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unusual facts about grappling



Battlefield 4

Driving a boat to the warship's blind spot, the trio set the remote charges and use grappling guns to bring them to safety under the Suez Canal Bridge before detonating the explosives.

Brad Court

He has appeared in Ultimate Grappling magazine (now Ultimate MMA magazine) on multiple occasions and is in all three of On the Mats "101 Submissions" DVDs.

Bunkai

It has been claimed by Martial Arts historian, Nathan Johnson, that the few original antique kata found in Karate were actually intended for weapons combat or (in one example) for Grappling, as opposed to ballistic strikes.

Cheerleader Camp

Alison (Betsy Russell) is a cheerleader at Lindo Valley who's grappling with feelings of inadequacy.

Clinch

The Clinch, a grappling position in boxing or wrestling, a stand-up embrace.

Denniston Sutherland

Along with Jude Samuels (the head of talent relations for BAMMA), he trained the London Wasps rugby squad in grappling techniques from MMA that could help with the Wasps' games just two weeks before the 2012/2013 Aviva Premiership season.

Gold Dust Trio

Born in Iowa on January 18, 1894, he grew up in Greeley, Colorado, where he learned the art of wrestling through a correspondence course administered by grappling guru Martin "Farmer" Burns, who had been the nation's preeminent professional wrestler during the late nineteenth century.

Gotcha Force

Each version is based on a different tribe: Alpha - Ninja; Beta - Knuckle/Gun (Beta uses Knuckle, Beta II uses guns, Beta III uses grappling claws); Gamma - Knight; Delta - Girl; Zeta - Musha; Theta/Iota - Nurse (Iota uses a flamethrower); Lambda - Angel; Mu - Air; Nu - Tank; Sigma - Wing; Omega - Machine; Chi - Tank.

History of wrestling

Cave paintings in the Bayankhongor Province of Mongolia dating back to Neolithic age of 7000 BC show grappling of two naked men and surrounded by crowds.

Jim Arvanitis

Arvanitis' interest in grappling brought him in contact with many former professional wrestlers from the old NWA and World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) including the likes of Lou Thesz, Bruno Sammartino, and Walter "Killer" Kowalski.

Jiu jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport, focused on ground grappling, commonly used in mixed martial arts competitions

Jujutsu, a martial art from Japan consisting of grappling and striking techniques

Lloyd Irvin

A number of prominent grapplers and MMA fighters have attended his school at one time, such as Mike Fowler, JT Torres, and Ryan Hall.

Márcio Cruz

He lost a split decision to Jeff Monson, whom he had previously defeated twice in grappling tournaments, at UFC 59.

Marco Gigante Villela

Gigante holds the position of Australian Federation of BJJ Referee Director, New South Wales BJJ Director and is the Grappling Skills coach for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Niagara Scow

Since a rescue boat was out of the question, the Niagara Falls (Ontario) Fire Department tried using a grappling gun to shoot a life line out towards the barge, from atop the roof of the Toronto Power House while awaiting the arrival of the US Coast Guard from Youngstown, New York to bring a heavier grappling gun.

On Religion

Since the early age of 15, Schleiermacher had been personally grappling with the most significant issues of Christology, particularly his own doubt in regard to the problem of atonement.

Positioning

Grappling position, the positioning and holds of combatants engaged in grappling

Schwingen

This form of grappling is preserved during the 17th and 18th century in the Emmental, Haslital and Entlebuch regions specifically.

Stanislaus Zbyszko

Crafting a defensive strategy of hugging the mat in order to nullify Great Gama’s greatest strengths, Zbyszko wrestled the Indian legend to a draw after nearly three hours of grappling, though Zbyszko’s lack of tenacity angered many of the fans in attendance.

Undisputed III: Redemption

Forced to adapt, he begins using a new style mixing in elements of grappling, dirty boxing head-butts and elbows, wrestling, and wu-shu.

Wajyutsu Keisyukai

Wajutsu Keisyukai has even started hosting tournament competitions beginning in 2010 and has had the likes of Robert Drysdale and Dean Lister compete against their own stable of fighters in their own grappling tournament format.


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