Alias · Standing
High-C
Also known as High Crotch — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: abbreviated
Clipped name for the high crotch
High-C is a clipped name for the high crotch — wrestlers shortening “high crotch” to its first word and initial.
Etymology. “High-C” compresses “high crotch” in fast room and corner speech, the “C” standing in for “crotch.” It carries no lineage beyond the abbreviation and stays purely informal.
Mechanics. The high crotch is a single-leg variant whose functional goal is hip access — driving the inside arm high between the legs to reach and control the hips; once the attacker owns the hip line, the lift or the run-the-pipe finish follows from there rather than from the leg alone.
Cross-reference. “Inside leg” and “Crotch lift” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on High Crotch.