body lock
Torso-trapping wrestling hold
A body lock is a wrestling hold where you wrap both arms around an opponent's torso, clasping your hands together to control their movement.
The technique appears across combat sports—wrestling, MMA, judo—as a way to set up throws, takedowns, or prevent escape: He secured a body lock and drove his opponent to the mat.
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- clinchSettle beyond doubt
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- bear hugTight, enveloping embrace
belly to belly · takedown · grip · control · waist · torso · pressure · hold · pin · side control · full mount · judo · MMA · arms · tight · leverage · mount · ground
- wrestling termsheadlock, bear hug, suplex, pinning, takedowns
- Takedownssingle leg, double leg, arm drag, duck under, foot sweep
- restraintshandcuffs, shackles, chains, ropes, cuffs
body lockneck crank
Submission via cervical torque
leg lock · ankle lock · knee bar · heel hook · wrist lock
body lockstrangle
Constrict the throat
headlock · choke · rear naked choke · joint lock · submission hold
body lockescape
Flight from captivity
release · free movement · scramble · disengage · break free
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