Lots of different ones but the key is in the rudder work. I find the rudder is key to keep the nose pointed in the right direction.

I've used all kinds of stall techniques to try and get out of harms way. Usually they are last resort and they almost never work but occasionally it helps me out. The best is the spiral with a dose of hard rudder which makes the plane half spiral and half spin...not a good idea to keep going but in a pitched defensive move with some altitude for recovery it can shake the opponent.

I agree. Its also good to remember that speed matters (aircraft handle differently at high speed, in a dive etc.) and that sometimes the controls used can be counter intuitive. So, experiment.

Wing stalling on purpose?... you bet :shock:

I always thought a "hammerhead" manouvre was a controlled turn using vertical climb... rudder the wing over, then dive.

It's amzing to watch magpies doing these kinds of manouvres when battling invading mynor birds (hassling little blighters they are) , to protect the nest.