When the wrestler's opponent moves his leg back too far for the wrestler to get a lock at the hip, the wrestler should step around with his trailing leg and assume a side single leg hold at the thigh. At this point the wrestler should ensure that he has a tight lock around his opponent's thigh before he tries to take him down. If there is space between the wrestler's body and his opponent's thigh, his opponent can get movement and therefore energy to counter. The wrestler should apply pressure down on his opponent's thigh. The wrestler's arm should pull up at his opponent's knee. The wrestler's feet are back so as to form an arch from his feet to his opponent's knee an form his feet to his opponent' s foot that remains on the mat. When, and not before, this position is achieved, the wrestler should perform a side step with his inside foot and a back step with his outside foot. He remains on his feet with his hands locked at his opponent's knee.
At this point, the wrestler has a hand lock behind his opponent's knee. He is not in a position to lift or turn his opponent. In this case, the wrestler should swing his opponent. A locked position below the knee will not allow the wrestler to perform an of the aforementioned movements efficiently, although some variation of those movements can be applied. The simplest way to take a man down form here without a lot of hand changing and fancy foot sweeps is to base his weight on the heel of the foot that is supporting him. The wrestler should then lock his opponent's knee with his chest and lock his opponent's heel with his hand. Then pull his opponent's legs apart and sit him down.
As a defensive move, some wrestlers will catch their opponent in front of their opponent's shoulder with their arm.
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