Grappling
Range of techniques used in many disciplines, styles and martial arts
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- Type
- combat technique, wrestling, type of fighting style
- Part of
- combat sport, martial arts
Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds.
Grappling contests often involve takedowns and ground control, and may end when a contestant concedes defeat. Should there be no winner after the match time limit has lapsed, competition judges will determine the winner based on who exerted more control.
Grappling most commonly does not include striking or the use of weapons. However, some fighting styles or martial arts known especially for their grappling techniques teach tactics that include strikes and weapons either alongside grappling or combined with it.
Styles and branches of Grappling
Notable Grappling athletes and practitioners
- Alistair Overeem Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Joseph Alzin France
- Qajimuqan Mungaytpasuli Soviet Union
- Guram Kutateladze Sweden
- Elvira Mursalova Soviet Union
- Laurence Cousin France
- Eduard Vartanian Armenia
- Ali Bagov Russia
- Marcio Feitosa Brazil
- Murat Gugov Russia
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q906297 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.