Wrestling holds
by Malone


Airplane Spin; is a move were the attacker lifts their opponent on to their
shoulders having them in a cross wise position, they then twist around like
a top to get their opponent's dizzy then slams them down on the mat. A few
varriations have it were the victim is actualy tossed after the spin so that
they land face first on the mat.

Arm Drag or Arm Whip; is a professional manovere were an attacker hooks the
arm of an opponent and falls to the mat and pulls the victim over. The
victim is actualy propeled over the fallen attacker. This can be used to set
up for many manouvers that damage the arm.

Chokehold or Stranglehold; is any hold aplied to a persons neck that
squeezes it in a way so that it's hard to breath.This is usualy done by
either placing ones hand around the front of the neck while having a person
in a position where they can't escape or by wraping an elbow around from
behind the neck to the front of it, and squeezing. A note of caution if
aplied for to long this move can become deadly since you are almost
strangeling the person. This is best used to wear a person down or as a
submission manouver. In profesional wrestling though this hold if not
clinched in will alow a person to get to the ropes and break the hold.

Chop; is like a punch in that it uses the same muscles, yet instead of a
closed fist you have an open hand that usualy comes at an opponent with the
side of the hand making contact. This is as effective as a punch and like a
punch depending on where you hit, and how strong you come at an opponent it
can be painful. An opponent can block this though.

Drop Kick; is a manover that's performed one of three ways.The standing drop
kick is where two opponents are standing side by side and one jumps straight
up and kicks the other while still in the air. The running drop kick is
where an opponent is thrown to the ropes and is gotten by a flying kick as
they are coming out of the ropes, this can be countered easily by holding
onto the ropes. The third is a missile dropkick so named because a person
climbs to the top turnbuckle to deliver the kick straight to the midsection.
The dropkick is effective as a manouver to wear down an opponent since if
aimed right can knock the wind right out of you.

Hairgrab; a hair grab is a basic hold that is how it sounds. You grab a hand
full of hair and thats it. This move is best use on people with long hair.
This move is also used to drag people around.This hold can become very
painfull if one tries to pull their opponents hair out. Now for the most
part this is not a move used in traditional wrestling and is also not used
to much in televised wrestling either, yet in some organizations though it
is legal.

Hurricanrana; is a professional wrestling manouver were an opponent is
perched on top of a turnbuckle and is fliped to the mat. This involves the
attacker being upside down and sissoring the head of their opponent then
flipping their opponent by bringing their whole body straight down landing
with their opponents yet not as hard as them.

Inverted Atomic Drop or Manhattan Drop; is a pro wrestling manouver were the
attacker is facing the victim. Attacker grabs the victim around the waist
hugging them with both arms lifting them up. The attacker kneels down and
drops the victim tailbone(crotch) first on their bent knee. This used to
inflict legal pain in the lower hemisphere.

Keester bounce; a defender is already trapped in a positon where they are
down and has the attacker's legs and arms hugged around their own the
attacker then rocks them over thrusting their legs out so the defender's
bottom hit's the floor.