Argot for Check and for the layman's meaning of the term shield - as in defensive Man-Made Weapon.

Inflected Forms(s):

Shielding (adjective), Shielded (past tense), Shields (present perfect) (plural)

Comments:

This is a naming adaptation for the Self-defense Techniques using the same meaning as the American Kenpo idiom for Checking.

Technically, this is and is not an argot, depending upon meaning used.

Synonym(s):

Calming, Check, Defense, Defying, Securing, Taming

Opposite(s):

Aggressive, Charging, Reprimand

Related Definition(s):

Block, Check, Cover

Related Basic(s):

Blocks

Related Self-Defense Technique(s):

Conquering Shield, Shield and Mace, Shield and Sword, Shielding Hammer