The wrestler then hooks his hands behind the opponent's head, having one arm pass over their own leg and the other under. Though this is an often used rest hold, it is also sometimes the beginning of a standard The wrestler stands in front of the opponent while both people are facing the same direction, with some space in between the two. The wrestler traps one of the opponent's ankles between their thighs (as seen primarily before applying an The wrestler stands facing the opponent. The attacking wrestler stands over a face down opponent, facing the same direction. This hold is performed on an opponent who is lying face down on the mat. This hold is often used in conjunction with a hold applied to the head or the arms in order to restrain the opponent.
The wrestler sits on either side of an opponent who is lying either prone or supine on the mat, with the wrestler's legs scissoring one of the opponent's arms. Also known as a "cobra twist", this hold begins with a wrestler facing his opponent's side.
The wrestler then pins the arm with the grappled wrist against the second or top rope to the outside of the ring, and passes his other arm from under the opponent's biceps, and grapples the opponent's wrist. Commonly used as a counter to an attack from behind. The attacking wrestler tucks the opponent's head underneath his armpit and wraps his arm around the neck so that the forearm is pressed against the throat as in a The opponent lies face down on the mat. The wrestler takes hold of the opponent's arm or wrist and turns around completely while twisting the arm over the wrestler's head, resulting in the opponent's arm being wrenched.
The wrestler then tightens their grip to choke an opponent by compressing their throat. The hold is usually transitioned into a
The wrestler then pulls the opponent's head backwards with their arms and the opponent's far leg outwards with their leg. Similar in execution and function to a front chancery, this lock is often used as a setup for a The wrestler stands behind his opponent and bends him backwards. This move commonly sees an attacking wrestler dive over an opponent who is facing them, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind the opponent. The wrestler lifts up a leg of a face-up opponent and wraps one of their legs around the other leg before dropping to a kneeling position, thus locking the opponent's leg behind the wrestler's knee. From that position the wrestler rolls forward into a sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that he lands on his back into a This involves a wrestler suspending an opponent upside down on a turnbuckle, with the opponent's back being up against it. Also known as "Neck Wrench", the wrestler faces his opponent who is bent over. The wrestler then grabs one of the opponent's arms in a Also known as a rear chinlock, the attacking wrestler crouches down behind a sitting opponent and places their knee into the opponent's upper back, they then reach forward and grasp the opponent's chin with both hands. One of the opponent's arms is pulled back between his legs and held, while the other arm is hooked, then the wrestler lifts the opponent up over his shoulder. The name comes from its inventor's name, With the opponent hung over the second rope, facing the outside of the ring, the attacking wrestler hooks their left or right leg over the back of the opponent's neck. The half and three-quarter nelsons are usually transition holds, as they are in amateur wrestling. In case something is wrong or missing please leave a comment below and we will fix it right away!. The wrestler applies a spinning toehold, crosses the opponent's legs and kneels on them. The wrestler grabs the opponent's arms and wraps their legs on the outside of them, so the wrestler's feet meet at the back of the neck of the opponent and exert a downward pressure, akin to applying a Also known as an "Octopus stretch", the wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg.