Defense from takedown and front gun grab

Author: Odhinn Kohout

This is a very painful neck crank from the standing position. I am showing it from an attempted gun grab but it can used in a myriad of different ways from as an extraction or arrest/control. 

I am not going into the ways that the holster is protected from the initial grab as this is an open source forum and if you are in Military or Law Enforcement these initial defensive tactics should already be built into your system as they are rudimentary fundamentals.

  
 
 

 

After the Holster successfully freed from the grasp back of the neck is grabbed with a “Gable” grip and the lower vertebrae at the base of the neck becomes a fulcrum point and is pulled down and forward.

The forehead of the Attacker is locked against the chest (body armour) and secured. Keep the elbows tucked in so that the technique is core based and no arm strength is used.

The neck becomes inverted and the vector of force has no way to travel and stays at the C3/C4 location causing considerable discomfort.

Be careful in practice and do not apply this with too much force against your training partner.

Train hard Guys!