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🤼 Wrestling Balance and Collar-Tie Physics: 2D Top View

Two wrestlers coupled by a collar tie: linear inverted pendulum balance, foot placement, friction, momentum and takedowns.

Sports Physics & Biomechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Top-down 2D model of two wrestlers modelled as linear inverted pendulums coupled by a collar tie: foot placement at the capture point, friction limits, momentum transfer and takedown scoring. Drag Blue across the mat to push or pull Red.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install