Recreating Kisat Dur: The Dwarven Martial Art in Gurps

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Refplace

Even though Sumo is a grappling skill there were a lot of aspects left out of TG to keep it on mission. Trust me a big part of the authors job was reigning in tangents the playtesters brought up.
Slams were definitely among those tangents!

Yeah, slams and collisions are considered strikes in GURPS, so much as I wanted to deal with those - I find the rules inelegant by RAW - they were definitely off-mission. Like when someone asked "why can't you apply trained ST to striking?!" I said "GAH! I want to! But . . . "

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Yeah, slams and collisions are considered strikes in GURPS, so much as I wanted to deal with those - I find the rules inelegant by RAW - they were definitely off-mission. Like when someone asked "why can't you apply trained ST to striking?!" I said "GAH! I want to! But . . . "

Yeah well by now enough loving goodness has been inspired by that book that I think it has a record.
Pyramid 3/91 Codex Duello (Use of the Trained ST system)
Pyramid 3/83 Possessions Under Control (use of CP)
I thought it got a mention in Fourth Edition Festival but those were just Kromms ideas.
Still I feel I am missing a few other places.

[Adronio]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Thanks. I was just teasing. Adapting strikes to sumo is pretty well supported by reality, by the way. Sumo practioners, though not "Sumo Wrestling GURPS" guys, do limited strikes (slaps, mostly), so you're in good company.

You might want to take a peek at The Grappling Mat section of my blog, though, since there are some things like damaging takedowns I cover there that didn't make the book.

I know that you were joking. I was just playing along. Also don't worry, I've read pretty much every grappling mat you have posted. ;)

[Adronio]

Originally Posted by Refplace

Even though Sumo is a grappling skill there were a lot of aspects left out of TG to keep it on mission. Trust me a big part of the authors job was reigning in tangents the playtesters brought up.
Slams were definitely among those tangents!

I saw the grappling mat focusing on sumo wrestling, so I was referring to that. :)

It also started my Sumo Wrestling craze, which led to this in the end.

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Adronio

I know that you were joking. I was just playing along. Also don't worry, I've read pretty much every grappling mat you have posted. ;)

You are a paragon. All should follow your worthy example.

[Adronio]

It was inevitable