1)

Any maneuver delivered in a manner with the intent to cause injury to the opponent.

2)

Primary.

Inflected Form(s):

Majors (plural)

Comments:

1)

A major maneuver is most typically offensive, usually used in conjunction with other major move(s) and/or minor move(s).

2)

Generally refers to elements that are the primary focus or are principle in nature.

Example(s):

1)

A punch, kick, and choke are typically major maneuvers. The first two (2) being in-flight, the last being applied.

2)

In the delivery of a reverse punch, the major Power Principle is Back-up Mass and the minor Power Principle is Torque - which is mainly used for alignment purposes.

Opposite(s):

Minor

Related Definition(s):

1)

Applied, Break, Choke, In-Flight, Kick, Punch, Insert, Intent, Move, Offense, Opponent, Prefix, Strike, Suffix

2)

Power, Principle

Related Term(s):

1)

Colliding Forces

2)

Power Principle, Reference Point, Self-Defense Technique