{"id":4577,"date":"2016-05-16T09:07:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T09:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=4577"},"modified":"2016-05-16T12:48:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T12:48:25","slug":"wrestling-underhooks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/wrestling\/wrestling-underhooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling Underhooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An underhook is established by looping your arm <strong>under<\/strong> the opponent&#8217;s armpit, as seen below, the wrestler in the white has an underhook with his right hand, and wrist control with his left:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underhook.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/wrestling\/wrestling-underhooks\/underhook\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underhook.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Underhook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underhook.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underhook.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Underhook\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/overhook2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/wrestling\/overhook\/overhook-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/overhook2.jpg?fit=398%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"398,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Overhook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/overhook2.jpg?fit=398%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/overhook2.jpg?resize=398%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"overhook mma\" width=\"398\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Techniques with One Underhook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Establish a &#8216;high underhook&#8217; by keeping your elbow high.<br \/>\nYou can look drop your level and attack the leg closest, and\/or snap-down with the underhook so that you can catch the opponent in a headlock or choke.<\/p>\n<p>You can also step across the opponent and look for a hip throw or tai otoshi<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0isv5_RA10w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=13&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>If your opponent has wrist control<\/strong> and you don&#8217;t, you can lift your wrist up as high as possible and duck under his arm and take his back or grab a single leg.<br \/>\n<strong>Techniques with Double Underhooks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P6osFyv_pgs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=72&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tip with double underhooks, step your foot in between his legs, to prevent him attempting a wizzer or head and arm throw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An underhook is established by looping your arm under the opponent&#8217;s armpit, as seen below, the wrestler in the white has an underhook with his right hand, and wrist control with his left: &nbsp; Techniques with One Underhook Establish a &#8216;high underhook&#8217; by keeping your elbow high. You can look drop your level and attack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41980142,"featured_media":0,"parent":4541,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wrestling Underhooks - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/wrestling\/wrestling-underhooks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wrestling Underhooks - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An underhook is established by looping your arm under the opponent&#8217;s armpit, as seen below, the wrestler in the white has an underhook with his right hand, and wrist control with his left: &nbsp; Techniques with One Underhook Establish a &#8216;high underhook&#8217; by keeping your elbow high. 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