Grappling refers to fighting arts that take place on the ground with a minimum of striking involved, if any. Sports like Greco-Roman wrestling and judo, and martial arts like jiujitsu, are considered grappling arts. Grappling usually consists of moves like take-downs, throws, joint locks, pins and chokes, depending on which activity you practice. Many grappling techniques are also effective for everyday self-defense.
Rear Naked Choke
The rear naked choke is a submission move used in jiujitsu and mixed martial arts. You can do the choke standing, but seated puts your opponent in a weaker position. From behind your opponent, wrap your legs around his waist and cross your ankles if possible. For right-handers, wrap your right arm around his neck and grab onto your left bicep with your right hand. Place your left hand behind his head, and then tighten everything all at once. Flex your right bicep, pull on your left bicep and press on the back of his head with your left hand. This will stop the oxygen flowing to his brain and he will lose consciousness. In a match, your opponent will tap out, but on the street he won't, so only use it in a real-life situation if you are experienced.
Lying Arm Bar
The lying arm bar is a grappling move that puts pressure on the elbow joint. In a jiujitsu or mixed martial arts match, your opponent will tap, but on the street you can dislocate the elbow, so use caution. From a grappling position on the ground, you must get one of your opponent's arms free. If she is on her back and you get her left arm, quickly put your left leg over her face and your right over her chest, so her arm is in between. Hold her arm by the wrist with her palm up, and pull her elbow down over your right thigh. Your legs will prevent her from getting up, and the amount of leverage you apply to her elbow will determine how much damage is done. You can apply light pressure just to keep her subdued or quick, intense pressure to break the arm.
Fireman's Carry
The fireman's carry is a Greco-Roman wrestling technique designed to throw your opponent over your back and into position for a pin. From a standing clinch position, pull your opponent's right elbow down with your left hand so that his balance is compromised, and quickly dip into a squat position. Shoot your right arm through his legs and continue pulling his right elbow so that his momentum takes him up onto your shoulders. Continue his momentum over your shoulders so that his legs go up and over and he lands on his back on the other side. Move in quickly to try for a pin.
Hip Throw
The hip throw is primarily a judo move that can be used in a match or as self-defense. As an opponent moves toward you, you move in close with your right arm under her left and around her back. Your left hand will grab the outside of her right arm and rotate her shoulder around, while you throw your hip into her midsection. You continue her momentum so that her body swings over your hip and back, and she is deposited on her back on the floor underneath you. When you execute the throw, your back and hip are in close to her body and your feet point in the direction of the throw.
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