camel clutch
Back-breaking wrestling submission
A camel clutch is a wrestling hold where you sit on a prone opponent's back, hook their arms over your thighs, and pull their chin backward, bending the spine.
The move appears in both professional wrestling—where it was popularized by the Iron Sheik—and legitimate grappling sports.
He locked in the camel clutch and his opponent tapped out.
- Iron SheikIranian professional wrestler
- bear hugTight, enveloping embrace
- neckHead-body junction
- hammerlockSubmission hold bending arm
- backReverse side; support
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- grapplingsubmission hold, chokehold, wrestling match, arm bar, freestyle wrestling
- wrestling movessuplex, powerbomb, piledriver, clothesline, dropkick