Any check that is enacted as part of a parry maneuver.

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.

Parrying Check differs from Defensive Check in that it is more restrictive, requiring the check to be enacted as part of a parrying maneuver.

For more information about this subject see Check.

Example(s):

Checking the opponent's arm, but then dropping the check to prevent the opponent from kicking, would demonstrate a Collapsing Check.

Synonym(s):

Check

Opposite(s):

Area Check, Area Cover

Related Definition(s):

Block, Cover, Guard, Move, Position

Related Term(s):

Area Check, Body Alignment, Bracing Check, Burdening Check, Cocking Check, Collapsing Check, Cross Check, Defensive Check, Detaining Check, Dipping Check, Double Check, Grabbing Check, Gravitational Check, Hugging Check, Jamming Check, Lock-out, Nudging Check, Offensive 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