button or becoming a button man: a mafia hit man; or someone who has become a made man. capo: the family member who leads a crew; short for caporegime or capodecina.
The three main Italian mafia-style groups — the Cosa Nostra, Camorra and Ndrangheta — operate worldwide but keep a very low profile outside of Italy, making it difficult for law enforcement agencies to detect these organised crime groups.
The Camorra (Italian: [kaˈmɔrra]; Neapolitan: [kaˈmorrə]) is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 17th century.
Definitions. The term "mafia" was never officially used by Sicilian mafiosi, who prefer to refer to their organization as "Cosa Nostra".
A mobster is a bad guy who's involved in organized crime or belongs to a gang. There are many movies about mobsters that take place in the 1920s and 30s. As opposed to individual criminals, members of crime syndicates and gangs belong to a large, structured criminal organization.
The consigliere is a close, trusted friend and confidant, the mob's version of an elder statesman. They are an advisor to the boss in a Mafia crime family, and sometimes is their "right-hand man".
A Kimura lock can brake an arm. If an opponent is submitted under the Kimura lock for long, they can suffer a broken arm or a dislocated shoulder.
lock relies on which way the forearm is pointing, if the. forearm is pointing downwards (towards the hip) the. position is called Kimura, when the forearm is pointing. up its is called americana.
The 'Ndrangheta (/(ən)dræŋˈɡɛtə/, Italian: [nˈdraŋɡeta], Calabrian: [(ɳ)ˈɖɽaɲɟɪta]) is a prominent Italian Mafia-type organized crime syndicate based in the peninsular region of Calabria and dating back to the 18th century. It is considered the most powerful organized crime group in the world.
Its bloody clan wars were once dismissed as farmers' feuds, but the so-called "Fourth Mafia" -- after Sicily's Cosa Nostra, Calabria's 'Ndrangheta and Naples' Camorra -- is finally setting off alarm bells inside the Italian state.
Omertà is an extreme form of loyalty and solidarity in the face of authority. One of its absolute tenets is that it is deeply demeaning and shameful to betray even one's deadliest enemy to the authorities. For that reason, many Mafia-related crimes go unsolved.
The difference between the americana and the kimura lock relies on which way the forearm is pointing, if the forearm is pointing downwards (towards the hip) the position is called a kimura, when the forearm is pointing up it is called an americana.
The Kimura is a punishing move that twirks the shoulder resulting in a separation if the opponent refuses to tap out. Torn ligaments, muscles, and extreme pain follow if a stubborn fighter is not knowledgeable on the damage it can cause.
The attacker grabs a double wristlock and cranks behind the opponent's back. The hold puts an incredible amount of stress on the shoulder, which could cause horrible damage. One of the worst things we have seen is when Frank Mir broke Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's arm in horrendous fashion with a Kimura.
This pressure can result in the breaking of one or both of these bones. The Kimura Arm Lock is a very devastating hold. No matter which way the opponent's arm is positioned, it doesn't make much of a difference when it comes to the amount of pain and injury the opponent will experience.
In the American and Sicilian Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia. To become "made", an associate first must be Italian or of Italian descent and sponsored by another made man. An inductee will be required to take the oath of omertà, the Mafia code of silence and code of honor.
A gogoplata, foot choke "Piroplata" or kagato-jime (踵絞) is a type of chokehold that utilizes the shin bone. This technique is often used in Kodokan Judo, submission grappling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Gogoplata variation, opponent's throat is trapped between the fighter's shin and forearm.
It is a form of shoulder lock and is basically a no-hands Kimura from Top. It can be more demoralizing for the defender than the Kimura is because the defender is pressed face-down into the mat when being attacked with the Omoplata, compared to being face-up like in the Kimura.