© 2014 T. Westermann

Elbow strech lever, Fixation in the ground

basic defense posture while choking: Chin to chest / Pull up shoulders / Tense neck muscles

  • Initial situation
    • The defender in the supine position on the ground
    • The aggressor squats between the legs
    • Strangle attack from the front with both hands

  • Defense technique
    Elbow strech lever, Gayaku juji
    • Fixation of a strangling hand at the own throat by pressure with both hands
    • The leg diagonally opposite the fixed arm pushes the schiebt das same side leg of the aggressors at the knee with the sole of the foot backwards
    • Body rotation about the longitudinal axis to the side of the non-fixed arm
    • Approache of a ellbow stretch lever (Gayaku juji)

  • Completion
    • Fixation of the aggressors in the ground with the help of the lever technique

Strangle attacks pose a threat to life, they are consistent, timely and hard to fend off!