Release a Hand

A free action on your turn when a character releases their hand from a grapple. See the See Also section for other maneuvers. 
== Rules Considerations ==
Presumably, because this free action is on the hand-shifter's own turn, they could not be performed during an enemy's turn--for instance, to defend against something like the switching on of a damaging aura.
*GMs might optionally choose to allow voluntarily doing that as a Power Dodge, consider for example that opening one's hand is like a "physical transformation" to "no fine manipulators" or a "movement ability
INvoluntarily dropping things outside of your own turn can happen as a result of crippling.
==See Also==
*Add a Hand
*Disallowed Maneuvers
*Disengaging a Limb on TG23 expanded these options to "Disengaging limbs is a free action any time during your turn or as part of an active defense." the latter allowing it to be done outside of your turn.
*Pass Limb
*Shift Grip
*Shifting Grapples and Freeing Hands
*Switch Arms for Legs
== References ==
* Martial Arts, p.117
** More Actions After A Grapple
*** Shifting Grapples and Freeing Hands main page
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