One of the most important skills a mentor must teach an apprentice is how to fight. Warriors are often called upon to defend the borders or protect the Clan from attack, whether by enemy Clans or predators like badgers and foxes. Even medicine cats must learn enough fighting technique to be useful in battle.
Back kick
Explosive surprise move to catch opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully; then lash out with your back legs, taking your weight on your front paws.
Belly rake
A fight-stopper. Slive with unsheathed claws across soft flesh of opponent's belly. If you're pinned down, the belly rake quickly puts you back in control.
Front paw blow
Frontal attack. Bring your front paw down hard on your opponent's head. Claws sheathed.
Front paw strike
Frontal attack. Slice downward with your front paw at the body or face of your opponent. Claws unsheathed.
Killing bite
A death blow to the back of the neck. Quick and silent and sometimes considered dishonorable ( see Warrior Code). Used only as a last resort.
Leap-and-hold
Ideal for a small cat facing a large opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyong the range of your opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior in this way. It was deployed to great effect against BloodClan's deputy, Bone. Watch for the drop-and-roll countermove, and try to jump free before you get squashed.
Partner fighting
Warriors who have trained and fought together will often instinctively fall into a paired defensive position, each protecting the other's back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for attackers.
Play dead
Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes his grip, thinking you are defeated, push yourself up explosively. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in an attacking position.
Scruff shake
Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponent's neck; then shake violently until he or she is too rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats, which are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them.
Teeth grip
Target your opponent's extremities—the legs, tail, scruff, or ears—and sink in your teeth and hold. This move is similar to the leap-and-hold except your claws remain free to fight.
Upright lock
Final, crushing move on already weakened opponent. Rear up on back legs and bring full weight down on opponent. If opponent does same, wrestle and flip him under you. This move makes you vulnerable to the belly rake, so requires great strength and speed.
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New Fighting Techniques By Fans
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Crunch and Pull
Bite down as hard as you can on your opponents tail. Then tug to unbalance him. This can be followed up by the Belly Rake if he falls on his back. If he does not fall knock his back legs out from under him. This is not to be tried by apprentices or on a warrior bigger and heavier.
~ Thornflame ~
Tree Spin
This move is only for the most experienced warriors. You must climb a tree and wait until your opponent is directly underneath you. You then jump from the tree, spinning rapidly. Once you land on your opponent's back, you must jump off and, quickly launch into another attack. This fighting technique is all about the element of surprise. :)
-original stoneclan technique-
~ Breezepool ~
Slide and claw
If you are a small cat this move will work best. Let youre opponent jump at you, then slide away, and claw him while youre doing that or afterward. If he/she then loses his balance, jump on his back.
~ Squirrelblaze ~
Water Strike
This technique is for cats that love and don't fear water! Go into the water of a lake or a river or whatever water there is that goes over youre shoulder. Then go in until only your head is to be seen, which you hide a little at the surface. When the attaking patrol comes leap fast out of the water, strike at the closest cat and leap back in. When panick is in the group, do the same again, and over again until the group is toaly panicked and then launch your patrol at them. If two or three cats do this it's for affective, but if too many do it, it wont work!
~Squirrelblaze~
Otter
If you are a cat that likes water, than this will work good for you. If your opponent is lured into the river, dive under him/her and knock their legs out from under them. While they flounder in the water trying to regain their balance you can give them some good blows.
~technique from the Dark Forest~
~Moonpaw~
Rushpaw Splash
Using a noise of water splashed at a distance to create a decoy, leaving opportunity for a surprise attack.
~Moonpaw~
The Sky-Crusher
Landing with all four feet on top of an opponent, fattening them like a leaf
~Technique from Ancient Skyclan~
~Moonpaw~
Back kick
Explosive surprise move to catch opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully; then lash out with your back legs, taking your weight on your front paws.
Belly rake
A fight-stopper. Slive with unsheathed claws across soft flesh of opponent's belly. If you're pinned down, the belly rake quickly puts you back in control.
Front paw blow
Frontal attack. Bring your front paw down hard on your opponent's head. Claws sheathed.
Front paw strike
Frontal attack. Slice downward with your front paw at the body or face of your opponent. Claws unsheathed.
Killing bite
A death blow to the back of the neck. Quick and silent and sometimes considered dishonorable ( see Warrior Code). Used only as a last resort.
Leap-and-hold
Ideal for a small cat facing a large opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyong the range of your opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior in this way. It was deployed to great effect against BloodClan's deputy, Bone. Watch for the drop-and-roll countermove, and try to jump free before you get squashed.
Partner fighting
Warriors who have trained and fought together will often instinctively fall into a paired defensive position, each protecting the other's back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for attackers.
Play dead
Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes his grip, thinking you are defeated, push yourself up explosively. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in an attacking position.
Scruff shake
Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponent's neck; then shake violently until he or she is too rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats, which are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them.
Teeth grip
Target your opponent's extremities—the legs, tail, scruff, or ears—and sink in your teeth and hold. This move is similar to the leap-and-hold except your claws remain free to fight.
Upright lock
Final, crushing move on already weakened opponent. Rear up on back legs and bring full weight down on opponent. If opponent does same, wrestle and flip him under you. This move makes you vulnerable to the belly rake, so requires great strength and speed.
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New Fighting Techniques By Fans
If you would like to Submit your own Fighting Technique you made up scroll to the bottom of the page!
Crunch and Pull
Bite down as hard as you can on your opponents tail. Then tug to unbalance him. This can be followed up by the Belly Rake if he falls on his back. If he does not fall knock his back legs out from under him. This is not to be tried by apprentices or on a warrior bigger and heavier.
~ Thornflame ~
Tree Spin
This move is only for the most experienced warriors. You must climb a tree and wait until your opponent is directly underneath you. You then jump from the tree, spinning rapidly. Once you land on your opponent's back, you must jump off and, quickly launch into another attack. This fighting technique is all about the element of surprise. :)
-original stoneclan technique-
~ Breezepool ~
Slide and claw
If you are a small cat this move will work best. Let youre opponent jump at you, then slide away, and claw him while youre doing that or afterward. If he/she then loses his balance, jump on his back.
~ Squirrelblaze ~
Water Strike
This technique is for cats that love and don't fear water! Go into the water of a lake or a river or whatever water there is that goes over youre shoulder. Then go in until only your head is to be seen, which you hide a little at the surface. When the attaking patrol comes leap fast out of the water, strike at the closest cat and leap back in. When panick is in the group, do the same again, and over again until the group is toaly panicked and then launch your patrol at them. If two or three cats do this it's for affective, but if too many do it, it wont work!
~Squirrelblaze~
Otter
If you are a cat that likes water, than this will work good for you. If your opponent is lured into the river, dive under him/her and knock their legs out from under them. While they flounder in the water trying to regain their balance you can give them some good blows.
~technique from the Dark Forest~
~Moonpaw~
Rushpaw Splash
Using a noise of water splashed at a distance to create a decoy, leaving opportunity for a surprise attack.
~Moonpaw~
The Sky-Crusher
Landing with all four feet on top of an opponent, fattening them like a leaf
~Technique from Ancient Skyclan~
~Moonpaw~