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4.Why did the author keep Achilles lock in the house? |
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Answer» Answer: An Achilles lock (also called an Achilles hold or Achilles squeeze or Ashi-Hishigi in judo) is a compression lock that involves pressing the Achilles tendon into the BACK of the ankle or lower leg. It is typically performed by WEDGING a forearm, especially a bony part of it, into the Achilles tendon, while leveraging the foot and the leg over the forearm serving as a FULCRUM. This causes severe pressure on the Achilles tendon, and often also results in an ankle lock, since the ankle is being USED as a point of leverage. SIMILARLY, some ankle locks also cause a compression lock on the Achilles tendon, and hence the term "Achilles lock" is often also used to describe such ankle locks.
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