fujiwara demonstrating a nasty looking neck crank (vid)

[wenispinkle]

http://www.scientificwrestling.com/public/110.cfm?sd=2

looks like it hurts

 

[Half Boston Crab]

nice.

 

[KentPeters]

I'd feel bad doing that one in training haha

 

[blanko]

it would be nice ifhe actually showed the setups to it froma realistic position.

 

[Foolkiller]

I'd imagine you could fake a kimura from top N/S position and then switch to that.

 

[blanko]

yea but you nees space for that neckcrank.. donno.

 

[CelticDeath]

Looks vicious, but it's hard to see its practical use.

 

[krellik]

Got to love catch wrestling Lots of nasty tools to add to your grappling game no matter what art you do...

 

[Soulfly]

Looks really dangerous.

 

[Sixth]

it would be nice ifhe actually showed the setups to it froma realistic position.

You can get that position from the regular entry to a crooked head scissors (coming from north/south, or a transition crossbody/sidemount). You can basically make a regular crooked head' fall into that move, but it has to be done with some speed, and you've gotta' be careful.
I do a lot of neck cranks, even though I can't really use them in competition. You'd be surprised at how dangerous head scissors can be, and how many opportunities there are for the entry. They're also a sure-fire way to get cauliflower ear.

 

[Masakatsu Funaki #1]

I use to hit a move similar to that in my scholastic wrestling days. Only difference is I had to use a figure of four hold to make it legal. Pin a few chumps with it.

I think the way i set up up was when my oppentant was turtled up, I would grab their left wrist (always need to have wrist control) and place my right leg over their head. I would then use the wrist and momentum of my body driving toward the side I had wrist control, to lock my left leg in with the rigth for a figure of four (you can even lock their free arm in with the figure four). They should be on their back from this move.

Yeah, I suck at detailing moves....maybe I can find a pic or something.

 

[Sixth]

The thing about head scissors is that you more or less have to use them for control, as getting a real choke out of them is difficult against a good grappler, leaving only a crank as a finish, which isn't legal. As a device for control, scissors aren't a bad move at all. As long as you're putting a lot of pressure on the head/neck/face, have good enough balance to ride the move properly, and can make a safe transition from there.
It's one of those moves that you don't see often, but it's still a fine move. Remember that Marcelo Garcia really opened the eyes of the Jiu-Jitsu population to the possibilities that can come from a simple arm drag.