Grabbing, in martial arts, refers to any fighting method that involves grabbing your opponent rather than hitting him. For example, wrestling involves grappling techniques, whereas Muay Thai typically doesn’t (unless you consider the clinch used in that sport).

Submission fighting is primarily focused on ground fighting. The submission grip involves not only the grip but the use of submission grips, including locks and joint chokes. Joint locks can include various locks for the arms and legs. For example, a barbell submission involves hyperextending the elbow joint. Strangulations are generally “blood strangulations” that involve constriction of the carotid arteries in the neck, restricting blood flow to the brain and leading to loss of consciousness. The submission grip can be gi or no gi. In gi grappling, competitors can grab their and their opponent’s gi to gain an advantage. In no-gi grappling, a shirt and shorts are the common uniform.

FILA (the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles) now sponsors submission wrestling as one of their wrestling styles. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is probably the most popular form of submission fighting. The International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sponsors many competitions, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. NAGA (The North American Grappling Association) sponsors many grappling and BJJ tournaments as well. The ADCC (The Abu Dhabi Combat Club) sponsors the World Submission Fighting Championship which allows fighters of any fighting discipline to compete against each other in one of the most famous fighting competitions in the world.

I come from a wrestling experience in high school. When I started learning about submission grappling, I found it very interesting. One of the first forms of submission fighting that I learned was Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I found some similarities between wrestling and BJJ and many differences. Wrestling and BJJ involve grip, proper positioning, and leverage.

In fighting, the ultimate goal is to “immobilize” your opponent by pressing his shoulders against the mat. However, in BJJ it can be advantageous to be on your back and there is no penalty for doing so. Both sports have a grip called the armbar. In wrestling, an arm bar involves using your opponent’s arm as a lever to force him to lie on his back. But, an arm bar in BJJ is something else entirely. In BJJ, an arm hyperextended the arm at the elbow joint.

In wrestling, you have takedowns, blowouts, reversals, and lockdown combinations. In BJJ, you have takedowns, sweeps, passes, and submissions. Therefore, the terminology is somewhat different. The goal in submission grappling (eg BJJ) is to make your opponent “touch” (ie surrender).

There are many ways to fight and fight for submission.

Some forms of fighting include:

• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)
• Judo
• Struggle
• Sambo (also known as Sombo)
• Fight catch-as-catch-can (that is, catch the fight)
• Aikido
• Japanese jujutsu

BJJ, Sambo, and wrestling all involve the use of introductions. BJJ seems to use more bangles and chokes. On the other hand, Sambo and wrestling seem to employ more leg locks. Sambo and wrestling practitioners seem to have a penchant for manipulating the ankle joints of their opponents via Achilles clasps, toes, and heel hooks.

Professional wrestling actually descended from wrestling. Professional wrestling used to be “real” and not just scripted entertainment. Wrestlers such as Martin “Farmer” Burns, Frank Gotch, Karl Gotch, Ed “The Strangler” Lewis, Billy Robinson, Lou Thesz and Judo Gene LeBell were experts in presentations. On a humorous note, in a Bugs Bunny cartoon called Hugged bunny, Bugs defeats a fighter named The Crusher.

Some wrestlers today who continue the tradition of wrestling:

• Erik paulson
• Josh barnett
• Kazushi sakuraba
• Tony cecchine
• Matt furey

Wrestling and judo involve grabbing and grabbing to throw or knock down an opponent. Also, fighting involves a lot of grappling on the ground.

Aikido and Japanese jujutsu appear to employ a variety of wrist and arm locks.

Mixed martial arts competitions (eg UFC, PRIDE, Shooto, Pancrase) employ many submission grappling techniques. For example, former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

You can see the gripping techniques employed in various movies and TV shows, including Air Force One, Under Siege 2, Fist of Legend, The Protector, The rebel, Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, Boondock Saints 2, Bobby z Y Walker Texas Ranger to name a few.

The struggle is mentioned in two ancient literary works: The Epic of Gilgamesh Y Beowulf.

Some people argue that grasping arts are good for self defense.

Many grip and submission techniques can be found in videos and online articles.