![Samoa Joe called this a grounded inverted octopus hold--I only know it looks damn painful. – @mith-gifs-wrestling on Tumblr Samoa Joe called this a grounded inverted octopus hold--I only know it looks damn painful. – @mith-gifs-wrestling on Tumblr](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4314a56139ebaf35d06a11aefa5d0fe0/635e2e9fb3898e0a-93/s540x810/6793f77da7509a579d7e55967c6e0559e5b2499e.gif)
Samoa Joe called this a grounded inverted octopus hold--I only know it looks damn painful. – @mith-gifs-wrestling on Tumblr
![TIL. In Japanese the Octopus Hold is called a Manji Gatame (卍固め) which literally means Swastika Hold. : r/SquaredCircle TIL. In Japanese the Octopus Hold is called a Manji Gatame (卍固め) which literally means Swastika Hold. : r/SquaredCircle](https://external-preview.redd.it/2EqLesWUpojWTQagGWKWwtXnObZIQzB9LPAiH2QCZJQ.jpg?auto=webp&s=f6a8089158c87655bd8cf2dfb208671064700ce5)
TIL. In Japanese the Octopus Hold is called a Manji Gatame (卍固め) which literally means Swastika Hold. : r/SquaredCircle
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Tracing the Evolution of Pro Wrestling's Submission Holds | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![Lofty Blomfield and his famous octopus clamp, 1936 – Boxing and wrestling – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Lofty Blomfield and his famous octopus clamp, 1936 – Boxing and wrestling – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand](https://teara.govt.nz/files/37965-atl.jpg)