If your attacker is choking you with their arm bent and is closer to you, your defending technique must be modified. The quarters are tighter, the odds of successfully throwing that cross and landing it where you need are reduced and probably wouldn’t have the same effect. Instead, Claudio demonstrates this position.
- Issue 42
This one, when demonstrated, looks too easy. It’s a simple and effective escape if someone is leaning into you and trying to control you against the wall. You have no idea what their intentions are, it could be a head butt, a groin attack, or anything. For those reasons, you do not want to be her...
Somehow your attacker has you on the ground and you’re mounted, not a good position for sure. Here are two different defenses you can use depending on what type of strike they’re throwing.
- Issue 42
