defensive tactics
Methods of resistance
Defensive tactics are methods and techniques used to protect oneself or others from attack or harm.
The term appears most often in law enforcement and martial arts contexts, where it encompasses physical maneuvers, positioning, and restraint techniques designed to neutralize threats while minimizing injury.
Officers receive annual training in defensive tactics.
More broadly, the phrase extends to any protective strategy in competitive or adversarial situations, from sports to business negotiations.
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
- situational awarenessPerception of surroundings
- blockingImpeding forward progress
armor · risk assessment · conflict resolution · barricades · evasion · contingency planning · grappling · hand to hand · close quarters · parrying · martial arts · disarming · defender · stress management · escape routes · shielding · emotional regulation · positioning
- combat skillsgrappling, striking, blocking, parrying, dodging
- combat trainingbasic training, boot camp, combat drills, drills, drilling
- Police Trainingpolice academy, academy, cadets, recruits, trainees
- infantry tacticsfire and maneuver, flanking maneuver, battle drills, defensive positions, ambush tactics
- Police Forcedeadly force, excessive force, lethal force, reasonable force, less lethal
- Strategic AnalysisSWOT analysis, threat assessment, risk assessment, decision tree, game theory
defensive tacticsoffensive tactics
Strategies for initiating attacks
offensive plays · offensive strategy · offensive maneuvers · offensive operations · offensive strategies
defensive tacticsaggressive behavior
Hostile or threatening conduct
offensive remarks · verbal aggression · offensive stance · intimidation tactics