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Originally Posted by Tom Yum
Trapping as I understand it isn't part of the grappling range. Its used in punching and infighting range, correct?
I'm not sure trapping could be used during the grappling range? I don't think so.
The idea would be to use trapping in an MMA match during a stand-up exchange to negate your opponents strike and land your own.
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There's always a danger (and I'm sure someone will pitch in soon) with the argument that grappling is trapping, because you are imobilisng your opponents limbs. But what you refer to Tom is what I believe we are discussing, the classical definition of trapping in hand range.
My argument centres around the fact that trapping and hitting is performing two tasks when you only need to perform one, just hit. If you are using your hands to trap with then you aren't using them to hit with, and in an arena where your stand up goal is to knock someone out, that is where the logic ends. We won't even go into the fine motor skill, timing and luck you need to pull it off. And I come back to my point - in an arena where anything that is surplus to requirement needs to be rendered obsolete - thats where trapping sits for me.
Jeez, Clubber Lang was right, I
DO say the same thing over and over!