Looking at hundreds of Harold Angus's fight reports from the 1930s, he often wins with a move he developed that they call the 'Angus double hank'. Does anybody have any idea what a move like that would look like?
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Bill
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Thanks all, interesting stuff
Saxon your bang on with your explanation it was occasionally called s Lancashire Hank ,Jack Fallon was an excellent exponent of it.
I read an article, many years ago, about the history of Wrestling, and how many of the names, for the holds, were borrowed from other forms of work/industries.
"Hank" was borrowed from the cotton, wool, linen industries around West Yorkshire and Manchester/Lancashire. It was the name for a long length of material, and folded up and picked up, that was picking up a "Hank".
I would imagine a "double hank" would be using both arms to grab and throw an opponent, but can't be sure. I would need to see if I could find that article again!