© 2014 T. Westermann

Leg pulling, knee flexor lever

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

  • Initial situation
    • The aggressor is located very closely behind the defender
    • Strangulation grip from behind with both hands in the stand

  • Loosen grip

  • Defensetechnique
    Leg pulling with knee flexor lever, Hiza hisigi
    • Quick bending forward of the upper body and ...
    • ... grip to the non blocked leg of the aggressors through the own legs
    • ... jerky pull to the front of the griped ankle, doing this ...
    • ... the blockage of the other foot will loosed
    • The aggressor falls backwards to the ground
    • 180° body rotation towards the aggressor with exceeding a leg, doing this ...
    • ... the aggressor will be turned in the prone position by a twist lever of the gripped ankle

  • Completion
    • Fixation of the aggressors with a variant of the knee flexor lever (Hiza hisigi)

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