Also called Reverse lift
The reverse body lift is a par terre throw: lock around the waist of an opponent lying face down, peel them off the mat and throw them over. A. K. made it famous against super-heavyweights who lay flat to avoid being thrown. A complete lift like this counts as a grand-amplitude throw, wrestling's highest-scoring move.
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How to do it
- 1From the top position in par terre, lock your hands tight around the opponent's waist.
- 2Step your feet up and sink your hips below theirs.
- 3Peel them off the mat by driving up with your legs, back straight.
- 4Arch and turn to throw them over and to the side, so they land on their back, not their head.
- 5Follow through onto them and hold them in danger position.
- Lifting with the back instead of the legs.
- Loosening the lock at the top of the lift.
- Throwing straight back over your own head instead of turning.
Safety: Advanced Greco-Roman throw: learn it only under a coach, on crash mats, with partners trained to fall, because a bad landing can injure the neck.
Drills
Practise the lift alone first: lock up, lift your partner a few centimetres off the mat and set them down, ten reps, before any coach-led throwing.
Legends known for it
1986–2000
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1948–1982