wondering about these strike>grapple and grapple>strike examples from pro wrestling

RGTraynor · 02-15-2022, 07:19 PM

Well ... general caveat, of course: pro wrestling moves are more by way of "designed to look spiffy" rather than that they're sensible combat moves. Are you wondering what the applicability is here to real combat, or are you looking for what the equivalent moves in GURPS would be to best emulate pro wrestling?

As far as Situation A goes, my thought is this: you seldom see leg grapples coming off of kicks in MMA, although part of that -- unlike in pro wrestling -- is that the kicker's trying to keep the range open, instead of stepping in to provide a convenient grapple + minimum of damage.

02-15-2022, 07:19 PM	#2
RGTraynor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pioneer Valley	Re: wondering about these strike>grapple and grapple>strike examples from pro wrestli Well ... general caveat, of course: pro wrestling moves are more by way of "designed to look spiffy" rather than that they're sensible combat moves. Are you wondering what the applicability is here to real combat, or are you looking for what the equivalent moves in GURPS would be to best emulate pro wrestling? As far as Situation A goes, my thought is this: you seldom see leg grapples coming off of kicks in MMA, although part of that -- unlike in pro wrestling -- is that the kicker's trying to keep the range open, instead of stepping in to provide a convenient grapple + minimum of damage. __________________ My gaming blog: Apotheosis of the Invisible City "Call me old-fashioned, but after you're dead, I don't think you should be entitled to a Dodge any more." - my wife It's not that I don't understand what you're saying. It's that I disagree with what you're saying.