La Tapatía
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Submission move which is also commonly referred to as a 'surfboard'. Classic lucha libre hold, invented by Rito Romero, so some video games list as "Romero Special". Most commonly seen in women's matches at the moment; Lady Apache uses a rolling version of this move as one of her finishers. Male wrestlers who commonly use the move are Jushin Liger and Bryan Danielson.
No Hands Tapatia
Can also be executed without the arms hooked which was originally popularized by Alfonso Dantes.
Media Tapatía
This version sees the attacker go "halfway" to a full Tapatia, instead opting to thread his feet through the back of the opponents knees & trap the opponent's feet with his crotch area, ergo applying increased pressure to the opponent's legs.[1]
Other variants include:
