Ground fighting facts for kids

Ground fighting is an inherent part of mixed martial arts.

Ground fighting (in martial arts sometimes referred to as "ground work" or "ground game") is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the fighters are on the ground, generally involving a degree of clutching of gripping.

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  Ground fighting taking place in a mixed martial arts bout

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  Bas-relief of knee mount. Located at Angkor Wat(1100's A.D.) in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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  Submisson lock on grounded opponent in Silat Minangkabau.

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  Ground fighting from Pehlwani in a drawing from 1825.

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  Ground fighting in Judo.

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  Ground fighting in Capoeira

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  Ground fighting in Senegalese wrestling

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  Ground fighting in Sambo

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  Ground fighting in Sambo

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  Ground fighting in Sambo