1)

The Point of Contact of an offensive or defensive maneuver.

2)

The goal or objective intended to be obtained.

Inflected Forms(s):

Targets (plural)

Comments:

1)

This is also the layman's usage of the term.

On the human body there are generally three (3) types of physical targets:

1)Muscular

2)Structural (i.e. skeletal)

3)Organ (i.e. skin, internal, eyes, etc.)

This term is directly associated with the American Kenpo saying: "match the hardness of the weapon to the hardness of the target."

2)

This is the layman's usage of the term.

Related Definition(s):

1)

Weapon

Related Term(s):

1)

Close the Gate, Close the Line