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Grabbing your hand(s).
An assailant might grab your hand (these techniques also work when two
hands grab on one, or when both hands are grabbed) for several reasons, such as intimidation, to
prevent you from reaching for a gun or physical object, to drag you into a car, or for immobiliz-
ation. When you know what you are doing, it is quite easy to break free of the grasp of a much
stronger and bigger assailant. Common methods of breaking free from an assailant's grip on your
hands or wrists are (1) leverage (
fig. 10-18
)
, (2) circular rotating movements (
fig. 10-19
)
, and
(3) “stripping” movements (
fig. 10-20
)
. For the leverage method, rotate your wrist slightly so the
narrow direction of your wrist is aimed to pull through your opponent's finger tips and thumb.
Bend at the elbow and snap your arm toward yourself to break it out of your opponent's grasp.
If your other hand is free, you may wish to assist the first hand by grasping the fingers of your
trapped hand and pulling them toward yourbodyas youbend at the elbow to break free from your
assailant's grasp.
For the “stripping” method, raise your free hand by cocking the elbow, then rotate your body and
hipsasyoustraightenyourelbow,strikingyouropponent'swristwithyourfreehandusinga“palm
strike” as you pull back on the restrained hand. The pulling force and motion of the restrained hand
combined with the opposing stripping action of the free hand will knock your opponent's grasp
from your wrist.
Remember:
At this point in time your feet and legs are probably free, so if you are significantly
threatened, you should immediately counter attack using a knee or foot against your opponent's
groin, instep, solar plexus, etc.
