neck crank
Cervical submission hold
A neck crank is a grappling technique that twists or bends the opponent's neck to cause pain or force submission.
Common in wrestling, judo, and mixed martial arts, neck cranks apply pressure to the cervical spine rather than cutting off blood or air like chokes do.
Many competitions ban or restrict them due to injury risk: He tapped out to a brutal neck crank.
The term also describes the resulting injury.
- submissionYielding to another's will
- tap outSignal submission physically
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
ground game · spine · cervical · torque · spinal twist · pressure · twist · hold · pain · pain compliance · BJJ · MMA · combat sports · catch wrestling · technique · vertebrae · lock · squeeze
neck crankchoke
Obstruct breathing or airflow
blood choke · rear naked choke · guillotine choke · triangle choke · strangle
neck crankarmbar
Elbow hyperextension hold
leg lock · heel hook · knee bar · ankle lock · wrist lock
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