© 2014 T. Westermann

Kick into the Armpit, Elbow strike

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

  • Initial situation
    • The aggressor is located in front of the defender
    • Two handed strangulation in the stand

  • Loosen grip
    • The diagonally opposite hand reaches from the outside with finger pressure on the inner wrist of one strangling arm
    • Internal rotation of the strangling arm and approach a hand flexor lever (Te kubi garami), the arm is stretched

  • Defense technique
    Kick into the Armpit, Vertical elbow strike
    • Footpad kick (Mae geri) into the axilla or the inside of the upper arm of the stretched arm with the diagonally opposite leg
    • 90 ° body rotation inside; the arm leveraged remains stretched
    • Vertical elbow strike (Otoshi Hizi uchi) downwardly onto the stretched elbow jointVCAUTION: The joint will be destroyed probability! - Note proportionality

  • Completion

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