Any check that is creating by a temporary pressure against an opposing surface.

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.

A Patting Check differs from a Pressing Check in that the Pressing Check uses continuous pressure to enact the check while the Patting Checks pressure is very temporary. But one could argue that a Patting Check is just a variation of a Pressing Check.

Technically speaking this is a method of contouring.

For more information about this subject see Check.

Synonym(s):

Check

Example(s):

Patting an opponent's arm for the purpose of detaining or responding to a potential offensive maneuiver demonstrates a Patting Check.

Related Definition(s):

Block, Contour, Cover, Guard, Move, Press, 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, Parrying Check, Pinning Check, Positioned 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