Hands interlocked, hand on wrist, under the ribs, frontal (chest to chest), reverse (from behind), lifting your opponent, pushing his spine backwards, etc?
It all depends on the opponent: physical size, shape and athletic condition of the person being bearhugged. All of those hand/arm positions can be applied effectively under the right conditions. Although I've never consciously pushed anyone's spine backwards while applying the hold. In fact, typically just the opposite.
Sometimes a bearhug can be used as a control move to cause pain and discomfort. Other times, it can be used as a total submission hold.
A lifted bearhug allows for an additional level of control (in addition to the psychological impact), but is also far more draining than the basic bearhug applied by itself.
You might think that the lying bearhug is the most energy conservative (which it can be), but in the cases where I used it solely as a submission hold, it required extreme pressure, since the person the hold was being applied to was either a bodybuilder or an athlete in optimal physical condition and highly resistant.
Guys with high fat levels compress to a far greater degree than guys with very low fact content. However, the advantage of those guys with larger girths and very high fat percentage is circumference (if your arms can't connect securely, then the hold becomes far less effective). That's typically the time when a reverse bearhug might be the better choice on those individuals.
In any event, those are just the fundamentals, since they all have weaknesses and limitations, so there is no universal technique that works every time. Therefore, I don't think there are any hard rules, at least none that I've observed that works across the board under all conditions. Of course, I'm always open to suggestions, if anybody has any.
ChrisWrestling (45 )
10/25/2023 9:12 AMHopefully generously
marklondon71 (9)
10/24/2023 1:16 PMHands interlocked, hand on wrist, under the ribs, frontal (chest to chest), reverse (from behind), lifting your opponent, pushing his spine backwards, etc?
pro fan (7 )
10/27/2023 4:56 PM(In reply to this)
Id do that to you
marklondon71 (9)
10/28/2023 12:29 PM(In reply to this)
Looking forward
Juggernaut (0)
10/26/2023 2:00 AM(In reply to this)
It all depends on the opponent: physical size, shape and athletic condition of the person being bearhugged. All of those hand/arm positions can be applied effectively under the right conditions. Although I've never consciously pushed anyone's spine backwards while applying the hold. In fact, typically just the opposite.
Sometimes a bearhug can be used as a control move to cause pain and discomfort. Other times, it can be used as a total submission hold.
A lifted bearhug allows for an additional level of control (in addition to the psychological impact), but is also far more draining than the basic bearhug applied by itself.
You might think that the lying bearhug is the most energy conservative (which it can be), but in the cases where I used it solely as a submission hold, it required extreme pressure, since the person the hold was being applied to was either a bodybuilder or an athlete in optimal physical condition and highly resistant.
Guys with high fat levels compress to a far greater degree than guys with very low fact content. However, the advantage of those guys with larger girths and very high fat percentage is circumference (if your arms can't connect securely, then the hold becomes far less effective). That's typically the time when a reverse bearhug might be the better choice on those individuals.
In any event, those are just the fundamentals, since they all have weaknesses and limitations, so there is no universal technique that works every time. Therefore, I don't think there are any hard rules, at least none that I've observed that works across the board under all conditions. Of course, I'm always open to suggestions, if anybody has any.
marklondon71 (9)
10/27/2023 6:41 PM(In reply to this)
Thank you for that.
Muscle hugger (1)
10/25/2023 1:28 PM(In reply to this)
All good stuff, great moves
marklondon71 (9)
10/27/2023 6:44 PM(In reply to this)
Yes, great profile you have!