Alias · Standing
Rear bodylock
Also known as Rear Body Lock — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: common spelling variant
Descriptive — body lock from behind
Rear bodylock is a descriptive name for the rear body lock — closing “body lock” into one word and marking the variant taken from behind.
Etymology. “Rear” places the lock behind the opponent, distinguishing it from the front body lock; “bodylock” is the same torso clasp written as one word. The spelling is the only difference from the canonical name.
Mechanics. Clasping the hands around the torso from behind eliminates the space between attacker and opponent and transfers weight onto their back; with no gap to turn into and their centre loaded, the opponent cannot face the attacker or create room to escape.
Cross-reference. “Back body lock” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Rear Body Lock.