For Martial Aspies: Your Favorite Technique?

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I am utterly baffled by this response, and therefore yield to the superiority of your Argument Style.

My favorite would be whatever works given the situation.

As far as what has seemed like the coolest stuff to learn in the sense of fundamentals:

1) circle concept (physical manipulation of opponent)
2) sensitivity and trapping
3) bil sao forearm to neck
4) guntings from panantukan
5) leg destabilization via kneeing to femoral artery and inside of knees

I really like gunting from the Filipino styles; its simple and fits with my defensive philosophy of break the machine.

I have to admit that I dig the abinico from Filipino weapon styles as well, the mechanics are sort of non-intuitive, but once you grasp them it really has that neat factor.

Its also scary as hell for them when they realize that even if they have their fists up you'll still roll right through em. A good shot to the brachial or funny bone and I'm sure they're wondering just what the heck they got themselves into.

I have a massive head, and I just like headbutting. Few people do it, but it has been one of my most instinctive moves since... ever, I used the ol' noggin' when I was a little kid in school yard fights to great effect. If you really want to dive into more refined techniques, I like leading incoming fists onto my elbows, it is a good test to see if the other's fist was properly closed... if not, it is likely he will not close it again for quite some time. Since there is so much grapple talk going on, good old triangle choke is definitely my favorite. I am also a huge fan of low kicks, open palm strikes to the face, chain punches (straight fist is in my oppinion faster) and elbow cuts.

The last few years i have been into Judo (although over the years I trained in various marital arts, although don't get me wrong. I don't see myself as an expert).

Judo being my focus at the moment.
I have to say that my favourite technique at the moment is ippon seoi nage (1 shoulder throw) and the 2 knee drop (or drop to your knees variation other wise known as Ryo-hiza-seoi-otoshi).

Although, like all my techniques, need a lot of work to get them to work most the time.

I also really like o-soto-gari/o-soto-otoshi and harai goshi, which my body appears to move towards naturally.

I also prefer to lean towards Renraku-waza (combination techniques) for tachi waza (standing techniques) and combinations and sensing your opponents weight distribution / energy movement over using purely physical strength.

You can use combination techniques to throw your opponent without having to use loads of physical strength. Which to me is good Japanese style Judo. Minimum effort Maximum Efficiency!

As for striking, when i was a kid, i used to have a really fast and high roundhouse kick which i was proud of.
I used to be able to kick a foot or two above my head height, and as high as my own height while keeping my back straight and in balance.

But life and illness has taken its toll on me, my kicks are slow and low. Think i can kick about as high as someone's belly now. But as it happens, now doing judo, kicks are not much use as make you vulnerable to being thrown and swept then strangled and locked.