Blender combat system help?

I've been working on a combat system in Blender Game engine for the last few weeks, however, I'm having problems figuring out how to make a grapple system. Is it easier to make a cinematic kind of grapple system where by initiating the throw it plays a cutscene or is it possible to make it in realtime, and if so do i have to animate the grapple with each individual character? Please help