Tap, nap or snap. The rhyme that details each potential ending for a grappling match; meaning someone signals defeat by tapping out, is choked unconscious or has a broken or sprained limb.
Surprisingly, these aggresive bouts occur without malice, as the two adversaries strive to physically dominate the other under an agreed upon set of rules and compete with mutual respect.
Grappling sports allow fighters to utilize their respective strength, leverage and momentum to submit or debilitate the other in an arguably non-violent fashion.
Sports like jiu-jitsu are unique in the fact that they enable a physically weaker combatant to compete with those of larger stature or athletic capability.
“You give your all, and your opponent gives his all,” said Corbin Morris, one of the club members about the friendly competition in martial arts sports. “And when all is said and done the better man always comes up on top.”
Cal State Fullerton’s wrestling program dates back to 1968 and has produced 31 conference champions.
The program was dropped from school funding at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year.
Without funding, the sport endured only a single year under a self-sustained budget before crumbling.
The void created by the absence of the wrestingly program left those enthusiastic about wrestling without an outlet for their passions.
But, while strict wrestling’s popularity waned, other avenues opened.
Wyatt Walsh was among those affected by the disassociation of CSUF’s wrestling, and, unable to accept the concept of a college experience without the sport, he created his own club for others of similar mind.
“The CSUF Grappling and Jiu-Jitsu Club is a (new) on campus community of athletes who train and compete in a diverse range and combination of grappling sports,” Walsh, club president and founder said.
Combining from two combat-oriented former clubs, Walsh’s grappling club and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu group, the group hopes to further their efforts with the intent to solidify it into a fuly implemented club sport.
With its current affiliation with the California Collegiate Grappling League, members have the option to compete with ground-game enthusiasts from other associated Universities.
The non-collegiate tournaments and venues like USA Wrestling, Dream Jiu Jitsu and the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation also offer competition for people interested in participating.
The club’s current goal is to develop a larger presence on campus, attract more members and bump up the level of competition available to them.
Unfortunately, the current status of the group as a recreational club means that the program doesn’t compete with the club sports of other universities at the moment.
However, officers within the club have begun the process of applying for full club sport status.
Space for these positions are limited, but paperwork has been filed and the club council will be voting on whether or not the club will be considered a full club sport.
This new club is reaching out to find additional members, male and female, in hopes of potential expansion and illumination.
Encouraging those foreign to martial arts to join, the group holds instructional demonstrations for those with questions or who are unfamiliar with the sport.
While the idea of a sport that teaches women how to toss a man over her head maybe seems unorthodox to some, the growing popularity of mixed martial arts in contemporary society points toward a universal, non-gender favor toward grappling sports.
Judo and similar martial arts can also act as a full-body workout which challenges participants mentally, as well as physically. An additional benefit appears in the practicality of these techniques when applied to modern self defense.
When a small technical error can place the more physical, stronger competitor in the path of defeat, it becomes obvious that this sport caters to the cognitively active.
“We get to go in and beat each other up”, said former high school wrestling coach Joe Estrada.
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