Alias · Folkstyle Controls
Shoulder Claw
Also known as Claw — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Anatomically specific
Anatomically specific — shoulder-targeted claw grip
Shoulder Claw is the anatomically-specific name for the claw grip — flagging the shoulder as the structural target of the grip’s leverage.
Etymology. “Shoulder” specifies the anatomical target (the shoulder rather than the scapula or back); “claw” attaches the grip-configuration name. The compound predominates in coaching vocabulary that emphasises the shoulder-leverage application over the scapula-specific variant.
Mechanics. The grip destabilises the opponent by anchoring against the shoulder joint — the bottom player cannot rotate or extend the shoulder out from the closing grip without first breaking the connection.
Cross-reference. “Claw grip” is the full name; “scapula grip” is the alternate anatomical variant. Full mechanical coverage on Claw.