Wrestling, throwing, pinning, choking, breaking limbs. Fighting by way of holds.
Wrestling, throwing, pinning, choking, breaking limbs. Fighting by way of holds.
Questions tagged [grappling]
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Is it true that most fights end on the ground? What is the evidence?
I have often heard people make the claim that most of the time, two people who are fighting each other will naturally clinch and wrestle, and then shortly fall over. That is to say that there is a high likelihood that any fight between two people…
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Is There Any Martial Art Where They Use Legs For Grappling?
Don't push me off, if I asked a very dumb or plainly stupid question. All I know about martial arts can be written on a matchbox.
I was just wondering if there is any martial art (grappling) form where they use legs for locking, chocking or…
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Good sources on using sticks for grappling/locks?
Most of my training has been for blade work, and now I'm working with sticks with a friend to get some of the differences down. The basic stuff (more force, direct strikes, any point can become a handle, etc.) I can work through pretty easily, but…
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Learning grappling without an instructor
I don't have access to any sort of grappling art in my area. There just aren't any. There is a gym that I go to in the local area, and I and some friends are interested in learning grappling.
I understand that there are TONS of grappling move…
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What can one do to avoid entering a grappling situation?
Let's work with the following assumptions:
I have good awareness of the area
I have good mobility: the floor is not slippery, and my shoes work, and I have room to move
I need to avoid grappling in this particular situation (let's say my life…
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