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To '''grapple''' means to seize someone and engage in [[close combat]], usually holding them against yourself while you wrestle for control.  Often, two grappling fighters, unbalanced by their efforts, will topple over and continue their struggle on the ground.  

Grappling was a feature of [[medieval]] combat, however, and several weapons were developed with it in mind, particularly the [[poignard]], the [[dirk]] and the [[ballock dagger]], all [[knife|knives]] designed to be slipped through gaps in [[armour]] and into reletively unprotected flesh.

==Grappling in SCA==
Grappling is forbidden by the [[rules of the list]] as an unsafe practice in [[SCA]] combat.

==Grappling in Re-Enactment==
Grappling does not typically occur in [[re-enactment]] combat unless it is specifically part of a scenario, or type of combat or the two combatants have agreed to allow it beforehand. [[Show]]s typically include grappling as part of the show.


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