Is it possible to rip one's opponent in half by grabbing them somewhere around the chest? I tried, but although I got a nice squirt of blood, I just could not get it to happen.

Here's a Replay for you to see what I mean.

Their is a few but only if you grab them with both hands.
If you looked through the Replays board looking for 'Splits' i'm sure you would find a few.

You mean something liek this?
basic rip.rpl


Or like this?
basic riplol.rpl

it's really hard, but i've gotten it before, try getting alot of momentum by using your chest and pecs, in some cases your lumbar.

One thing (along with what they have said) is to wait until the last second to grab. That way you actually grab right where the joints meet instead of on the outside of one of those joints.
This is also where editing reapedtly comes in

Just to add to Slades question, when going for a dismemberment, what position should the wrist be in? Relaxed, extended?

Well, as for many joints, timing is key. It can be both really (extend/contract)...
You see, what I do is get to the point where I know I can grab whatever body part and edit it from there. I contract at certain points and extend at certain points. Sometimes I even go back and forth between the two...
It's really hard to explain, rather something that you just learn over a long period of time.

Also, relaxing adds more freedom to the wrist, so that may be one of the best ones to start out with and work your way up to contracting it at the last second.

.is this what u mean?usually grabs move the hand to a 90 degree angle.sometimes u can use this to ur advantage as in this replay.

SladeJT's first post: Yes, it is possible.


Doesn't matter. Whatever position that gets the tip of the hand onto the joint is most likely the best for getting a dismemberment.