Re: Grapple and Posture
We do a lot of throwing in Hwa Rang Do. We have a couple throws we call "fireman's throws" and one we call "monkey throw" that involve releasing the grapple voluntarily. The monkey throw purposefully rolls back and you go prone, the other two you stay standing.
In MOST of our arm and hip throws, we remain standing and maintain the grapple. If you go down with them, it's voluntary. We'd stay kneeling if we're dealing with multiple attackers but need to follow up with the thrown person. If it's one-on-one, we can go to ground.
So basically, given the broad context of the Judo skill in GURPS, I'd expect that part of the thing about a particular style is knowing whether you are trained to let go, maintain the grapple, remain standing, go kneeling, or hit prone. The skill itself should allow anything; each stylist will have a preference depending on his training.
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