1)

A method of destabilizing an opponent's base, whereby the practitioner utilizes a supporting limb to cause the opponent's supporting limb(s) to move and/or bend.

2)

To give way, collapse, yield, warp, distort, or generally bend out of an original form or position.

Inflected Form(s):

1)

Buckling (adjective), Buckles (plural)

Comments:

1)

A buckle often refers to the forcing of a supporting leg to bend - but can also refer to bending of an arm, if the arm is used to support the weight of the body.

A buckle typically is created by the unbending a practitioner's leg against the knee joint area of an opponent, causing the opponent's leg to bend or unbend.

A buckle is typically accomplished through the changing of stances and/or Foot Maneuvers.

A buckle is a minor maneuver and is not specifically executed as a strike.

A buckle can be created by causing a joint to bend forward, backward and/or sideways.

A buckle differs from a sweep in that a buckle is done with a supporting limb against and opponent's supporting limb(s).

The creation of a buckle can cause pain, spraining, twisting, and/or breaking of/to the supporting limb, depending upon the force and direction applied.

2)

Buckling, can refer to the inability of any support system to continue to maintain support - or for the mid to upper part of the support structure bending and/or generally collapsing.

In general, the inability to maintain a support system is caused by:

a.Too much weight or pressure

b.Damage to the support system

As it pertains to the body:

A buckle is the result of the inability of the body to maintain any sort of stance.

The inability to maintain a stance can be the result of:

a.Inability of the muscles and/or skeleton to resist added weight or pressure

b.Damage to the Muscular System, Skeletal System, and/or Internal Organ(s)

c.Damage to the muscles or bones of the legs

d.Damage to the muscles, organs, or bones of the mid to upper body

e.Damage to the spine and/or neck

f.Damage to the head area, resulting in a loss of consciousness or ability to balance

The creation of a buckle can be through direct intention or unintended consequences. The intent of an attack could be to cause the opponent to buckle or the result of an attack may cause the opponent to buckle without any expressed intent - or may even come as a surprise.

Example(s):

1)

Kicking the back of an opponent's leg or forcing it to collapse in some other way would create a buckle.

2)

Knocking out an opponent would cause their stance to buckle.

Synonym(s):

1)

Sweep

2)

Unbalanced

Opposite(s):

1)

Settle

2)

Base, Stance

Related Definition(s):

1)

Base, Sweep

2)

Angle of Balance, Angle of Disturbance, Center of Gravity, Colliding Forces, Method of Disturbance

Related Argot(s):

1)

Buckle

Basics):

1)

Stance, Take-down