A transition in
grappling
Grappling, in hand-to-hand combat, describes sports that consist of gripping or seizing the opponent. Grappling is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an opponent, either by imposing a position or causing injury. Grappling ...
is a move from one
grappling hold
A grappling hold, commonly referred to simply as a hold that in Japanese is referred to as ''katame-waza'' ( "grappling technique"), is any specific grappling, wrestling, judo, or other martial art grip that is applied to an opponent. Grappl ...
or
grappling position
A grappling position refers to the positioning and holds of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither is in a more favourable position. If one party has a clear advantage such as in the ''mount'' t ...
to another. The process is called transitioning and is one of the most important aspects of
ground grappling, as it allows the combatant performing the transition to advance in
positioning, for instance by using a
sweep, or to attempt
pinning holds or
submission holds.
In
judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...
, the term is also used to refer to the skillful transition between standing phase and the ground phase.
References
* Eng, Lawrence
Grappling: Fact and Fiction ''www.cjas.org''. URL last accessed February 11, 2006.
Grappling
Martial art techniques
Wrestling
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