Alias · Standing
German suplex
Also known as Suplex — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Specific variant — rear waist lock with feet thrown over the head
Wrestling name for the rear suplex
German suplex is a wrestling name for the suplex — naming the rear-waistlock version that arches the opponent overhead.
Etymology. “German suplex” comes from amateur and professional wrestling vocabulary for a belly-to-back throw from a rear waistlock. The name crossed into grappling for the same overhead arch, with no person-credit attached to it.
Mechanics. From the rear waistlock the attacker arches and rotates the opponent over a fixed point — the attacker’s own bridge and hips — launching them backward overhead; the rotation around that fixed axis supplies the throw, not a straight vertical lift.
Cross-reference. “Belly-to-back suplex” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Suplex.