© 2014 T. Westermann

Strangulation technique

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 directly behind the defender
    • Strangle attack from behind with both hands

  • Defense technique
    Strangualtion technique, Kami shiho basami
    • Grip with both hands (thumb outside) in the opposite collar of the aggressor at the area of the carotid arteries
    • Raising the hips and folding the legs in the neck of the aggressor
    • Pressure of hands (fists) upwards ...
    • ... supported by a simultaneous rotational movement, while ...
    • ... the crossed legs pulling the neck downwards (Blood strangulation - Kami shiho basami

  • Completion
    • Fixation of the aggressors in the ground with the help of the blood strangulation technique

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