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Combat Kick Boxing

Standing Spine Lock
Situation Nine: Your assailant has
grabbed you from behind and is
applying pressure on your spine by
pushing your head forward.
From here your assailant can break
your neck. Death, or at the very least
serious injury resulting in paralysis is
likely if your neck is broken. You must
act quickly and decisively.
Bring up both your arms and, using
the backs of your hands, push against
your forehead to counter the pressure
on your neck. Drive your right heel
down and smash it into your assailant’s
instep. Drive downwards with both Fig 99
elbows to break the grip. Spin and drive
a left elbow strike to the side of his head.
Throw him with a tai guruma.* Finish
with a roundhouse kick to his face.

*Tai Guruma (Figs. 99 to 104)
This technique is a ‘body wheel’ and
works on the ‘jack and roll’ principle
of throwing, a category into which
approximately 50 per cent of throws fall.
Technically it is quite simple to perform
and is therefore particularly suitable for
combat.

To execute the throw, place your left
arm over your assailant’s left shoulder, Fig 100
your right arm between his legs and
bend your knees. Hold him tight and
imagine a spindle running through
both your bodies at navel height. Now
lift with your legs and turn him around
the imaginary spindle, throwing him
forcibly onto his back.

Fig 101
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