 Standard Stick Defence subfamily covers fundamental techniques for defending against attacks with sticks, batons, and similar impact weapons, using a combination of blocking, evasion, and closing ...

The Defence class encompasses all techniques designed to prevent, neutralise, or mitigate an opponent's offensive actions across all ranges and phases of combat. [1] Defence is the complementary pilla...

Footwork Defence covers all defensive techniques that use movement, angles, and distance management to avoid or mitigate attacks — the most sophisticated form of defence, relying on not being where th...

The Cross-Arm Block crosses both forearms in front of the face to absorb incoming punches, used as a last-resort defence when proper evasion or parrying is not possible. [1]

The Kung Fu Defence family covers defensive blocking, deflecting, and intercepting techniques from Chinese martial arts (kung fu/wushu) systems — the most diverse collection of defensive hand techniqu...

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 Side Front Kick is a front kick performed with a hip turn so that at full extension the upper body is perpendicular to the opponent rather than facing them. [1] Practiced extensively in Wado-ryu k...

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 Rapier Thrust subfamily covers the thrusting techniques that form the core offensive repertoire of rapier fencing, the rapier being designed primarily as a thrusting weapon. [1] Italian rapier mas...

The Standard Push Off executes the fundamental push-off defence where the fighter extends the lead arm against the opponent's shoulder or chest while simultaneously driving backward off the rear foot,...

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

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...

The Circle Out is a lateral movement technique where the fighter moves in a circular path away from the opponent, maintaining distance while continuously changing the angle. [1] Circling out is the pr...

The Bob And Weave subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter bends at the knees and waist to drop below an incoming horizontal strike (the bob), then moves laterally while rising back ...

The Dempsey Roll is an aggressive bob-and-weave variation named after heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, characterised by a continuous figure-eight head movement pattern combined with alternating hook...

The Standard Bob And Weave executes the fundamental bob-and-weave where the fighter drops the level by bending the knees (not the waist), ducking below the incoming hook or overhand, then weaves later...

The Duck subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending the knees, lowering the head below the path of an incoming strike. [1] The duck is a pure level...

The Standard Duck executes the fundamental ducking defence where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending deeply at the knees, lowering the entire torso to bring the head below the incoming st...

The Pull Back subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter leans the upper body backward, pulling the head out of range of an incoming strike by shifting the weight to the rear foot. [1]...

The Standard Pull Back executes the fundamental pull-back defence by shifting the weight to the rear foot while bending the upper body backward from the waist, pulling the chin and head just out of ra...

The Shoulder Roll (Philly Shell) subfamily covers the defensive stance and technique where the fighter turns the lead shoulder upward to deflect punches off the shoulder while simultaneously rolling t...

The Standard Shoulder Roll executes the fundamental shoulder roll defence by raising the lead shoulder to chin height and rotating the torso away from the incoming punch, allowing the strike to deflec...

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 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...

The Outside Slip moves the head to the outside of the incoming punch (away from the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the inside shoulder. [1] The outside slip is th...

The Cage-Ring Awareness subfamily covers defensive techniques related to spatial awareness within the fighting area — understanding and controlling one's position relative to the cage walls, ropes, co...

Center Ring Control is the defensive and tactical practice of maintaining position near the centre of the fighting area, where the fighter has maximum space and movement options in all directions. [1]...

The Out-Fighting Range Control subfamily covers defensive techniques for maintaining long fighting range, keeping the opponent at the maximum effective distance where the defender's longest weapons ca...

Fencing Distance Control applies the fencing concept of measure — the precise management of distance using footwork advances, retreats, and checks — to unarmed combat defence. [1] The fencing approach...

Jab-Teep Range Management uses the longest-range striking tools — the jab (boxing) and teep/push kick (Muay Thai) — as defensive weapons to maintain distance and prevent the opponent from closing rang...

The Lateral Movement subfamily covers defensive techniques where the fighter moves sideways (laterally) to evade attacks, maintain distance, or circle away from the opponent's power side. [1] Lateral ...

The Standard Angle Off executes the fundamental angle-off step where the defender pivots on the lead foot and steps the rear foot to the side, rotating the body approximately 45 degrees off the line o...

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 Pivot is a rotational footwork technique where the fighter plants one foot and swings the other foot in an arc, rotating the entire body to face a new direction while remaining in the same locatio...

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 Push Off subfamily covers defensive techniques where the fighter uses an explosive backward step or push to create distance from an advancing opponent. [1] The push off is a reactive defence used ...