Alias · Standing
2-on-1 grip
Also known as Russian Tie — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: most common English description
Names the two-hands-on-one-arm grip
2-on-1 grip is a descriptive name for the Russian tie — “2-on-1” naming the two hands the attacker puts on the opponent’s one arm.
Etymology. “2-on-1” counts the hands: two of the attacker’s against one of the opponent’s. “Grip” names the control. The numeric label is shared wrestling vocabulary, used interchangeably with “Russian tie.”
Mechanics. Both hands on one arm isolate that limb, removing it from the opponent’s defensive system; with the arm pulled away from the body it can no longer post, frame, or block, which opens the drags, single legs, and back exposures the tie threatens.
Cross-reference. “Two-on-one” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Russian Tie.