▁stretch ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁mus cles ▁or ▁tw ist ▁their ▁joint s ▁un com fort ably , ▁hence ▁the ▁name . ▁Ch okes , ▁although ▁not ▁in ▁general ▁stress ▁positions ▁like ▁the ▁other ▁st ret ches , ▁are ▁usually ▁grouped ▁with ▁st ret ches ▁as ▁they ▁serve ▁the ▁same ▁tact ical ▁purposes . ▁In ▁public ▁performance , ▁for ▁safety ' s ▁sake , ▁st ret ches ▁are ▁usually ▁not ▁performed ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁must ▁submit ▁or ▁risk ▁injury . ▁Like wise , ▁ch okes ▁are ▁usually ▁not ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁they ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁o xygen ▁supply ▁to ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁brain . ▁ ▁Head , ▁face , ▁ch in , ▁and ▁shoulder ▁st ret ches ▁ ▁Cam el ▁cl utch ▁ ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁begins ▁the ▁hold ▁by ▁standing ▁over ▁a ▁face - down ▁oppon ent . ▁He ▁reaches ▁down ▁to ▁pull ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁wrest ler ▁up ▁slightly , ▁s its ▁on ▁his ▁back , ▁and ▁places ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁oppon ents ' ▁arms ▁across ▁his ▁th igh s , ▁usually ▁lock ing ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁by ▁placing ▁the ▁arm ▁in ▁the ▁cro ok ▁of ▁his ▁kne e . ▁Once ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁has ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁arms ▁where ▁he ▁wants ▁them , ▁he ▁reaches ▁forward , ▁cu ps ▁his ▁hands ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁so ▁that ▁his ▁fingers ▁are ▁inter lock ing , ▁then ▁gra bs ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁ch in ▁in ▁his ▁cu pped ▁hands ▁and