Pull over the hip

Description

This is a variant of the Fore hip, where the arm is placed over the opponent’s nearest shoulder instead of crossing around their back. Because the control is so small, and leverage is narrow, this throw requires greater strength than the Fore hip. The Art of Cornish Wrestling (1990) described:

From the normal grip position, step forward with the left foot and pivot left about to lace the same direction as your opponent. Place your right hip against his left hip and at the same time pass your right arm under his left and crook the hollow of your elbow around his left shoulder.

Step in front of your opponent and lift him on to your hip with your right arm. Now pull on his right collar with your left hand and turn him over your hip on to his back.

Instructions

1. Starting position: Mr White and Mr Black step back to face each other, having just shaken hands. They stand in the front position. This is the starting position before getting the hitch.
2. The hitch: Mr White and Mr Black approach each other to take hold using the rolled-collar hitch.
3. Turning in: Mr Black turns in to wrap his right arm up from underneath Mr White’s left armpit and over his left shoulder. Stepping forward with the right foot close to Mr White’s right one, he pulls with his right arm over the opponent’s shoulder. Mr Black must be careful not to grab the skin or anything other than the jacket so as not to create a foul.
4. Execute the move: Mr Black continues pulling with the help of his left arm, bending both legs, steps backwards with his left foot close to Mr White’s left foot and brings out his right hip. The right arm firmly holds Mr White in close contact. Mr Black continues to bend forward and uses his body weight to shift his opponent forward by pulling Mr White, using his right hip as a fulcrum. Still pulling with his arm, Mr Black begins to straighten his legs and to bend forward.
5. Winning the Back: Mr Black holds Mr White firmly to stop him from breaking the throw and pulls him down in a rotational motion so that Mr White lands with all 4 pins on the ground. Mr Black leans forward to control the fall better. He can also step backwards on his right leg.

Key points

1. Hold tightly at hip level.
2. Throw the opponent off balance well.
3. The bend and pivot must be performed in quick succession to displace the opponent’s body weight.
4. Stretch the right arm out, so that the opponent’s back is well placed in the fall.

Counter actions

1. Fore heave by pinning the hip to your own, reach around the opponent’s back, and lift them up onto the hip, swinging the legs around behind you.
2. Back crook by hooking your arm in front of the opponent’s head and chest. Step over in front and pull backwards to throw them on to their back.
3. Sprag and Knock Back by blocking the lift and throwing the attacker backwards with a sweep behind the legs. The left arm pulls backwards to sweep with the foot.
4. Under heave by allowing the opponent to lift you, and if they make a mistake by not gripping firmly enough, pivot around to the front to face the opponent, leveraging the opponent’s bowing position to lift them up with the arm under the belly.
5. The pull over the left heel.

References

Kendall, B; Chapman, B; Gregory, H; Cundy, T J; Anderson, A; Hooper, J B. (1990), Art of Cornish Wrestling, Reprinted by the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, pp. 20.