Headlock

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Use of the headlock in a wrestling competition

Headlock is a colloquial term for a forearm stranglehold , with the greatest possible force being pressed. The attacked person stands next to or behind the attacker, who holds the attacked person's neck between his forearm and chest. Since the attacker has the attacked under his control and this is no longer in equilibrium, there is the possibility of bringing him to the ground.

In the past, headlock was a wooden box for sweat baths with an opening for the head .

application

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In the United States, the so-called headlock is a technique used by the police to bring suspects or perpetrators under control. Some people die there every year as a result of this grip. In Germany, on the other hand, the police grip (so-called discharge grip: bending and pushing up an arm on the back of the arrested person) is used. The headlock is very popular in scuffles as well as in street fighting and in some martial arts . The headlock was already known as a handle in the Middle Ages and was even depicted in pictures.

Health hazards

The use of the headlock can pose health risks, especially if the attacked person is gripped heavily or is of weaker stature. In particular, it can damage the cervical spine , the larynx , the windpipe and structures in the neck area in general . Pinching the ears when holding and especially when removing the handle can also cause hematomas that heal poorly (see cauliflower ear ). It is possible for the victim to faint due to pressure on the common carotid artery .

Regional names

The expression headlock is widespread in Germany. However, the term is also known regionally under other synonyms. In East Westphalia, for example, the term `` knotting '' is used , whereas in the Bavarian region one often speaks of `` doschln '' .

Wrestling

In wrestling , the headlock has a permanent place as sleeper hold as a wear and tear and surrender, especially since the audience cannot see how hard the performer is squeezing. There is also a variant of the Rear Naked Choke , in which both fighters lie on the ground and the attacker also clasps the other with his legs. Related forms are the front headlock (headlock from the front) and the guillotine choke (the second arm can be used here). Both strangleholdings can also be applied to the opponent while sitting or lying on the floor; Even wheelchair users can successfully defend themselves with the front headlock or the guillotine choke. An experienced fighter can decide the fight for himself in the last two forms, if the opponent gives up by knocking it out, he passes out or the referee ends the fight.

literature

  • Rainer Schepper: Typically Westphalian. Verlag Flechsig, 2004, ISBN 3881894144 .
  • Günter Potthoff: Yesterday - Today - Tomorrow. Holte Castle - Stukenbrock 850 years, 1153-2003. Local community of Stukenbrock.
  • Matthias E. Borner: Pölter, Plörre and Pinöckel. 1st edition. Vox-Rindvieh-Verlagsunion, Gütersloh 2006, ISBN 3000181202 .
  • Richard Wrede: The corporal punishment. Marixverlag, 2004, ISBN 3937715363 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Forensic medicine: Basic knowledge for investigative practice (basics of criminalistics) by Ingo Wirth and Hansjürg Strauch 2006, p. 122., here online
  2. ^ Duden - German Universal Dictionary, 6th, revised edition. Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich: Dudenverlag 2007. online here
  3. ↑ Fistic Medicine - The Zach Kirk Saga, accessed on April 1, 2018th
  4. ↑ Zach Kirk paralyzed for life, accessed on April 1, 2018th
  5. ^ The Story of Zach Kirk, accessed April 1, 2018.