In the previous post, I proposed a high-level descriptive model for grappling. Like all models, it’s wrong, but hopefully useful ( “All models are wrong; some are useful.” G. E. P. Box). The steps were basically Grab him Grab him better Achieve a dominant position Win So, how does this work in GURPS? Grab the…
Over on the SJG Forums, a thread emerged that has started to wind down with an interesting question. GURPS (and other systems) author Bill Stoddard asked a basic question. Acknowledging that his real-world experience with grappling was basically zero, and his familiarity with the goals and methods and lingo was limited enough that, well, let’s use his…
Apologies for the hiatus. Things have been a bit nutso recently. What I can say: I’m working on three secret projects. They are all pretty cool. I still have roughly a half-dozen articles in the theoretical Pyramid queue, including some of what I think is my best work to date. Technical Grappling, High-Tech, and Martial…