An idiom referring to a Strategic Ploy, which has as its intent to covertly put an opponent within the practitioner'sCritical Distance - by slowly, steadily, and deliberately Closing the Gap.

Comments:

Compressing Distance is intended to take the opponentoff-guard by placing the opponent within the practitioner's Critical Distance, without the opponentrealizing the situation, until it's too late to defend effectively.

Compressing Distance is most typically employed in tournament freestyle.  But, can also be effectively employed in combat.

Example(s):

Using a series of forward and reverse shuffles which slowly Closing the Gap until the practitioner's Critical Distance is reached, demonstrates one way of Compressing Distance.

Opposite(s):

Maintain the Gap, Stationary

Reverse(s):

Draw-in, Expanding Distance, Open the Gap

Related Definition(s):

Advance, Bounce, Bridge, Combat, Distance, Distract, Feint, Gap, Gauge, Intent, Jam, Offense, Opponent, Penetration, Position, Practitioner, Range, Read, Shuffle, Space, Telegraph, Timing, Tournament, Travel

Related Term(s):

Angle of Closure, Angle of Departure, Angle of Entry, Angle of Mobility, Angle of Opportunity, Angle of Retreat, Close the Gap, Contact Penetration, Controlling the Gap, Counter Man, Critical Distance, Deceptive Action, Depth Deception,False Distance, Filling the Gap, Freestyle, Graduated Depth, Momentary Conditioning, Out of Contact, Stages of Range, Strategic Ploy, Within Contact, Yo Yo