An idiom describing a distinct type of cover - a cover which when employed, protects a wide region.

Comments:

Area Covers have the advantage of protecting wide regions of your body at one time, and usually have no disadvantages.

The type of weapon and/or positioning of a weapon greatly effects the amount of area that a cover can protect.

Area Covers are usually easier to create using the front limbs and/or weapons.

Anchoring is a common method of creating an Area Cover and demonstrates how an Area Cover can be created simultaneously with, or as an after effect of the execution a strike.

Example(s):

A cover using the entire forearm positioned vertically in front of your body demonstrates an Area Cover.

Synonym(s):

Cover

Related Definition(s):

Check, Path

Related Term(s):

Area Check