1)

The act of attacking or assaulting.

2)

An aggressive move or series of moves employed against an opponent with the intent to cause injury, defeat, or score against in tournament competition.

Inflected Form(s):

Offensive (adjective), Offenses (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.

Offensive maneuvers can be either minor or major in intent.

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

Opposite(s):

Defense

Related Definition(s):

1)

Combat, Maneuver, Motion, Move, Position, Tournament, Travel, Weapon

2)

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

Related Term(s):

1)

Angle of Attack, Angular Attack, Defensive Reaction, Environmental Awareness, Obscure Zone, Peripheral Assessment, Peripheral Awareness, Zone of Obscurity

2)

Angle of Delivery, Angle of Execution, Back-up Mass, Body Mechanics, Colliding Forces, Contact Penetration, 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 Aggression, Within Contact