The schoolgirl pin is the most basic pinning maneuver in women’s wrestling.  It probably got its name from the fights school-kids so often engage in, which usually end up in this position: with one of the girls sitting on her opponent’s stomach or chest, straddling her.

The defender is on her back with her opponent sitting full weight on her stomach or chest, with her knees holding down her opponent’s upper arms. The attacker can also use her arms to hold down the victim’s hands.

Possible escape: Because the defender’s legs are not restrained in any way, she can use them to buck her opponent off bridging out of the pin, or to hook them around her opponent’s shoulders and push her down that way. The latter is a risky maneuver though as the defender’s legs may be hooked by the attacker and thus she may end up in a matchbook pin, an even worse predicament.

Rating:  The schoolgirl pin is a very basic maneuver, it’s efficiency depends on the weight of the attacker and the power and energy left in the defender. If the attacker decides to slide forward until she sits on her opponent’s throat, the hold can be positively vicious.