An idiom referring to the predetermination of one or more intended targets with one or more weapons before the actual execution of the maneuvers.

Comments:

Contact Placement is basically determining what target(s)to manipulate, with which weapon(s) you choose, and then controlling the situation in order to achieve this goal.

Contact Placement can be as complex as a self-defense technique, or as simple as working spontaneouslytowards striking a specific intended target.

Contact Placement is most useful in a teaching or training environment in order to demonstrate and/or analyze a specific maneuver, principle, rule, concept, or idea.

Contact Placement can be useful in certain combat situations, but can easily cause the practitioner to be come blinded to unanticipated variables (ie white dot focus), which could dramatically change the outcome of the conflict in favor of the opponent.

Contact Placement differs from Base Move in that Contact Placement only concentrates its emphasis on the placement of a single strike to a single target, leaving any extra movements open to spontaneity.

Example(s):

A self-defense technique is an example of Contact Placement.

Opposite(s):

Extemporaneous, Spontaneous

Related Definition(s):

Anticipate, Combat, Focus, Intent, Technique

Related Term(s):

Anticipated Variable, Availability of Target, Availability of Weapon, Base Move, Base Technique, Black Dot Focus, Combat Awareness, Committed Action, Environmental Awareness, Habitual Behavior, Head Hunter, Ideal Phase, Knowing Where to Hit, Object to Target, Pattern Addict, Phase 1, Placement of Target, Planned Reaction, Position Recognition, Reactionary Anticipation, Reactionary Set-up, Running the Line, Running the Table, Self-Defense Technique, Suggested Approaches, Target Availability, Target Placement, Target to Object, Technique Sequence, Unanticipated Variable, Variable Expansion, Weapon Availability, White Dot Focus