Any martial arts system that hope to offer its partcipants a true wholistic approach needs to include a level of grappling.

Grappling refers to techniques, manoeuvres, and counters applied to an opponent in order to gain a physical advantage, such as improving relative position, escaping, submitting, or injury to the opponent. Techniques can be broadly subdivided into Clinch Fighting, Takedowns and Throws; Submission holds and Pinning or Controlling Techniques; and Sweeps, Reversals, Turnovers, and Escapes.

A recognised instructor in Combat Submission Wrestling, the Trojan Academy utilise submission wrestling and submission fighting techniques from:

• judo
• jiu-jitsu
• brazilian jiu-jitsu 
• sambo
• pankration
• catch wrestling
• freestyle wrestling
• greco-roman
• dumog
• silat
• buno
• shoot fighting

When added into the striking and weapons aspects of the martial arts combat grappling offers the student useful skills in all ranges of combat.