The camel clutch is one of the simplest and most efficient submission holds in female wrestling.  The victim lies face down on the mat with the attacker straddling her back. The attacker then slides both her hands under the defender’s chin, clutches them together and pulls backwards.

It takes very little energy on the part of the attacker to inflict and maintain a very nasty predicament which eats up the defender’s stamina in seconds. The camel clutch is used in competitive ladies wrestling matches too, to great efficiency.

It may not be the most spectacular women’s wrestling hold, however, the camel clutch is a very efficient weapon in a good wrestlerette’s arsenal.

Possible escapes: if the defender’s arms are not locked up, she may try to use them to crawl to the ring-ropes and grab a hold of them to have the Camel Clutch broken. If she has her arms locked though and the hold sunk in well, the only way she’s getting out of it is through submission. Bucking off the attacker is not really an option.

Efficiency: extremely efficient. Almost always leads to submission within seconds. A camel clutch can be efficiently combined with a double toed leglock to add to its potency.