Shift Grip

If you’ve grappled a foe, you may relocate your grip from its current hit location to a new one – typically to prepare for a technique that requires you to grapple a specific body part. This isn’t a free action; it counts as an attack. 
Roll a Quick Contest, with each fighter using the highest of DX or their best grappling skill. The fighter with the most free hands gets +3. The hit locations involved are irrelevant. 
If you win, your grip shifts to the desired location. On a tie, you’re still grappling the original body part. If you lose, your foe breaks free. If you don’t mind the extra turn and the chance of losing your grip, you can grapple the torso and shift grip to avoid hit location penalties!
== References ==
* Martial Arts, p.117
** More Actions After A Grapple
*** Shifting Grapples and Freeing Hands
Category:Setting Concepts