Bearhug; is where an opponent hugs a person around the waist pulling their foe into them and if the person times it right they can entrap the arms of there opponent as well, making escape more difficult. This is a method of squeezing an opponent using ones arms and body crushing ones opponent into themselves. This also positions one to apply a body to body suplex. If really applied violently this move can break a person’s spine though among other things.  In traditional wrestling this is used as a method to weaken an opponent by making it harder for them to breathe and to move.