The Chicken Wing lock from Side Control

By: karateartc on Sunday, May 11, 2008

Catch wrestling is the nearly lost art of hooking. Hooking means to catch a submission hold. It was used mainly in carnival shows in the early 1900's. This is Catch Wrestling's variation of the Kimura lock. Once again it has its slight differences.

Wrist

From Side Control, start by getting in a position to do a Kimura.

Twist

Twist the wrist so that the pinkie is in the air and the thumb is on the ground.

Bring to the Head

Once the twist is secure, start to bring his hand in a semicircle towards his head. If you can grab your own wrist from here then do so. If not you are still applying pressure by the twist of the wrist. This also makes his elbow point in the air. This makes the lock easier.

Head

To try to escape or relieve pressure, your opponent might bring his head off the mat.

Step

If this happens, step over his head and bring your foot as tight to your body as possible.

Pull and Lock

With the head secure and the elbow straight in the air, bring his hand straight into his back. This should make him turn into you. Then reach under his arm and grab your wrist to secure the lock.

Finish

To finish the lock, bring his hand toward his head and rotate your upper body.

Comments

Joe Friday

This is not the double wristlock is it???

Just the facts maam.

karateartc

Its a variation of the double wristlock. so yeah you can say its the same move.

karateartc

double wrist lock is usually done from front body scissors (guard).

Lindsay

Top stuff, great detail and explanation

Being attacked is like being asked a question- if you answer right you won't get asked anymore questions.

ransom

i don't know about this one, the old-timers stressed the importance of the versatility of the double-wrist lock, being able to hit it from nearly every position. oh, well, i say tomato you say tomahto...

regarding technique...from what i studied on catch, in panel 3 you should be striving to grab your own hand, not the wrist. also, some bend in the arm is optimum. instead of stepping over the head to finish the lock, from what i'd seen and read, it seems the old-timers were content just to settle their weight back, like in that dean lister video in the technique forum. keep tight and the weight driving! it looks just too loose, e.g. panel 4, which violates a principle of catch.

--nick