Analysis of Range
In unarmed combat there are four primary ranges:
| Kicking Range | Kicking range is the range at which your foot can touch your opponent, but his hand cannot touch you. There are many kicks, however, that can be thrown at closer ranges. |
| Punching Range | Punching range is the range at which your lead hand can touch the opponent if you take one half-step forward. Again, many punches can be thrown at closer ranges. |
| Trapping Range | Trapping range is the range in which all of your striking tools may be brought into play, and in which you can immobilize or bypass the opponent’s defenses using hand and/or foot trapping. Techniques used include punches, kicks, elbows, knees, head-butts, shoulder-butts, etc. |
| Grappling Range | Grappling range often overlaps with trapping range, and can be subdivided into standing grappling and ground grappling. Standing grappling includes joint locks and wrenches, trips, throws, takedowns, and chokes. Ground grappling includes joint locks, chokes, pinning, body-positioning and control, and striking. |
Designed by Ovidiu Semenea
