Alias · Standing
Two-on-one
Also known as Russian Tie — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: descriptive variant
Descriptive — both hands on one arm
Two-on-one is the spelled-out name for the Russian tie — writing the “2-on-1” count in words.
Etymology. “Two-on-one” describes the same two-hands-on-one-arm control as the numeric form, and as “Russian tie.” It is the longhand of the wrestling shorthand, with no difference in meaning.
Mechanics. Controlling the isolated arm lets the attacker break the opponent’s posture and balance off that side; the tie pulls and turns the trapped arm to destabilise, and destabilisation is what precedes the drag to the back or the entry to a leg that follows.
Cross-reference. “2-on-1 grip” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Russian Tie.