1)

The use of an environmental object as a barrier to block (an) opponent(s).

2)

The shutting off of any place, region, or territory to prevent passage, and/or isolate (an) opponent(s).

Inflected Form(s):

Blockading (adjective, present tense), Blockades (plural), Blockaded (past tense)

Comments:

1)

In layman's terms, a Blockade is any strategic barrier.

Blockading is a specialized form of blocking which requires the use of an environmental object as a barrier between the opponent(s) and the practitioner(s).

2)

A Blockade can have the following purposes:

a.to prevent the passage of the opponent

b.to keep the opponent in a specific region

c.to block the opponent's line of communication

just to name a few

In sparring:

A blockage can be used to:

a.keep the opponent in a specific area of the ring

b.prevent the opponent for communicating with their coach

c.keep the judges from seeing the opponent's strikes (points)

in combat:

a.Blockades are typically used to:

b.keep the opponent in a specific region

c.keep the opponent from a specific region

d.keep the opponent isolated from outside communication

in self-defense:

Blockading is often employed using common objects in one's environment, such as a chair, table, door, window, tree, car, etc.

A common form of using a Blockade with more than one opponent, is to use one or more of the opponents to block the remaining opponent(s) from attacking

Example(s):

Staying on the opposite side of a car, while being confronted by an opponent, demonstrates using a car as a blockade.

Synonym(s):

Angle of Protection, Block

Opposite(s):

Angle of Mobility, unobstructed

Related Definition(s):

Anticipate, Environment, Maneuver, Move, Offense, Position, Strike, Target

Related Term(s):

Angle of Closure, Angle of Attack, Eight Considerations, Environmental Object