The strange thing about this pin/submission/position of dominance is that the finest practioner in the world is... Well...
Big...
Yep... Big Country Roy Nelson is probably the best fighter in the world at the Crucifix... His termendous gut is used as a weight to smother the life out of a guy while he pounds them to paste...
It's too bad for Roy, that his only real skill.
Here is him in The Ultimate Fighter reality show winning a match with a crucifix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz-NYzGRwC8
Note that he did not use the figure 4 in the conventional way, but used the whole structure as a pinning hold for the arm.
Another interesting thing to note is that there are about a hundred different versions of "The Crucifix".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_eBvsmaws4
The Mark Update:
A master of martial arts brought something up in conversation about "The Mark".
He liked what I had to say about it, but brought something up I had never really considered: It's a 5+ Organ Punch.
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/26700/26705/abdomen_26705.htm
A properly placed punch to the Mark actually does significant damage to 5 or more organs, really depending on the exact placing and power. The trauma actually hits many good targets!
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