Defensive techniques

It as categorized into six groups:
Blocking: Defenders hard block to stop a strike in its path, so preventing it reaching its target.
Redirection: Defenders soft parries to change the directions of a strike so that it misses its target. Avoidance: Moving a body part swiftly out of the way or range of a strike, making the position of the opponent for a counter strike.
Evasion: Moving the body out of the way or range of a strike.
Disruption: Pre-aiming an attack.
Anticipation: Defender catching a strike or countering it before it strike.