Grapples and Strikes

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Strikes and grapples are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strikes" instead a verb "Grapples".

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Grapples and strikes are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grapples" instead a verb "Strikes".

When a fight breaks out, Dean Ambrose pretty much turns into that guy in an online wrestling video game who runs around like a maniac (how fitting for ol' Deano) and uses nothing but running strikes and grapples.

Source: Wrestling / The Shield
An exo-suit wearing soldier is shown to be able to defeat 4 well trained opponents in hand-to-hand, though in the process they do get in quite a few good strikes and grapples in, showing that the exo-suit does have its limits.

Source: Video Game / Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
The wrestling element of the German system covers the whole spectrum of unarmed techniques, including strikes, grapples, throws and locks.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship

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