page_title: Cover (combat technique)
hierarchical_section_title: Cover (combat technique)
caption_attribution_description: English: Blocking Français&#160;: Couverture de la cible
context_page_description: In combat sports like fencing, boxing, karate, etc., the cover is a defensive movement permitting to protect oneself against strikes by placing a weapon or a body part like the fist, forearm, elbow, arm or shoulder before the aim aimed by this attack.
  This form of defence, so-called "passive", is different from the block or parry that are considered "active". The cover has nearly the same meaning as "protection" especially in boxing when a fighter raises his arm in order to protect his face or head against a possible attack.
  One puts cover to use:
  in expecting way in case of the opponent's attack, especially in order to protect his or her own forward movement
  in instantaneous way when the opponent's attack is launched.
context_section_description: In combat sports like fencing, boxing, karate, etc., the cover is a defensive movement permitting to protect oneself against strikes by placing a weapon or a body part like the fist, forearm, elbow, arm or shoulder before the aim aimed by this attack.
  This form of defence, so-called "passive", is different from the block or parry that are considered "active". The cover has nearly the same meaning as "protection" especially in boxing when a fighter raises his arm in order to protect his face or head against a possible attack.
  One puts cover to use:
  in expecting way in case of the opponent's attack, especially in order to protect his or her own forward movement (example: raising the shoulder before the jaw, covering oneself with the arm and the glove)
  in instantaneous (i.e. happening at once) way when the opponent's attack is launched.
caption: Cover during a jab in lethwei
exif: {}