Wrestling, throwing, pinning, choking, breaking limbs. Fighting by way of holds.
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How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
How effective are techniques such as biting, eye pokes, groin grabs et cetera as escapes from side control or other hold-downs? This would be in comparison to other escape methods like bridging, ...
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7answers
222 views
How likely is serious injury in martial arts practice?
What and how big negative consequences might martial arts lead to?
I was very interested in martial arts when I was younger, and I am still interested. However, I have chosen not to train any martial ...
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6answers
599 views
What is a good defense against a rear naked choke?
Within the context of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu and its rules:
Assuming you are on the ground and someone has your back and hooks in, is there a defense to a rear naked choke? Or is the only defense to ...
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10answers
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Where can I go to order cheap grappling mat(s) for beginners?
I tried looking for grappling mats online and they are really pricey, ranging from ~150 to $600 or more. Or for puzzle mats, each square is about $35 and the two sites I went to (one was fighters ...
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3answers
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Cutting weight fast
I'm dropping a lot of weight for wrestling this year and I don't know if I can stay that light all the time.
Is there any way to drop weight just for the weigh-ins (which are on the day of the match) ...
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1answer
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What type of brace should I use for the jumpers knee injury (patellar tendinopathy)?
Due to intensive training in the past few weeks, I injured my knee with the jumpers knee condition. For the first few weeks I have to rest and do nothing but after that I would like to start training ...
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6answers
614 views
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 ...
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6answers
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How does a non-grappler train to be ready to avoid grappling in a real-world situation?
I train in non-grappling arts. I have a reasonable amount of experience with this. However, I'm not sure how I would deal with an untrained opponent coming to grapple with me -- or someone whose ...
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8answers
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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 ...
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3answers
313 views
Shoulder brace for Judo?
I've got a combination of neck and shoulder injuries on my left side. Neck from being spiked, shoulder from an americana and a west point ride suplex. I've definitely got weakness in my rotator cuff. ...
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5answers
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How can you practice wrist locks/grappling holds without a partner?
The problem I have is that I have class once a week, and the class is small. Striking techniques, and overall one-step sparring techniques I can practice at home and in the air. Grappling, ...
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3answers
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How to get to closed guard when your opponent is in the combat base position?
A little background on the situation:
You can be in either sitting / butterfly or on your back in open guard
Opponent is on one knee, other one up
DLR, 1 Leg X-guard, full x-guard, hooking sweeps ...
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3answers
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How useful is a grappling dummy, when you don't have a live training partner available?
There is no substitute for a live training partner, but sometimes a training partner just isn't available and drilling is an important part of training for groundwork grappling.
For those times I ...
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3answers
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How to maintain closed guard with short legs?
I find it quite tricky to maintain a closed guard as I shortish legs, I find that its not that hard for someone to break it open.
Is there any good advice on how to keep a good closed guard if you ...
