Special Setup

Special Setup is a perk found on page 51 of GURPS Martial Arts.
The initial examples listed there refer to substituting one kind of setup technique for another.
==Examples==
===Judo to Karate===
Judo parries can set up a Judo Throw, but other unarmed parries cannot. Special Setup allows a karate-based parry 
===Force Swords===
Power Blow works with Force Sword on MA209 is an example of Special Setup
===Handlessness===
Pak Hok on MA188 introduces the idea of broader extrapolation though: "No Hands > Karate Parry" which is defined:
:allows parries with the body instead of the hands, with each replacing a hand parry
When contrast with MA50's Cotton Stomach (a form of Hands-Free) are based on the different icons used, as MA49 explains:
*special setup has † meaning it requires specialization (only karate parries can be floated to torso, not other parries)
*cotton stomach has * indicating it's cinematic (requires certain traits to buy) but does NOT require specialization: so the "standard unarmed parry" can be done using ANY of your unarmed combat skills, not just karate
The drawbacks of cotton stomach which balance it out are twofold:
*only works against attacks from extremities ("hands and feet" .. "punch or kick") so the torso can't parry attacks from limbs (shin kicks, knee strikes, elbow strikes, forearm strikes) or torso (slam) or head (bite/headbutt) or weapons
*only works against attacks targeting torso
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