wristlock

American  

[rist-lok] / ˈrɪstˌlɒk /

noun

Wrestling.

1. a hold in which an opponent's wrist is grasped and twisted.

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wristlock British  

/ ˈrɪstˌlɒk /

noun

1. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes his opponent's wrist and exerts pressure against the joints of his hand, arm, or shoulder

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Etymology

Origin of wristlock

First recorded in 1920–25; wrist + lock ¹

Example Sentences

He said he never punched Garza but used a leg sweep to take him to the ground and the wristlock to keep him there — just as he’d been trained to do by the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times

Video from the scene showed Cardona straddling Garza and applying the wristlock — a move Cardona’s commanding officer, Edward Prokop, said during a later deposition was unreasonable.

From Los Angeles Times

Deputies took the handcuffs off Garza and listened as he described Cardona punching him repeatedly and pinning him to the ground with the wristlock.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was trying to be a man and trying to hold in the pain, but, man, that wristlock hurts,” Garza recalled.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2015, a Kentucky police officer broke a woman’s arm via wristlock as he was attempting to handcuff her in front of her home.

From Slate