Re: Self defense: the one hand grab

"Sam the Bam" <samthebam1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> A stock self defense scenario: Opponent grabs your shirt with his left
> hand, preparing to pummel, or push you into a wall, or grab with his
> right and throw you to the ground.
>
> The usual counters, as taught, involve him standing still and holding,
> while you hit him a few times, then joint lock or throw. It always
> seems to me very unrealistic.
>
> Imagine he's 3" taller than you, and much heavier. He's not
> overextended or off balance, he's approaching fast but not running,
> arm extended.

Slap it away and punch him in the face. Grab it and pull him onto a punch.
Grab and pull it with the right hand, turning to face in the same direction,
as you twist his arm elbow up, and tuck the arm under your armpit, augment
with left hand and sink into Ude Gatame.

> His reach precludes any first strike from you.

If his arm is bent, punch the bicep. If it is straight, hit behind the
elbow.

> Once
> he gets a grip, your movements are constrained. There is a reason
> why judo spends so much time on grips, and grip fighting.
>
> One defense commonly taught, is a hammer fist strike to his elbow.
> But that only works if he stiiff arms, hyperextending himself.
> Thanks, Mr. Mugger! Let's assume, more realistically, that his
> arm has a slight bend - now your strike has no effect. (does anyone
> ever test this stuff?)

I've used a move which looks like a double Tan Sau, for both grabs and
pushes. The pushes meet with air and the arms of the grabber have been
observes to fly apart. That's what happened to the initial attack in the
beginning of two fights that I've been in.

> In my imagination, this is the most difficult attack to counter.

It's one of the easiest, for me.

> Someone running at me, or swinging, doesn't worry me nearly as much.

'Cause that's what you train for, most probably. I train for how most
fights start.

> Best response...? Maybe move to Hawaii, go shirtless...
>
> Anecdotes?

You got it.

--
Wayne
"Aka Dobbie the House Elf."


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