False Attacks

I refer to false attacks as attacks which begin with some sort of false, misdirecting motion used to elicit a defensive response from your opponent. The purpose of the false attack is to get your opponent to defend against the fake or feint, thereby creating an opening for your actual attack or to confuse your opponent by diverting their attention from your true target. They can also be used at the beginning of a combat sport engagement to feel out an opponent in order to ascertain how they react to various attacks. 

False attacks can take the form of feints or fakes. I refer to feints as a partially extended attack. Extend the motion only long enough for the attack to be convincing to get a reaction from your opponent.

Fakes are body motions which don't seek to mimic a particular attack. They include gross body motions such as lowering down, stepping forward or turning the shoulders and hips. A particularly subtle fake is to use the eyes by looking at one target then attacking another. 

False attacks can be effective against opponents that are good at defending. Say, for instance, your opponent is good at parrying your jab. You might feint the jab, causing your adversary to try to parry the blow. The parry motion moves their arm toward their center line creating on opening on the side of their head. You capitalize on the opening by immediately attacking with a lead hook.

False attacks can be categorized based on the line of the initial false strike and the line of the second actual strike. These categories are high, middle, low and inside, outside (see Lines of Attack under the Combination Attacks section.)

There are innumerable  feint combinations. Here are a sampling. 

Hand Feints

Hand Feint To Punch

Lead Arm Feints

Inside to Inside

-Feint Jab->Jab *Bazooka Joe Example

-Feint Jab->Lead Uppercut *Rob Kaman Example

Inside to Outside

-Feint Jab->Lead Hook *Mayweather Jr Example

Outside to Inside

-Feint Lead Hook->Cross *Example *Example

High to Middle

-Feint Jab->Body Jab

-Feint Jab->Body Cross *Example

High to Low

-Feint Jab->Low R. Leg Round Kick *Example

Middle to High

-Feint Body Jab->High Hook *Example *Example

-Feint Body Jab->High Cross

Rear Arm Feints

-Feint Cross->Lead Hook *Example *Example

-Fake Cross->Lead Uppercut *McGregor Example 

-Rear Shoulder Fake->Cross *Example

Low to High

-Feint Low Cross->High Hook *Example

Hand Feint to Kick

Lead Arm Feints

-Feint Jab->Low Lead Leg Round Kick *Example

-Feint Jab->Lead Push Kick To Body

Kick Feint to Elbow

-Feint Lead Leg Push Kick->Elbow *Example

Fakes

-Fake Low (Squatting)->Rear Hand Strike *Example