A check that is enacted for any defensive purpose.

Comments:

This term refers to only one main characteristic of the overall checking maneuver. Because of this, the same checking maneuver can potentially be referred to in different ways or through a combination of characteristics.

Defensive Check is a generic term for any check that is employed for defensive purposes.

One way to think about this term is that it is both generic and specialized; meaning that it is a catch all for any type of defensive check.

For more information about this subject see Check.

Synonym(s):

Check

Opposite(s):

Offensive Check

Example(s):

A Lock-out can create a defensive check at the point of contact if contact is maintained (i.e. applied).

Related Definition(s):

Block, Cover, Guard, Move, Position

Related Term(s):

Area Check, Body Alignment, Brace Angle, Bracing Check, Burdening Check, Cocking Check, Collapsing Check, Cross Check, Detaining Check, Dipping Check, Double Check, Grabbing Check, Gravitational Check, Hugging Check, Jamming Check, Lock-out, Nudging Check, Parrying Check, Patting Check, Pinning Check, Positioned Check, Pressing Check, Pushing Check, Rebounding Check, Recoiling Check, Rolling Check, Roving Check, Skip Check, Slap Check, Sliding Check, Striking Check, Twirling Check

Related Basic(s):

Positioned Block