ground fighting

Operational ground boundary

Record the adopted definition and the observations needed to apply it, including cases with only one grounded participant.

1. What support configuration and continuing interaction count as ground fighting in this context? definition
2. Does this definition include engagement between a standing participant and a grounded participant? boundary

Phase transition evidence

Mark episode boundaries using observable events and distinguish physical transitions from official pauses.

1. Which observed event establishes continued ground engagement after a fall, takedown or deliberate descent? boundary
2. What marks the episode's end: separation, resumed standing engagement, a stoppage or another context-defined event? measurement

Participant-relative position

Maintain a description from each participant's perspective and attach discipline-specific labels only when justified.

1. How are the participants oriented relative to each other and supported by the surface? measurement
2. Which discipline or terminology source supplies the position label, and does it match the observed configuration? provenance

Control versus appearance

Record evidence of constrained movement and contested control without assuming that the upper participant controls the exchange.

1. Which observed movements are constrained, and which remain available to each participant? measurement
2. What evidence distinguishes a stable controlling relationship from a momentary position during a scramble? boundary

Ground activity classification

Classify observed activity at a non-procedural level and keep intended objectives separate from demonstrated results.

1. Does the observed activity concern positional control, escape, submission, striking, disengagement or an unresolved combination? definition
2. Is the participant's objective explicitly stated, established by the drill or merely inferred from movement? provenance

Transition outcome

Distinguish an attempted change from a completed, sustained or subsequently reversed change.

1. What changed between the observed starting and ending configurations, and for how long was the new state maintained? measurement
2. Did an escape or stand-up attempt end ground engagement, or did contact and grounded interaction continue? boundary

Ground action permissions

Record which action classes are permitted for these participants in this particular setting.

1. Which ruleset version or explicit practice agreement governs ground grappling, submissions and ground striking? provenance
2. Which participant category, grounded-status condition or drill restriction changes what is permitted? action

Physical state and ruling

Record a positional event, its applicable outcome criterion and any official ruling as distinct information.

1. What criteria establish a score, pin, submission, restart or other recognised result in this context? definition
2. Was the result confirmed by the responsible official or supervisor, or is it an interpretation of the observation? provenance

Withdrawal and distress

Record agreed stop signals, observed withdrawal or distress, and whether interruption has occurred.

1. What physical or verbal stop signals were agreed, and were any such signals observed? provenance
2. Has consent been withdrawn, an official ordered a stop or observed distress required immediate interruption? action
3. Could the participant's position prevent signalling or prevent others from detecting a signal? boundary

Ground-environment interruption

Record surface, obstacle and boundary conditions relevant to pausing or relocating supervised activity.

1. What surface conditions, nearby obstacles or available-space limitations affect the grounded participants? measurement
2. Under the applicable supervision or rules, which observed conditions require a pause, relocation or end to the activity? action

Check these first

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1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

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1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

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1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

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1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

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1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

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1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

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1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

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1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of ground fighting this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance