Monday, May 11, 2009

Arm Moves in Wrestling

By Rhys Jones

The arm moves in wrestling include the arm breakers, arm drags, over the shoulder arm drags, arm swings, etc. The arm bar take down is another of the moves in wrestling. The arm bar attacks by forcing the arm of the opponent downward.

The attacked person feels the pain about the shoulder area and the assailant will grip the arms extending them lengthwise. The shoulder is eventually dropped to the mat. This is a pin in most cases unless the wrestler can wriggle his/her way out of the hold.

The arm breaker manoeuvres include the slamming of the arms, typically on a part of the opponent's body where it will cause some pain. Usually, the pin ends with the scissors hold, where the wrestler's legs, crossed over the challenger's body, are used to hold his/her shoulders down to the mat.

The various moves, manoeuvres and holds look painful in the ring, but the fact is that these wrestling moves are all show, that is, they are just a theatrical show to keep your attention. The actors rehearse their scenes long before they step into the ring and are shown how to send 'signs' to finish the bout whenever should they wish to.

The wrestling holds and slams seem serious on television, simply because the cameras and other distractions divert the attention of the viewers. Wrestling is similar to how magicians work. Magicians rehearse their acts before they go on stage. There is always a gimmick or explanation, yet the magician does his act so smoothly and the audience is so distracted, that the magician makes people believe he/she is the real thing.

The arm drags include using brute force, getting the opponent in a hook move, the assailant flips the challenger to the mats. Most of the moves are devised by one or the other wrestler and so it may become a popular move. Some of the older moves include the Gallatin and the Banana Split

The 'over the shoulder' move ought to be called the 'body slam' because the opponent throws the challenger over his shoulder, slamming him/her down onto the mat. Previously, this wrestling manoeuvre was probably in the group of 'slammers', but today it is called the shoulder-arm throw sequence.

The 'wringer; is another of the arm moves in wrestling that is often called the 'spin wrist lock hold'. This manoeuvre is often followed up with the Irish Thrash moves, mallet locks or gouges.

A few other arm moves include the arm stretches, arm breakers, arm wringer, arm locks, arm bar and arm scissors. While the arm moves are very well-known in the ring, there are many moves you may see today that you would never have heard of when wrestling first began in ancient times. The Amityville Horror is one of wrestling's more modern moves. Although, I haven't worked out what this move is all about, we shall look at it together.

From what I can see the Amityville Horror is just a way to persuade people to rent or buy the film with the same name. The move is listed in the list of wrestling moves, however, as of yet, no information is available about what this move is all about. Moves are essentially marques made up by the wrestlers themselves, so I'm assuming that the wrestler felt he had devised one of the most horrific moves in wrestling and so he called it the Amityville Horror.

Why is it that some moves get loud cheers? Well, it can start when a wrestler in the ring brings in something new and it becomes his trademark, popular final move in his bouts. - 22873

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