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

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.

Related Definition(s):

Freestyle, Sparring, Tournament

Related Term(s):

Actor, Banger, Bummer, Charger, Combo Man, Continental Form, Counter Man, Dancer, 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