headlocks

Arm-around-neck restraints

Headlocks is the plural of headlock, a wrestling hold in which one person wraps an arm around another's head and neck: He got his brother in a headlock.

Outside wrestling, headlocks appear in playground scuffles and roughhousing.

Figuratively, to have someone in a headlock is to have them trapped or at a disadvantage.

wrestling

takedown

Forced grounding maneuver

reversal · suplex · clinch · mat · chokehold · armbar · guillotine · sprawl · escape · counter

combat

restraint

Control over impulses

grip · squeeze · pressure · choke · immobilize · subdue · overpower · capture · disable · incapacitate

playful

roughhousing

Rowdy physical play

sibling · teasing · schoolyard · friendly · joking · affectionate · prank · wrestling · tussle · scuffle

Categories
Opposites
body control target

headlocksarm bars

Joint locks attacking elbows

ankle locks · wrist locks · toe holds · leg sweeps

combat technique type

headlockspunches

Forceful fist strikes

kicks · strikes · jabs · uppercuts · roundhouse kicks

physical engagement

headlocksreleases

Lets go or publishes

escapes · breakaways · freedom · disengagement · evasion

Family

headlock

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG