An idiom describing two seeming independent maneuvers or series of maneuvers that, through learning, analysis, or discovery are construed to have some relationship to one another.

Comments:

One of the foundations of American Kenpo is to educate the practitioner in how to understand and experiment with inter-relationships of seemingly independent maneuvers in seemingly independent situations through example, analysis, and study.

One of the goals of the Self-Defense Techniques, Forms, and Sets is to demonstrate how similar or same maneuvers can be used in a variety of situations and on a variety of different planes.  Through analysis and experimentation with the various Self-Defense Techniques, Base Moves, Forms, and Sets the practitioner can uncover a wealth of information on this subject.

Typically, Associated Moves will employ the same, a variation of, opposite of, or reverse of a principle or motion.

Example(s):

An inward elbow and upward elbow strike can be construed to be Associated Moves, because they are essentially the same maneuver - one executed on a Horizontal Plane and one executed on a Vertical Plane, respectively.

Related Definition(s):

Form, Opposite, Reverse, Set

Related Term(s):

Base Move, Category Completion, Family Grouping, Family Related Move, Master Key Move, Self-Defense Technique