After the lessons of the stop-kick, the seminar went onto protecting someone else from a choke.
This was the easy part. Comparatively.
Premise. You see someone else being assaulted -- strangled. It doesn't matter if the attacker is attacking from the back or the front. The goal is to break the choke on the victim.
The trick is all in the hands.
If you will examine the photo attached to the article, you'll notice a strange sort of hand and arm positioning, like t-rex arms. This is a way of putting the large muscle groups of the biceps against the weaker grip of the attacker's thumb.
To save someone else from a choke, you hook with the four fingers of the hand -- you do NOT grip with the thumb. Your elbows come down as you pull the attacker's arm to you. This author usually had the attacker's hand slap against his chest as that happened.
After that, strike with the arm that is opposite the attacker (if he's on your right, go with the left, and vice versa). The effect? You're twisting, and throwing your entire body weight behind the punch.
After that, take the person your saving by the arm and the scruff of the neck (as discussed in the last article), and run.
Next: defenses against a gun, and how to save a hostage.
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