Turtle Crucifix

What it is

Top position where the bottom player remains in turtle while the attacker, perched to one side, isolates the near arm between their legs and controls the far arm with their hands. The figure-foured leg pin holds one side of the upper body while the hand-controlled far arm blocks the opposite roll, fixing the defender flat to the mat. Distinct from the supine crucifix, here the defender is face-down and the attacker is alongside, creating a back-attack and armbar platform.

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