Draft:Grappling grip
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A grappling grip or wrestling grip is a grip used to lock one's hands together to secure a grappling position. This entails using the hands to either grip each other, or some other part of the arm. Grappling grips are integral to properly securing many holds and positions, such as clinches, submissions, and pins.
S-Grip
[edit]The S-Grip is the most "spacious" grappling grip, leaving the most space between the user's arms. It is a strong grip with a fair range of motion used in positions where the forearms point directly towards each other, or the object being held is too large for a less spacious grip.
Mechanics
[edit]The grip is made by curling the four fingers of each hand into a hook and then twisting one hand around to interlock the two hooks. The thumbs are then tightly clasped around the eight fingers to firmly secure the lock.
Gable Grip
[edit]The Gabe Grip, named after famed American wrestler Dan Gable, is one of the strongest and most renowned grips across all no-gi grappling disciplines. It is less spacious than the S-grip and is favored for its sturdiness and ability to be cinched quite tightly. It is widely used in body locks, clinches and chokes.
Mechanics
[edit]The palms of the hands are placed facing each other perpendicularly, then while keeping each thumb parallel to the fingers of its hand, the fingers curl over and grip the back of each hand. The lock can be made tighter by bringing the grip closer to the chest and pinching the elbows to the ribcage.
Butterfly Grip
[edit]The Butterfly Grip lies next the order of less spacious grips, this is due to the hands gripping the forearms rather than each other. While this grip is not as solid as an S or Gable grip, it is still a powerful tool employed by many grapplers, particularly in cases where the object being gripped is smaller and required a tighter hold.
Mechanics
[edit]The wrists are placed facing each other perpendicularly then the fingers of each hand are curled down to grip the opposite forearm.
RNC Grip
[edit]The rear naked choke grip or RNC grip is a grip most notably used to apply the notorious rear naked choke. The grip is not one used to maintain a position but rather to apply an enormous squeezing force to the object being held. While the RNC is certainly its main application, there are many other chokes and join locks the grip can be applied to such as all head and arm chokes, Bulldog Choke, and many ankle locks.
Mechanics
[edit]The elbow of one arm is looped around the object being held, and the hand of that arm grips the opposite bicep. In order to cinch the grip tighter, the biceps are tightly flexed while bringing the elbows tightly to the ribcage.