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| Writing Fight Scenes Pt 3 Last part! Common fighting terms to use in your writing. Ankle lock: Holding and twisting the ankle and calf with the opponent on their stomach, attacker standing, leg held in the air. Armbar: Arm is straight and twisted so pressure is on the elbow the wrong way, hyperextending it. Bear hug: Grabbing an opponent around the midsection, squeezing tight. Body slam: Pick your opponent up and drop or throw them to the ground, back or shoulders first. Choke: Any hold that cuts the flow of blood through the neck and/or the flow of air through the neck. Chop: (1)A back-handed strike with the flat of the hand; (2) a strike with the side of the hand. Counterpunch: A punch thrown in reaction to an opponent’s attack, especially if that attack misses or creates an obvious opening. Double-leg takedown: Dive at an opponent and grab both legs, either lifting them to drop the opponent, or going to down to land on the opponent. Drop Kick: A jumping two-footed kick. The landing often makes this useless in a real fight. Elbow/ Elbow strike: Being hit by the elbow; actually one of the most painful strikes to deliver, but if done wrong can injure the attacker as well. Fish hook(ing): A move where a a person inserts a finger or fingers into an opponent's mouth or other orifice and pulls against the tissue. Flying knee: An attacker runs and leaps toward an opponent, knee first, looking to land a strike. Glancing blow: A strike that barely connects and causes little or no damage. Gouge: Sticking fingers into an opponent’s eyes delibverately. Guillotine choke:Face an opponent, the opponent is bent over, a choke hold is appled around the neck while in that position. Hammerfist: A type of punch, delivered with the side of the hand in a downward motion, mimicking the motion of hammering in a nail. Haymaker: A wild, swinging punch coming from out wide. Often used in boxing movies. Headbutt: Striking an opponent with the head, generally the forehead. Aiming for the nose is best. If attacker does it badly, can cause bleeding on their head and injuries to the attacker. Headlock: An attacker controls an opponent by securing an arm tightly around the opponent's head and squeezes. Hip toss: When the attacker uses their hip as a fulcrum to throw an opponent sown. Hook: A punch from the side, delivered with a bent arm. Jab: Straight punch thrown with the lead fist. Kidney punch: A blow to the back, just below the ribs and to the side, aiming up. Causes blood in the urine. Liver shot: A punch, kick or knee to the right side of the ribcage, causing shock to the liver and often incapacitating the opponent. Rabbit punch: A punch to the back of the head or neck, especially when an opponent is off-balance. Rear naked choke: An attacker chokes someone out from behind, often wrapping the legs around the body to help. Side kick: A kick to the side. Requires flexibility. Single-leg takedown: An attacker gets an opponent t to the ground by grabbing a leg to put them off balance. Slap: Open-handed strike. Strike: A punch, elbow, knee or kick -- anything that hits an opponent. Suplex: Any throw where the hips of the opponent raise higher than the head at some point before the person hits the ground. There are many different forms. Tackle/ Spear: A shoulder-first attack from a run, as used in rugby and gridiron. Throw: Any move that lifts a person and delivers them not on their feet; the theory is if you can lift an opponent, you can throw an opponent, even a little. Thrust kick: A kick where the foot is pushed forward from the body to drive an opponent backwards. Trip: Wither using a hand or foot to cause an opponent to lose balance. Uppercut: A punch thrown in an upward vertical trajectory toward an opponent's chin or upper body. These are the less technical terms used, and can add some colour to your fight scene descriptions. |
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