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The high crotch is a highly effective wrestling move that no wrestler should enter an event without. Many get the impressions that the high crotch is an outdated move because of the implications of the name. Contrary to what you would think the high crotch actually calls for going for the inside of the opponents legs in an attempt at a successful takedown. The origins of the name are what you would think however, as the move did originally call for the wrestler to go for the inside of the legs and then pull up to the opponents crotch, but since then has been modified. The high crotch is a versatile move, because essentially in immobilizes your opponent and give you the opportunity to do a double leg – which can be an another incredibly effective method for taking down an opponent – or you can simply attempt to bring down you opponent from a single during the set up, which is not truly a high crotch, but can be useful in a sticky situation. When it comes to the list of outdated wrestling moves, you will not find the high crotch on the list, its effectiveness and usefulness keep it at the top of the list of moves that every wrestler should know.