ors ▁A ▁wrest ler ▁approaches ▁a ▁sitting ▁oppon ent ▁from ▁in ▁front , ▁behind , ▁or ▁either ▁sides . ▁The ▁attack ing ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁s its ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁wra ps ▁her ▁legs ▁around ▁the ▁oppon ent , ▁crossing ▁her ▁an k les ▁and ▁then ▁tight ening ▁her ▁g rip ▁by ▁s que ez ing ▁together ▁her ▁th igh s ▁or ▁straight ening ▁her ▁legs ▁to ▁cho ke ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁by ▁compress ing ▁his ▁tor so . ▁This ▁hold ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁a ▁hold ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁or ▁the ▁arms ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁rest rain ▁the ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁Back ▁and ▁tor so ▁st ret ches ▁ ▁Ab dom inal ▁stretch ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" c ob ra ▁tw ist ", ▁this ▁hold ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁wrest ler ▁facing ▁his ▁oppon ent ' s ▁side . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁first ▁str add les ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁legs , ▁then ▁reaches ▁over ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁near ▁arm ▁with ▁the ▁arm ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁back ▁and ▁lo cks ▁it . ▁S qu atting ▁and ▁tw isting ▁to ▁the ▁side , ▁flex es ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁back ▁and ▁st ret ches ▁their ▁ab d omen , ▁which ▁also ▁means ▁leaving ▁their ▁abs ▁exposed ▁and ▁open ▁to ▁further ▁holds ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁cla w ▁to ▁the ▁victim ' s ▁abs , ▁or ▁simply ▁p unch ing ▁them . ▁This ▁move ▁can ▁also