1)

Any maneuver delivered in a manner without the intent to cause injury to the opponent.

2)

Not primary.

Inflected Form(s):

Minors (plural)

Comments:

1)

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

A minor move is more typically an Insert, Prefix, or Suffix.

2)

Generally refers to elements that are subordinate to the primary focus.

Example(s):

1)

A Push and Grab are both typically minor maneuvers. The first being in-flight, the second being applied.

2)

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

Opposite(s):

Major

Related Definition(s):

1)

Buckle, Destabilize, Grab, In-Flight, Insert, Intent, Lock, Move, Offense, Opponent, Push, Prefix, Principle, Strike, Suffix, Sweep, Target, Trip

2)

Power, Regulate

Related Term(s):

1)

Frictional Pull, Frictional Push, Positional Cover

2)

Power Principle, Reference Point, Self-Defense Technique