Martial arts questions { Arm Lock }

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Aigol

So with the penalty built into the technique does that mean that your initial judo grapple does not need to specifically target the arm? that is the one bit I'm confused on

You do not need to have grappled the arm based on my reading of the Basic Set and Martial Arts.

This isn't something I necessarily agree with: I think a grapple of the targeted location should be achieved first. But I think by RAW, you only need to either have used Judo or Wrestling to parry a blow on your previous turn, or have grappled your foe.

[Note I responded to the previous post before I saw Sean's reply.]