Any check that when enacted encompasses a wide region and typically effects multiple potential weapons of the opponent simultaneously.

Comments:

This term refers to only one main characteristic of the overall checking maneuver. Because of this, the same checking maneuver can potentially be referred to in different ways or through a combination of characteristics.

Area Checks have the advantage of effecting wide regions of your opponent(s) at one time, but have the disadvantage of typically having to be employed at Close Range, due to the nature of the check.

Environment, range, and the positions of you and your opponent(s) have the largest effect on which type of weapon(s) can be employed for checking.

The type of weapon and/or positioning of a weapon greatly effects the amount of area and number of weapons on the opponent that can be checked at one time.

Example(s):

A check using the entire forearm and employed  horizontally across the front of a standing opponent's body, effecting either or both of their arms, demonstrates an Area Check.

Synonym(s):

Check

Related Definition(s):

Block, Cover, Guard, Move, Position

Related Term(s):

Area Cover, Body Alignment, Bracing Check, Burdening Check, Close the Gate, Close the Line, Cocking Check, Collapsing Check, Cross Check, Defensive Check, Detaining Check, Dipping Check, Double Check, Grabbing Check, Gravitational Check, Hugging Check, Jamming Check, Lock-out, Nudging Check, Offensive Check, Parrying Check, Patting Check, Pinning Check, Positioned Check, Pressing Check, Pushing Check, Rebounding Check, Recoiling Check, Rolling Check, Roving Check, Skip Check, Slap Check, Sliding Check, Striking Check, Twirling Check

Related Basic(s):

Positioned Block