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Two people hugging very aggressively, with a winner.
means The art of controlling an opponent through holds, takedowns, and submissions rather than striking.
from From the grapnel, a small ship's anchor with hooks designed to seize and cling — by the 1500s humans were doing it to each other.
No punchingAll control, leverage, and stubborn body weight.
Ancient rootsGreek pankration and Indian malla-yuddha did it millennia ago.
BJJ proofSmall grapplers routinely defeat much larger strikers.