▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁down , ▁and ▁thus ▁using ▁his ▁momentum ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁forward ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁mat . ▁The ▁move ▁can ▁be ▁also ▁applied ▁by ▁running ▁towards ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁then ▁performing ▁the ▁f lip ▁when ▁next ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Dam asc us ▁head ▁and ▁leg lock ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁forces ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁opens ▁up ▁the ▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent , ▁ste pping ▁in ▁with ▁both ▁legs . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁wra ps ▁his ▁legs ▁around ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁cross es ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁legs , ▁applying ▁pressure ▁on ▁them ▁with ▁his ▁hands . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁next ▁turns ▁ 1 8 0 ▁degrees ▁and ▁le ans ▁back , ▁compress ing ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁This ▁hold ▁applies ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁tem ples , ▁the ▁cal ves , ▁and ▁compress es ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁ ▁Figure - four ▁leg lock ▁ ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁stands ▁over ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁who ▁is ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁mat ▁face ▁up ▁and ▁gr as ps ▁a ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁then ▁does ▁a ▁spin ning ▁toe ▁hold ▁and ▁gr as ps ▁the ▁other ▁leg , ▁crossing ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁ 4 ▁( h ence ▁the ▁name ) ▁as ▁he ▁does ▁so ▁and ▁falls ▁to ▁the ▁mat , ▁applying ▁pressure ▁to ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁crossed ▁legs ▁with ▁his ▁own . ▁While ▁the ▁hold ▁applies ▁pressure ▁to ▁the