Any check that is creating by clearing an area to ensure that it is free of potential or active offensive weapons.

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.

Sweeping Check is basically a clear that is used to Check anything within a specific area of coverage.

A Sweeping Check does not necessarily have to make contact with anything - it just has the potential to.

For more information about this subject see Check.

Synonym(s):

Check

Example(s):

Sweeping the arm arm across the front of the body demonstrates a Sweeping Check.

Related Definition(s):

Block, 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, Nudging Check, Offensive Check, Parrying 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