Glossary /// Alias
corner finish
Also known as Cut the Corner — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — names the finish by the path the attacker takes
Corner finish is the descriptive name for cutting the corner — the trip finish available from both the single and the double leg.
Etymology. Where “cut the corner” names the action, “corner finish” names the category: it groups the technique with the other named finishes of a leg attack rather than with the entries. It is the form used when the point being made is which finish was selected, not how it was executed.
Mechanics. It is the finish that asks least of the attacker. The lift-and-dump removes the opponent’s base by picking it up and the sweep single removes it by running them out of steps; the corner removes it by arriving where the next step needs to go. That makes it the highest-percentage answer against an opponent sitting their weight back, and the finish that survives fatigue best, because the work is footwork rather than lifting.
Cross-reference. The entries it completes are the single leg and the double leg. Full mechanical coverage on Cut the Corner.