Slang specific to sparring for a competitor who fakes or is known to fake injury during freestyle competition.

Comments:

This method of behavior is usually used during tournament competition, but can also be employed in normal sparring situations.

This is a derogatory term.

In certain situations it is hard to distinguish whether the competitor is an actor or is fighting a Banger.  And, sometimes it is the goal of the actor to imply that the opponent is a Banger, with the intent of getting the opponent disqualified.

An Actor usually likes to fight a Charger or a Banger, because their method of sparring plays into the strategy of an Actor.

This method of behavior is usually done to:

1)

 try and get an opponent disqualified by drawing sympathy from the judges and/or spectators

2)

 try and elicit sympathy from the opponent - so the opponent won't fight as hard

3)

 try and distract the opponent

4)

 try and use up time from the sparring match

Derivation:

The term is taken from the fact that the competitor is pretending injury, while trying to convince others an injury exists.

Related Definition(s):

Freestyle, Sparring, Tournament

Related Term(s):

Banger, Bummer, Charger, Combo Man, Continental Form, Counter Man, Dancer, Diver, Domestic Form, Flurry Fighter, Foot Man, Hand Man, Head Hunter, Heavy Foot, Iron, Grabber, Jammer, Line Rider, Runner, Singer, Slapper, Spinner, Sweeper, Wall Painter, Windmiller, Yo Yo