Alias · Top Positions
Reverse chest-to-chest pin
Also known as North-South — Top — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: descriptive English
Descriptive — the reversed chest-to-chest north-south pin
Reverse chest-to-chest pin is a descriptive name for the north-south position — naming the reversed, head-to-head chest contact that pins the opponent.
Etymology. “Reverse chest-to-chest” describes chest pressure applied from the opposite, head-to-head orientation rather than from the side; “pin” names the control. The label foregrounds the reversed body alignment of north-south.
Mechanics. The pin eliminates space and transfers weight through the chest contact: bearing down chest-to-chest from the head-to-head angle drives the attacker’s weight onto the opponent’s upper body, leaving no gap to insert frames, so the connection plus the weight holds the opponent flat beneath them.
Cross-reference. “Top kimura position” and “Head-to-foot position” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on North-South — Top.