2007-08-13 07:36:32 · 4 answers · asked by sneihbrennan24 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is a wrestling move where you pull one arm of your opponent & wrench it behind his neck.
If you do that to both arms, it is called a Full Nelson.
2007-08-13 07:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The half nelson is done using only one hand, by passing it under the arm of the opponent and locking the hand at the opponent's neck. Half nelsons are commonly used in amateur wrestling.
2007-08-13 07:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Half-Nelson' is the name of a wrestling hold.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_hold
It is sometimes used in a literary context to mean "I got you just where I want you". The British, and Bill Shakespeare, used the term 'on the hip'. If a businessman or somebody says he has someone 'on the hip' it means he has the advantage of him; i.e., I got him just where I want him.
2007-08-13 07:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a term in wrestling - you'd need a demonstration to understand how it's used.
2007-08-13 07:46:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋