Atlas/SPINE LOCKS/Cattle Catch
Spine locks·Cervical spine, intervertebral discs, posterior neck musculature · Gi & no-gi
Cattle Catch Neck Crank

Cattle Catch.

Cervical spine flexion crank from the front headlock

// CATTLE CATCH
8
DANGER / 10
Risk level
High
cervical spine, intervertebral discs, posterior neck musculature
Tap urgency
Urgent
tap response
Difficulty
3
/ 5 — setup
Danger level
8
/ 10
Positions
7
entry points
Perm. damage
Yes
irreversible risk
//01—About this submission

What it is

Cervical spine flexion crank from the front headlock

What you do

The step-by-step execution breakdown lives in the app — mechanics, tips, and the full entry sequence.

Open1submission detailin the App Store↗
//02—Stats breakdown
Setup complexity
4/10
Learning priority
3/10
Escapability
4/10
Versatility
4/10
Danger level
8/10
//03—Safety notes
01

Tap to forward neck pressure, not pain, as flexion damage builds quietly

02

Never crank explosively or jerk the head

03

Avoid entirely with any history of neck or back injury

04

Release the instant the partner taps or shifts to defend

05

Keep this attack out of hard rounds and apply it slowly

//04—IBJJF belt legality
WHITE — ILLEGALBLUE — ILLEGALPURPLE — ILLEGALBROWN — ILLEGALBLACK — ILLEGAL
//05—Entries by position

7 ways in.

All7entriesin the App Store↗
INITIATING60
Guillotine Control
Neck wrapped - squeeze choke or jump guard
17 ↗ transitionsInitiating
INITIATING60
Front Headlock
Head trapped - finish guillotine or take back
18 ↗ transitionsInitiating
CONTROLLING50
Turtle
Control hips, get seatbelt, insert hooks, take the back
20 ↗ transitionsControlling
CONTROLLING50
Sprawl Control
Converting sprawl defense into controlling attack position with submission threats
20 ↗ transitionsControlling
CONTROLLING50
Head-and-Arm Control
Arm trapped, shoulder drives - arm triangle, darce, mount step over
9 ↗ transitionsControlling
INITIATING40
Sprawl
Sprawled on - push up, recover base
9 ↗ transitionsInitiating
CONTROLLING40
Turtle Sit-Out
Sit hips out, post hand, get legs in, turn and guard
19 ↗ transitionsControlling
// Cattle Catch · Spine locks

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