History Main / BrawlerLock

* This has existed in professional wrestling for years as the Collar and Elbow tie up. The collar and elbow style is one of foundations of professional wrestling, and out of respect for tradition this has traditionally been the way two wrestlers will start a match.

* There are more rarely variations of the Greco Roman knuckle lock or other tie styles a wrestler of a specific discipline may insist on instead of the collar and elbow or test of strength just to [[CulturalPosturing posture]]. Thunder Kitty usually tries to initiate to an overhand underhand "lock up" to [[TheGimmick show]] she is ''[[TheRoaringTwenties very]]'' old school.

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* Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker do this during ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', only using the [[PsychicPowers Force push]] instead of actually clenching hands. Later in their fight, they actually do the classic "grab by the wrists and grapple with each other" move.
* Infamously, this is the main fighting stance taken by Superman and Nuclear Man during their fight in ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace''.
* In ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', Hulk gets his second wind and forces Abomination back. They lock grip and contest in strength before Hulk headbutts Abomination back.

* In ''Film/MontyPythonLiveAtTheHollywoodBowl'', Creator/GrahamChapman subverts the trope by performing it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-9qZ4Zs6Ys on himself]].

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* Ms. Marvel and the Hulk get into one of these in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode "Who Do You Trust?" which turns into a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Carol when she actually ''wins''!
* Superman's clash against Doomsday starts with one of these in ''WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman''. Doomsday initially has the upper hand and forces Superman to his knees, but when he starts to push back, Doomsday then ends the struggle [[spoiler: with [[EyeBeams a blast of heat vision]].]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', episode "The Evil From Krypton", Superman and the evil Kryptonian Zy-Kree get into one. Their strength is equal, but Superman breaks the stalemate by monkey flipping his opponent.
* Near the end of Book 2 of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' Korra and [[spoiler:Unalaq fused with Vaatu]] do this with [[MakingASplash waterbending]].
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' has statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln get into this kind of stance with each other; hilariously enough, their fight with each other ends after that, much to Dexter and Mandark's mutual ire.
* ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'': In "Gale Force Winds", Aerrow and the Dark Ace wrestle with interlocked hands on top of the Dark Ace's sky ride while lightning cracks dramatically around them.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': At one point, Harry gets into a brawler lock with someone and has a bit of mental dialog about how people always say you should try to [[GroinAttack kick your opponent in the junk]] in such a situation. He points out that in real life, this is as difficult as trying to perform a high kick while carrying a refrigerator.

* During the Kanto Saga of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Ash's Charizard and Blaine's Magmar were doing this. It led to [[MemeticMutation Charizard defeating Magmar in the heart of a volcano itself!!!]]

When RapidFireFisticuffs is met with this, you have PunchPunchPunchUhOh

** In the original ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku and Tien briefly grapple like this. Goku ends it by rocking backwards and kicking Tien up into the air.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' did this a few more times, with [[TheHero Goku]] on one side and [[BigBad Frieza,]] [[BloodKnight Cell,]] and [[AntiHero Vegeta]] on the other. This also happened with other characters, though far less often.
** Goku and Frieza do this in ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF''. As they're in midair at the time, Frieza spins Goku ''vertically'' and kicks him in the stomach.

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Ryouga does this with Girl Type Ranma in the last bit of the Golden Pair arc (in the anime at least)

* Greymon did this with a [=DarkTyranomon=] in the Christmas episode of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
* During the Kanto Season of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Charizard and Magmar were doing this. It led to [[MemeticMutation Charizard defeating Magmar in the heart of a volcano itself!!!]]
** In the Johto season, Charizard does it again, this time against Gary's Blastoise.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' anime episode 220. During Captain Komamura's fight with the Arrancar Poww, Komamura's Bankai (a giant samurai) and Poww's huge resurreccion form grab each other's hands and test their strength.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', during their [[TournamentArc Chunin exam fight]], Sakura and Ino end up briefly doing this, along with [[CrossCounter cross counters]], and [[PunchParry Punch parries]]. It slightly different from other examples in that they break away before getting to the fingerlock part.

* Greymon did this with a Dark-Tyranomon in the Christmas episode of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.

* In the final episode of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', [[TheHero Yusei Fudo's]] Shooting Star Dragon and [[TheRival Jack Atlas']] Scar Red Nova Dragon do this when a battle is initiated. Since they have the same number of attack points, [[MutualKill both are destroyed.]]

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the Spiral King]] Lordgenome do this with [[TheHero Simon...]] while Simon is piloting [[MiniMecha Lagann.]] That's right. Genome gets in a mercy-fight with a fucking robot (an admittedly small robot but still bigger than most humans). '''[[SuperStrength and he wins!]]''' Later in the series, [[TitleDrop Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] does this with the Anti-spiral's Grand Zemboa during the final battle.

* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': At the end of their first fight, Tohru and Lord Cedric -- who are respectively a big man with the built of a sumo wrestler and an almost twice as big [[SnakePeople snake-like humanoid]] -- do this. At first they're evenly matched, but when it seems like Cedric is gaining the upper hand, Tohru suddenly grabs Cedric's chest, lifts him in the air ([[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu to everyone's astonishment]]), and throws him down an oubliette. They tend to have a rematch in their later fights.

* During ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', TheJuggernaut and the Hulk locked up in a similar fashion. The Hulk ended up using Juggy's momentum against him by letting go and allowing him to blast off into the distance.

* [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0803.html This]] ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' comic has TheHero and BaldBlackLeaderGuy Roy grappling this way with DumbMuscle EnsembleDarkHorse Thog. Roy almost wins, too.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' anime episode 220. During Captain Komamura's fight with the Arrancar Poww, Komamura's Bankai (a giant samurai) and Poww's huge resurreccion form grab each other's hands and test their strength. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQD5ZqNYW6Y#t=6m20s here.]]

* This has existed in professional wrestling for years as the Collar and Elbow tie up, and has been traditionally the way two wrestlers will start a match.
* Besides the Collar & Elbow, this exists in pro wrestling (and many a schoolyard) as the fingerlock, where the opponents lock hands with each other and try to make the other go to their knees.