Definitions for hammerlock
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1. hammerlocknoun

   a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back

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1. hammerlocknoun

   A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock

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1. hammerlock

   An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyper-extends the arm is known as an armbar, and it includes the traditional armbar, pressing their elbow into your thigh, and the triangle armbar, like a triangle choke, but you press their elbow into your thigh. An armlock that hyper-rotates the arm is known as an armcoil, and includes the americana, kimura, and omaplata. Depending on the joint flexibility of a person, armcoils can either hyper-rotate only the shoulder joint, only the elbow joint, or both the elbow joint and shoulder joint. Generally, armcoils hurt more than armbars, as they attack several joints at the bone and muscle. Obtaining an armlock requires effective use of full-body leverage in order to initiate and secure a lock on the targeted arm, while preventing the opponent from escaping the lock. Therefore, performing an armlock is less problematic on the ground, from positions such as the mount, side control, or guard. Armlocks are more difficult to perform when both combatants are standing up, though the stand-up variants are a focus in certain systems such as Chin Na. Armlocks, considered less dangerous techniques in combat sports allowing joint locks, are the most common joint locks used as submission holds. In training, the method of executing an armlock is generally slow and controlled to give the opponent time to submit prior to any infliction of injury. However, in self-defense applications, or when applied improperly or with excessive force, armlocks can cause muscle, tendon and ligament damage, even dislocation, or bone fractures.

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1. hammerlock

   A hammerlock is a grappling hold or maneuver typically used in combative sports or self-defense, wherein one person's arm is twisted behind their back, which restrains their movements and can potentially cause pain or injury. In a wider sense, the term could be used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone is restrained or outmaneuvered strategically.

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   The numerical value of hammerlock in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of hammerlock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hammerlock
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerlock
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