That’s quite a name for a female wrestling hold, isn’t it? Anyway, the Overhead double toed leglock bow and arrow is among the more frequently applied holds in women’s professional wrestling. The hold is a good solid “softening” move which doesn’t require outstanding skills from any of the two wrestlerettes involved, yet the hold manages to be spectacular enough to stay interesting.

The attacker turns the defender onto her stomach and secures a double toed leglock on her with her right arm. She then kneels down onto her lower back and grabs hold of her chin with her left hand. Pulling the legs and the chin of the victim upward she stiffens her legs and rolls onto her back, hoisting her opponent up into a genuine torture rack. The Overhead double toed leglock bow and arrow is extremely uncomfortable to say the least and it is possible that it could yield a submission. Once the hold is locked in, the attacker can move her knees to make it even more excrutiating. Being bounced around like that is no joyride, believe me.

Possible escape: if the hold is sunk in properly, it’s extremely difficult to escape. If the attacker’s hand slips off your chin though you can roll off her knees, right onto her chest to pin her. If you’re fast enough you may even end up hooking one of her legs.

Rating: the Overhead double toed leglock bow and arrow isn’t really used as a finisher, though it could probably pass for one too. It is generally used to soften up the victim’s lower back, so that a subsequent hold (like a boston crab) can finish her off easier.