An idiom, referring to the category of the Stages of Range concept which encompasses the range where contact to the surface of the target can occur.

Comments:

Surface Contact refers to the category of the range of contact where only surface penetration into the intended target can be made.

Surface Contact can only occur when the intended weapon(s) is/are Within Contact of the opponent.

Surface Contact can easily be thought of as the range where an effective finger strike occurs.

Claws, rakes, slices, whips, blocks, parries, grabs, etc. are most commonly thought of when referring to Surface Contact.

The two types of targets that Surface Contact strikes can be used against are organ and muscular.  Surface Contact strikes cannot be used against skeletal targets.

Surface Contact is the range of contact used to generate most minor strikes.

Surface Contact is typically created by strikes that are relatively parallel to the intended target surface.

Surface Contact can be used to refer to both offensive and defensive maneuvers.

Example(s):

Delivering a finger slice to the opponent's eye(s) demonstrates a form of Surface Contact.

A.K.A.:

Second Stage of Range

Opposite(s):

Out of Contact, Contact Penetration

Related Definition(s):

Available, Block, Break, Buckle, Bump, Butt, Catch, Category, Check, Claw, Contact, Contour, Defense, Deflect, Depth, Dimension, Direction, Distance, Disturb, Environment, Feel, Gap, Gauge, Glance, Gouge, Grab, Height, Hold, Hug, Intercept, Intersect, Jerk, Leverage, Lock, Maneuver, Meet, Minor, Move, Nudge, Offense, Parry, Pin, Position, Press, Pull, Push, Rake, Range, Ream, Rebound, Regulate, Ricochet, Rip, Scrape, Shove, Slap, Slice, Slide, Snap, Space, Stick, Strike, Sweep, Target, Tear, Touch, Track, Trap, Travel, Trip, Twist, Weapon, Wedge, Whip, Width, Wrench, Yank

Related Term(s):

4 Stages of Range, Angle of Contact, Angle of Defense, Angle of Incidence, Angle of Retreat, Availability of Target, Availability of Weapon, Brace Angle, Close Range, Colliding Forces, Contact Manipulation, Converging Forces, Direct Opposites, Environmental Defenses, Eyeless Sight, First Stage of Range, Force, Four Stages of Range, Fourth Stage of Range, Graduated Depth, Impact Adjustment, Long Range, Medium Range, Object to Target, Opposing Forces, Point of Contact, Point of Impact, Short Range, Stages of Distance, Stages of Range, Sub 4, Sub Four, Surface Contact, Target Availability, Third Stage of Range, Weapon Availability