HALF NELSON meaning: Wrestling hold pinning one arm

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Definitions from Wiktionary (half nelson)

▸ noun: (wrestling) A hold in which the wrestler applying the hold puts one arm under the arm of the opponent and applies pressure to the back of the opponent's head or neck.

Opposite:

full nelson, quarter nelson, reverse nelson

Types:

armlock, chokehold, stranglehold, more...

Adjectives:

hip, spear, crossbody, hold, catch-as-catch-can, bomb, close, folkstyle, on the ropes, kayfabe, double

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