Ground Fighting
Ground fighting (also ground work or ground game) is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are on the ground, generally involving grappling. The term is commonly used in mixed martial arts and other combat sports, as well as various forms of martial arts to designate the set of techniques employed by a combatant that is on the ground, as opposed to techniques employed in stand-up fighting. It is the main focus of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is featured in varying amounts in Catch wrestling, Judo, Sambo, Shoot wrestling and other styles of wrestling.
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Some articles on ground fighting:
... A ground fighting sequence in mixed martial arts competition may begin, for example, with one combatant forcing another to the ground by using a double leg takedown and establishing a top mounted position ...
... features of Wing Tsun that differ it from other branches of wing chun is anti-grappling and ground fighting trainings ... Unlike grappling martial arts that wrestle on the ground or other styles which borrow grappling techniques from such arts, Wing Tsun uses its own principles on the ground to overcome the opponent ... applied stand up and is not effective on the ground ...
... This has led to greater time dedicated to training on the ground, resulting in enhancement and new research of groundwork techniques by BJJ practitioners ... Along with BJJ's great strengths on the ground comes its relative underemphasis of standing techniques, such as striking ...
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