The baby swing bow and arrow (most often referred to in wrestling circles simply as baby swing) is one of the most spectacular and dominant women’s wrestling submission holds. There’s no better way to showcase one’s dominance over her opponent than by picking her up, all limbs tied up and swinging her back and forth while there’s absolutely nothing she can do about it.

The baby swing starts out with the victim lying on her stomach on the mat/ring floor and the attacker standing above her. The attacker first picks up the victim’s legs in a boston-crab fashion, with the only difference that instead of facing the other way, the attacker will face the same way as the victim. Once the legs are secured, the attacker leans forth, letting the victim’s feet slip back under her arms. She grabs hold of both the victim’s arms and stands up, effectively having both the victim’s legs and arms trapped. The victim will basically dangle between the attacker’s legs like a swing, hence the name of the hold.

The victim can then elect to swing her opponent around. Some ladies will inch close to a corner with their victims dangling and small their heads/faces repeatedly into the first turnbuckle of the ring. The baby swing can be applied in a reverse manner too, in which case the attacker won’t face in the same direction as the victim.

Possible escape: don’t let your opponent slip the hold on you. Once she does, with all your limbs trapped, you’ll be completely at her mercy. The good news is the hold is kind of difficult to maintain over a longer period of time, so the attacker may tire out sooner than the word “uncle” takes flight from your lips.

Rating: the baby swing bow and arrow is a killer submission hold. It is extremely efficient and more often than not, the hapless victim will cry uncle in it. Its only shortcoming is that it takes a tremendous amount of energy from the attacker to keep the hold locked in.

Courtesy of Sleeperkidsworld.com