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Hold-Breaking

Rear Choke
Situation Five: You are seized from
behind with a rear choke.
From this position your assailant can
crush your windpipe or render you
unconscious. It is important to react very
quickly and disable him.
Hold his elbow with your right hand
and quickly turn your head into the angle
of his arm, dropping your chin at the
same time. This will relieve the pressure
on your windpipe, but you are still in
danger from the pressure on your carotid
arteries. You now have only seconds in
which to break the hold.
Drive a rear elbow strike into your Fig 82
assailant’s solar plexus, then bite into his
arm. Pull the arm away from your throat
and turn out under the arm, forcing it
up his back. Drive a rising knee strike into
his coccyx, and push him forcefully away.
(Figs. 82 to 84)

The knee strike to the coccyx is a very
strong inhibitor in that once struck, your
assailant will have problems moving
effectively.

Fig 83

Fig 84
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