Use of an Environmental Object to push off from to enhance, support, and brace the delivery of your moves.

Inflected Form(s):

Launching (adjective), Launches (plural), Launched (past tense)

Comments:

This term is general in nature and can be used in a large number of scenarios.

From a stance perspective:

The most common Environmental Objects to use for this purpose are the floor and wall.

This term is closely related to the term airborne.

This term is commonly used a one element of Body English.

From a non-stance perspective:

This term can describe a distinct type of contouring - requiring body contact, where the surface of your opponent's body is used to ricochet, leverage, or bounce from prior to traveling to your primary target. Such action helps to accelerate and, therefore, enhance the effectiveness of your strike.

See Launching Effect.

Example(s):

One can have an Inward Block ricochet into a hand-sword to the opponent's neck; where your initial defensive move was used to launch into an offensive one.

Related Definition(s):

Bounce, Contouring, Defense, Leverage, Move, Offense, Opponent, Ricochet, Target

Related Term(s):

Angle of Deflection, Committed Action, Launching Effect, Method of Travel, Path of Travel