Alias · Standing
Head tie
Also known as Single Collar Tie — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: colloquial
Informal — collar tie on the head
Head tie is a colloquial name for the single collar tie — naming the grip by the head it controls rather than the neck or collarbone.
Etymology. “Head tie” describes a hand cupped to steer the head; it is informal and slightly loose, since the grip actually anchors on the back of the neck. The label foregrounds what the tie controls over where it grips.
Mechanics. Steering the head disrupts the opponent’s structural posture, and once the posture is broken their balance and base follow; the tie wins by making the head go where the attacker wants, since a head out of position cannot keep the body squared and stable.
Cross-reference. “Collar tie,” “Neck tie,” and “Thai plum single” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Single Collar Tie.