Reply #13: There are tons of illegal holds...

[geebensis]

...in amateur wrestling that are illegal precisely because they will likely cause serious injury. Doesn't mean wrestlers don't know them. And know them well.

Trust me, there is NO way out of a proper choke hold. Not eye poking, groin mashing, or even running away. Once they've got you (and if they know what they're doing they'll get you sooner or later) it's game over.

For true brutality watch Ultimate Fighting Championship some time. The winners are always grapplers, and the no-holds-barred matches are over when one of them gets a stranglehold on the other.

Now if your goal is to use Aikido to buy some time to beat feet(which would be my first choice, even knowing how to wrestle), fine.

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