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Old 01-13-2010, 11:09 AM   #22
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Default Re: Allowed Defenses while Grappling?

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Originally Posted by DouglasCole View Post
In the real world, if Fighter A "grapples" Fighter B in a match, he's making a grab for him, an attempt to secure control. Fighter B likely resists by making a grab for A. Some struggle ensues. Seven seconds of struggle later, B moves in, and secures A with a double-handed grip. He's ready for a takedown now, etc.

I think what most of us think of as grappling can (perhaps unfairly) be pictured in GURPS as two guys both in range C doing not much successfully. To an observer, it might even be an exciting match. To a GURPS Player, it's boring as heck.
I wrestled in high school. A lot of the matches involved two sweaty guys in tights hugging one another and grunting a lot, until all of a sudden one guy was pinned. I don't think the real world is really that much more exciting than GURPS. :-)
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