▁The ▁wrest ler ▁gra bs ▁their ▁oppon ent ' s ▁arm , ▁pulling ▁it ▁around ▁behind ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁back . ▁This ▁st ret ches ▁the ▁p ector als ▁and ▁shoulder ▁joint , ▁and ▁imm obil izes ▁the ▁arm . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁legit imate ▁cont rolling ▁or ▁deb il it ating ▁hold , ▁and ▁is ▁commonly ▁used ▁by ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁sub due ▁un co oper ative ▁persons ▁for ▁arrest . ▁ ▁Br id ging ▁ch icken wing ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁brid ging ▁w rist ▁lock . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁approaches ▁a ▁pr one ▁oppon ent ▁facing ▁down , ▁lying ▁down ▁on ▁his ▁st om ach . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁gra bs ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁arms , ▁and ▁pull s ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁back ▁( this ▁would ▁result ▁the ▁arm ▁to ▁be ▁bent ▁behind ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁back ). ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁roll s ▁or ▁f li ps ▁forward ▁into ▁a ▁bridge , ▁applying ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁w rist ▁and ▁el bow . ▁ ▁Cross face ▁ch icken wing ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁variation , ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁first ▁performs ▁the ▁ch icken wing ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁arms . ▁He ▁then ▁takes ▁his ▁other ▁arm , ▁wra ps ▁it ▁around ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁neck , ▁and ▁then ▁either ▁pull s ▁the ▁wrest ler ' s ▁head ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁which ▁puts ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁shoulders ▁or ▁leaves ▁the ▁arm ▁t