An idiom describing the impact of two or more forces in opposition to one another.

Comments:

Colliding Forces is a general term and can be used to describe almost any collision.

Colliding Forces has the potential to be either a positive or negative event, depending upon the circumstances.

Colliding Forces can refer to either an accidental occurrence or a purposeful one.

Some martial arts system's philosophic foundation is predicated upon the avoidance of Colliding Forces - instead, such systems rely upon motion that complements and rides offensive forces administered by (an) opponent(s).  Two examples of these are: Judo and Aikido.

Colliding Forces can be used to one's advantage if strategically employed.

One important consideration when dealing with Colliding Forces, is the hardness of the surfaces that make contact with each other.  Generally, the harder surfaces have a tendency to have an advantage over the softer surfaces.  But, there are instances where this is not always true - such as a surface that is sufficiently soft as to completely absorb the collision without any adverse effect and/or disturbance.

Colliding Forces differs from Converging Forces in that Colliding Forces tends to be used more often to describe a negative occurrence.

Example(s):

Blocking an oncoming punch demonstrates Colliding Forces at the Point of Contact.

Synonym(s):

Converging Forces

Opposite(s):

Angle of Avoidance, Angle of Deviation, Distance Matching

Related Definition(s):

Backstop, Block, Break, Buckle, Bump, Butt, Catch, Chop, Compound, Contact, Contour, Cushion, Defense, Deflect, Disturb, Force, Gap, Gauge, Glance, Gouge, Guide, Intersect, Jam, Kick, Lock, Major, Meet, Minor, Nudge, Offense, Parry, Penetration, Pin, Poke, Power, Press, Punch, Push, Rake, Ream, Rebound, Ricochet, Ride, Roll, Sandwich, Scissor, Scrape, Shove, Skip, Slap, Slice, Slide, Slip, Space, Strike, Sweep, Tackle, Take-Down, Tear, Touch, Trap, Travel, Trip, Vise-Like, Whip, Yield

Related Term(s):

Angle of Contact, Angle of Incidence, Angle of Retreat, Brace Angle, Complementary Angle, Controlling the Gap, Correlation of Forces, Counter Manipulation, Counteracting Flow, Direct Opposites, Directed Blockade, Expanding Distance, Guided Collision, Harnessing the Force, Impact Adjustment, Intercept, Intercepting Forces, Intersecting Action, Intersecting Forces, Localized Sandwich, Nudging Check, Object to Target, Open the Gap, Opposing Forces, Opposite Motion, Parrying Block, Parrying Check, Penetration Point, Point of Contact, Rebounding Check, Rebounding Strike, Ricocheting Block, Ricocheting Blocking Strike, Ricocheting Strike, Skip Check,Slap Check, Sliding Check, Up the Circle, Whipping Slice, Within Contact