Diver

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Diver


An extreme form of an Actor, who pretends to be incapacitated during freestyle competition.

 

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

 

This is a derogatory term.

 

This strategy is typically employed to stop a sparring match and usually designed to get the opponent disqualified.

 

Derivation:

 

The term is taken from boxing where a competitor will lose a match by "taking a dive" - pretending to be incapacitated long enough for the match to end.

 

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