Posted By: Mike Juby
Guillotine - 01/08/06 01:28 PM
My question concerns the legality of a headlock with a guillotine.
Rule 7-1-5(d) defines an illegal headlock as “any headlock in which the arms or hands are locked around the opponent’s head without encircling an arm (elbow or above) or leg (except in the guillotine after near-fall criteria has been met or ¾ Nelson).”
Near-fall criteria is defined in Rule 5-11-2(a): “Criteria for a near fall occur when any part of both shoulders or both scapulae of the defensive wrestler are held within 4 inches of the mat or less; or when one shoulder or scapula of the defensive wrestler is touching the mat and the other shoulder or scapula is held at an angle of 45 degrees or less with the mat; or when the defensive wrestler is held in a high bridge or on both elbows.”
I have encountered some disagreement with officials concerning when a wrestler can lock his hands while using a guillotine. Their position is that the wrestler must have earned back points before the hands can be locked. I do not see anywhere in the rulebook where this is required; it appears to me that as soon as near-fall criteria is met (as defined in 5-11-2(a)), the wrestler can legally lock his hands around his opponent’s head (without waiting two seconds until he earns near fall points).
Is there something else in the rulebook that I am missing, or am I misinterpreting the rule?
Rule 7-1-5(d) defines an illegal headlock as “any headlock in which the arms or hands are locked around the opponent’s head without encircling an arm (elbow or above) or leg (except in the guillotine after near-fall criteria has been met or ¾ Nelson).”
Near-fall criteria is defined in Rule 5-11-2(a): “Criteria for a near fall occur when any part of both shoulders or both scapulae of the defensive wrestler are held within 4 inches of the mat or less; or when one shoulder or scapula of the defensive wrestler is touching the mat and the other shoulder or scapula is held at an angle of 45 degrees or less with the mat; or when the defensive wrestler is held in a high bridge or on both elbows.”
I have encountered some disagreement with officials concerning when a wrestler can lock his hands while using a guillotine. Their position is that the wrestler must have earned back points before the hands can be locked. I do not see anywhere in the rulebook where this is required; it appears to me that as soon as near-fall criteria is met (as defined in 5-11-2(a)), the wrestler can legally lock his hands around his opponent’s head (without waiting two seconds until he earns near fall points).
Is there something else in the rulebook that I am missing, or am I misinterpreting the rule?