noun
sharpshooter; scorpion hold; scorpion deathlock
Professional wrestling submission hold where the attacker twists the opponent's legs in a figure-four while applying pressure to the back.
彼はサソリ固めで相手をタップさせた。
He made his opponent tap out with a scorpion hold.
Compound of サソリ (scorpion) and 固め (hold, lock), referring to the scorpion-like bending of the opponent's legs.