1)

The act of protecting or safeguarding.

2)

An protective move or series of moves employed against an opponent with the intent to safeguard against injury, defeat, death, or scoring of points (in a tournament).

Inflected Form(s):

Defensive (adjective), Defenses (plural)

Comments:

1)

In this context, this is the layman's usage of the term. It describes the action being taken.

2)

In this context, this term is used to not describe the action, but rather the intent of the maneuver(s) being employed.

Defensive maneuvers do not have the intent to injure or harm.

Defensive maneuvers can be either applied or in-flight in timing.

See Defensive Reaction for more discussion on defensive options.

Opposite(s):

Offense

Related Definition(s):

1)

Block, Check, Cover, Guard, Maneuver, Motion, Move, Neutralize, Nullify, Obscure, Parry, Position, Posture, Stance, Travel, Tournament, Weapon

2)

Applied, Angle, Centerline, Diagonal, Dimension, Direction, Height, Horizontal, In-Flight, Obscure, Strike, Vertical, Width, Zone

Related Term(s):

1)

Area Cover, Availability of Target, Close the Gate, Close the Line, Collapsible Deflection, Collapsible Deflection, Defensive Reaction, Environmental Awareness, Line of Defense, Line of Entry, Method of Defense, Neutralized Hands, Open the Gate, Open the Line, Path of Defense, Positioned Cover, Postural Position, Protective Measure, Target Area, Target Availability, Zone of Protection

2)

Angle of Delivery, Angle of Execution, Back-up Mass, Body Mechanics, Colliding Forces, Economy of Motion, Environmental Object, Environmental Weapon, Line of Travel, Man-Made Weapon, Method of Execution, Natural Weapon, Path of Action, Path of Delivery, Path of Execution, Path of Travel, Purposeful Avoidance, Purposeful Deflection, Within Contact

Related Self-Defense Technique(s):

1)

Defensive Cross