Breaking Free Overcoming Attacks

Breaking free overcoming attacks. Learning the most common attacks and how to escape are essential self-defence skills all women should know.  This will give you the best advantage if you end up having to defend yourself against these types of attacks, regardless of if you see if coming or it takes you completely off guard.

HAIR GRAB

Learn one of the most common attacks and how to escape . This can be used on any hair length. Attackers uses this to get leverage in order to control you in any direction. They can do this from the front (to create fear) or from behind (to take you off guard). This a great tip in breaking free overcoming attacks.

FRONT HAIR PULL ESCAPE

1.  Grap onto the wrist holding onto your hair. This is the first important step as it stops the attacker from gaining control and it also creates less pain.
2. Keeping the wrist close to your head to limit their control, stepping towards your attacker to loosen their hold.
3. Begin by sliding one of your hands up and grabbing hold of attacker’s pinky (this is the weakest finger) and peel it backwards. If your attacker is being overly aggressive, you can apply this more forcibly by breaking their pinky so they will let go
4. Quickly pulling the pinky towards the attacker’s wrist. Then apply your body weight, you need to push their wrist away with one hand and peeling back their pinky with the other.
5. Simultaneously stepping away to remove their hand from your hair.  You can then follow up with a palm heel to the face or knee strike to make your escape.

 

HAIR PULL FROM BEHIND ESCAPE

1. Using your arm furthest away from your attacker arm that is grabbing your hair, reach up and place your hand over theirs keeping the pressure close to your head in order for them to lose their control.
2. Twisting your body slightly inwards towards your attackers grabbing arm.
3. With your free arm (closest to your attacker) swing your arm in a backward circular motion going over the attacker arm and the underneath, this will cause the attackers elbow to bend (you need to do this movement fast) and will cause them to release their grip.
4. Once grip is loosened do a stomp to attacker foot to distract them and twisting around letting going of arm follow this up with either an elbow strike, punch or knee strike and then turn around and run to safety.

 

DIFFERENT TYPE OF BEAR HUG ATTACKS AND ESCAPES

A potential attacker will use this tactic by not only taking you off guard but with the intent of taking you to a secondary location in order to carry out their attack. From either the front or behind position.

 

BEAR HUG FROM BEHIND (ARMS ON OUTSIDE OF GRIP)

1. Your attacker suddenly grabs you in a bear hug from behind, but has left your arms on the outside (this gives you more freedom to counterattack)
2. Strike the attackers hands with your knuckles or by using your hand to find the attackers pinky on the top hand and pull it backwards in order to get them to break their hold.
3. When hold is loose, take a small step to your left, with your left foot.
4. Reach between your legs and cup the back of your attackers left ankle.
5. Pull your attackers left ankle hard in an upward motion to throw your attacker backwards. You may wish to pinch your knees, as their leg comes up to prevent you injuring yourself in the process.
6. Strike with a backward stomp into your attacker’s groin.
7. Step forward with your right foot, all while keeping hold of your attacker’s ankle.
8. Drop your attacker’s ankle, sweep it to the left with your left foot as you spin anti-clockwise on the ball of your right foot.

BEAR HUG FROM BEHIND (ARMS TRAPPED ON THE INSIDE)

1. Your attacker has grabbed you from behind in a bear hug trapping not only your body but also both arms.
2. Drop your body weight by dropping into a wide leg squat position and the same time pushing your arms upwards to loosen the hold.
3. Turning your body inwards towards the attacker’s body, take your right leg and placing it behind the attacker’s left leg, as close to the back of their knee as possible.
4. Using your right arm push back against attacker’s midsection in a straight backward sweeping motion. This movement will push the attacker over your leg causing them to fall backwards.
5. You can follow up with either an ankle lock or kick to the groin, giving you enough time to escape.

OTHER WAYS OF BREAKING FREE OVERCOMING ATTACKS 

 

BEAR HUG ESCAPE WITH THROW

1. Your attacker has grabbed you from behind in bear hug, but your arms are not trapped.
2. Strike with 2 hammer fists to your attackers’ ribs on either side of their body at the same time.
3. Bringing up your right arm and striking the side of your attackers’ face with your forearm.
4. Taking your right arm around the back of your attackers’ neck and twist in an anti-clockwise position, so you are standing with your back towards the attacker.
5. Bend your knees and pull your attacker onto your back, now straighten your legs as you get ready to apply a hip throw.
6. Move your head towards your left knee, twisting your upper body to throw your attacker towards the ground. You can finish off the throw with either strikes or joint locks.

 

TRAP AND ROLL FROM MOUNT POSITION (THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE PINNED TO THE GROUND AND ATTACKER IS SITTING ON TOP OF YOU)

1. Grip your attackers tricep by using the hand closest to the side which you want to roll your attacker.
2. Holding onto your attackers tricep, with the other hand grip the wrist of the same hand and holding it firmly to your chest.
3.  On the same side as your attackers trapped arm, locate your foot outside against your attackers’ foot, holding the confined arm firmly to your chest.
4. Push your hips upside and roll in the direction of your attackers trapped arm.
5. Finish off with a strike to the groin, stand up quickly and make your escape.

 

CHOKE ESCAPES

FRONT HAND CHOKE (ATTACKER HAS PLACE HAND AROUND YOUR THROAT)

• Escape by driving your fingers into your attackers’ throat and follow up with a palm heel strike to the jaw.

 

REAR HAND CHOKE (ATTACKER PLACES HIS HANDS AROUND YOUR THROAT FROM THE REAR BUT NOT ALL THE WAY AROUND)

• Stepping forward with your right foot as you raise your left arm over your head. Turn 180 degrees to your left breaking the hold. Follow up with punch or other strikes.

REAR ARM CHOKE (ATTACKER ARM HAS BEEN PLACE ACROSS THE WHOLE OF NECK FROM THE REAR)

• Immediately using both of your hands to pull your attackers arms down to relieve the pressure from your throat.
• Tuck your chin in the crook of your arm as you pull the attackers arm down.
• While still holding onto your attacker’s arm, rotate your body down towards the inside of your attackers’ arms.
• This will expose the attacker’s groin in order to counter attack. Now strike your attacker’s groin by using a palm heel strike or simply grabbing the groin will work as well.

HAND CHOKE WHILE ON GROUND OR AGAINST A WALL

•  Bringing both arms up from the outside of choke and over the attacker’s arms.
• Pushing down with force which will cause their elbows to bend loosening their grip.
• You can also do this by bringing both of your arms up from the inside of the choke and pushing with force outwards to break their grip.
• Follow up with elbow strike, knee strike, palm heel or punch to the face. Then use this moment to make your escape.

 

FINAL THOUGHTS

The best thing to learn breaking free overcoming attacks and how to escape.  In danger situations you must react immediately. As soon as you feel an attacker’s arms around or on you in order to quickly counter attack. One strike may not be enough.  Don’t give up, just keep going with everything you have until you can get away.

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