Label: In the White Lotus System of Unarmed Combat^®, the expression "technique" is a label that's used to identify;

Definition: In this system, the key term "technique" is defined as;

1. a way to accomplish something,
2. a method of performing,
3. an expression that refers to a technical event that is executed with the use of the body or some part of it,
4. an expression that refers to a technical event that is used in conjunction with the intent to engage in unarmed combat; e.g. a technical event that is actually used to guard, strike, block, parry, grapple, or throw,
5. an expression that refers to the manner, the way, that a martial practitioner employs a technical skill that is associated with guarding, striking, blocking, parrying, grappling, or throwing,
6. in context with a combat practice or temple practice, an expression that refers to a guarding technique, striking technique, blocking technique, parrying technique, grappling technique, or throwing technique,
7. an expression that refers to a fixed technique or variable technique.