overhook
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
overhook (plural overhooks)
- (wrestling, martial arts) A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body.
- 2005, Eddie Bravo, Jiu-jitsu Unleashed, page 12:
- He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.
Usage notes[edit]
- A single overhook uses one arm; a double overhook uses both arms.
Verb[edit]
overhook (third-person singular simple present overhooks, present participle overhooking, simple past and past participle overhooked)
- (wrestling, martial arts, transitive) To use such a hold upon.
- 2004, Mark Hatmaker, No Holds Barred Fighting: Savage Strikes, page 128:
- Overhook one of his arms just above the elbow (here the right arm overhooks the opponent's left arm).