Skill at escaping a pin is vital to any competitive wrestler. The techniques learned as part of this merit go a step further and turn an enemy's pin against them. Serious wrestlers often take this merit to give them a secret ace in the ring.
Prerequisites: Athletics ••, Fighting Style: Grappling •••
Effect: This merit grants access to the special Counter Pin maneuver. Unlike other such maneuvers, it can only be used while the character is immobilized by her grappling opponent. Instead of breaking free, the character can employ a counter pin to catch her enemy off guard. If she succeeds on a grappling roll (Strength + Brawl - Enemy Strength), she not only breaks her enemy's pin but can immediately follow up with her own grappling overpower maneuver, though she suffers a -2 penalty on that roll. This follow-up maneuver can be anything, not just a pin.