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Replying to @Wrestlebrah
Oh yeah, this caused a shit storm in the HEMA community because it was foul play by the guy who grappled. Both guys ended up suffering some serious injuries.
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Replying to @ConkerBirdy @Wrestlebrah
Was it “foul play” as in a foul or were the sword boys just sad because their guy got Greco’d? I don’t know the rules.
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Replying to @andykaydee @Wrestlebrah
Foul play, depending on the tournament rules, but tournaments that allow grappling only allow the start of a grapple, as in you start grappling but you don't throw. Refs should've also called hold as soon as it happened, but the fencers themselves should've also stopped too.
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Replying to @ConkerBirdy @Wrestlebrah
Copy. So if it were illegal, then this would be illegal, but from the reaction of the two officials and the comments of the oldest poster of this video I could find, it seems as if this was a legal maneuver. Thank you!
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In straight up grappling contests (bjj at least) this is illegal - the point of training and competing is to train techniques that work against full power resisting opponents without injury. Declare the guy a winner when he gets a full takedown without him having to break ribs.
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In what BJJ ruleset would this be an illegal slam? This isn’t excessive force with intent to injure, he doesn’t excessively elevate nor jump into it, and it’s a continuous motion of a legitimate technique. It’s at least ADCC and IBJJF legal. Other than that, I’m with you!
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True - hard takedowns aren't illegal - don't get taken down hard. A second watch shows that he didn't elevate into it.
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