Crucifix

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The crucifix neck crank is similar to the cattle catch, but involves the combatant performing the neck crank being mounted on the opponent. Both of the opponent's arms are controlled, and the opponent's head is held in the armpit. By cranking the body upwards while keeping a tight hold on the opponents arms, the opponents head is forced towards his or her chest.

Both the cattle catch and the crucifix neck crank are colloquially referred to simply as the crucifix, which often leads to confusion with the traditional crucifix position.

It is an extremely dangerous submission, banned from all Jiu Jitsu tournaments and MMA competition events, due to the fact that masters can apply six hundred pounds of lateral force onto the atlas, the only bone holding the head on the body.

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