User 144 at 23:29, 13 May 2006

2006-05-13T23:29:46Z

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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. ~~For this reason, grappling is forbidden by the [[rules of the list]] as an unsafe practice in [[SCA]] combat.~~		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 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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Paul Matisz at 20:54, 13 May 2006

2006-05-13T20:54:26Z

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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. For this reason, grappling is forbidden by the [[rules of the list]] as an unsafe practice in [[SCA]] combat.

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.

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User 144 at 23:29, 13 May 2006

Paul Matisz at 20:54, 13 May 2006