▁the ▁attack er ▁sli ps ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁arms ▁under ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁ar mp its ▁and ▁lo cks ▁his ▁hands ▁behind ▁their ▁oppon ent ' s ▁neck . ▁The ▁half ▁and ▁three - qu arter ▁n els ons ▁are ▁usually ▁transition ▁holds , ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁amateur ▁wrest ling . ▁For ▁the ▁half ▁nel son ▁the ▁attack er ▁sli ps ▁one ▁arm ▁under ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁ar mp it ▁and ▁places ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁neck . ▁The ▁three - qu arter ▁nel son ▁is ▁done ▁by ▁performing ▁a ▁half ▁nel son ▁using ▁one ▁hand ▁and ▁passing ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁side . ▁The ▁passing ▁hand ▁goes ▁under ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁neck ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁neck , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁locked ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁around ▁the ▁neck . ▁The ▁full ▁nel son , ▁which ▁is ▁illegal ▁in ▁amateur ▁wrest ling , ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁submission ▁man eu ver ▁by ▁certain ▁wrest lers , ▁such ▁as ▁Chris ▁Masters ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁picture . ▁Ken ▁P ater a ▁performed ▁a ▁variation ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁Sw ing ing ▁Ne ck bre aker ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁neck bre aker ▁variation ), ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁lock ▁the ▁hold ▁on ▁and ▁lift ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁off ▁the ▁ground , ▁then ▁swing ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁invert ed ▁version ▁where ▁instead ▁of ▁performing ▁the