Alias · Front Headlock
Head-and-far-arm control
Also known as Pinch Headlock — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — head plus far-arm controlling pinch
Head-and-far-arm control is the descriptive name for the pinch headlock — the front-headlock variant in which the attacker controls the bottom player’s head and the far arm (rather than the near arm) to pinch the position closed from the long-axis side.
Etymology. “Head-and-far-arm” enumerates the controlled elements and specifies that the controlled arm is the far (not near) arm. The compound predominates in instructional contexts that need to distinguish this variant from the standard head-and-near-arm control.
Mechanics. Controlling the far arm rather than the near arm changes the leverage geometry — the position has different submission threats and different defensive vulnerabilities than the standard head-and-arm configuration.
Cross-reference. “Pinch headlock” is the canonical name. Full mechanical coverage on Pinch Headlock.