hammerlock
Arm-twisting grip
A hammerlock is a wrestling hold in which an opponent's arm is bent behind their back and pushed upward, immobilizing them through pain and leverage.
The term extends to any situation of complete control or dominance: The company has a hammerlock on the market.
To put someone in a hammerlock is to gain decisive advantage over them.
Elbow hyperextension hold
- kimuraRotational shoulder submission
- tapoutSurrender by physical signal
- wristlockJoint-locking submission hold
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
triangle choke · leglock · kneebar · anklelock · toehold · catch wrestling · pain compliance · hyperextension
Restraint immobilizing the limb
- pinPointed metal fastener
- matFlat floor covering
- reversalComplete change of direction
- escapeFlight from captivity
counter · takedown · clinch · grapple · bout · wrestler · referee · singlet
Combat sports promotion
- cageBarred confinement structure
- octagonEight-sided polygon
- grapplerOne who fights by grabbing
- jiu-jitsuJapanese submission-based combat
sambo · no-gi · gi · sprawl · guard · mount · side control · positioning
armbar
Elbow hyperextension hold
- kimuraRotational shoulder submission
- tapoutSurrender by physical signal
- wristlockJoint-locking submission hold
guillotine · triangle choke · leglock · kneebar · anklelock · toehold · catch wrestling · pain compliance · hyperextension
armlock
Restraint immobilizing the limb
escape · counter · takedown · clinch · grapple · bout · wrestler · referee · singlet · folkstyle
UFC
Combat sports promotion
jiu-jitsu · sambo · no-gi · gi · sprawl · guard · mount · side control · positioning · scramble
stranglehold
Oppressive, unbreakable control
control · leverage · power · constraint · bind · predicament · trapped · cornered · helpless · inescapable
- wrestling movessuplex, powerbomb, piledriver, clothesline, dropkick
- submission holdsarmbar, armlock, leglock, kneebar, heel hook
- ballroom dancewaltz, foxtrot, tango, quickstep, cha-cha
- restraintshandcuffs, shackles, chains, ropes, cuffs
- swing danceslindy hop, Lindy Hop, jitterbug, east coast swing, Charleston
hammerlockleglock
Lower limb submission
ankle lock · leg hold · kneebar · toe hold · heel hook
hammerlockrelease
To let go
freedom · escape · liberation · free movement · letting go