Maintaining control from takedown to arrest positions

Author: Odhinn Kohout

 

 
 

Defensive tactics programs can have a tendency to be disjointed in that one module is not connected to another to ensure student comprehension. 

We always ensure that each component that is taught connects to previous learned material so that our students always have a reference point when they are remembering how to perform a newly acquired technique.

This picture shows an overhook takedown in which the student grounds the person under arrest and yet maintains control throughout the entire takedown ending in a “stockade” position which prevents the Attacker from rolling in either direction with his hips.

Train hard Guys!

COMBAT Mindset for arrest/Control

"The Guard"

Author: Odhinn Kohout

  

 

Scenario:

Bad-guy resists being arrested and struggles with you and as a result you end up being pulled into a ground struggle. Bad-guy has also some training himself and decides to use his “guard-game” on you in an attempt to put you in a choke or break one of your arms.

What are some “realistic” options?

Option1:

Grab his wrists and pin them to his chest. You will accomplish this by dropping your weight into him and pushing off the floor adding a great deal more force than just arm strength. There are many transitions from this basic position of control.

Option 2:

Grab the Attackers belt or the front of his pant with both of your fists relatively close together and drop your weight into his bladder. You can post a leg at the same time giving you an easy way to open the guard due to opposing vectors of force as shown in the picture. (I did not show the finishing position in the picture which would be to look up as you hip in preventing him from punching you in the face off the ground so keep that in mind...)From the leg post you will open up some serious leg attack options which can be used to prone the arrested person onto the ground where restraints can be placed on him.

As always, train hard and be safe Gentlemen!

MILITARY/POLICE CQC TRAINING EVENT

SAT JAN 19/2013

Author: Odhinn Kohout

    

 

Join us on Sat Jan 19 for  a new defensive tactics course on “surviving a violent attack.” This course is open to Military/Police personnel only…

Go to our site to book a spot and to see a PDF on the course curriculum.

Thanks Guys!

Arrest Control/ One arm locks

Author: Odhinn Kohout

In our upcoming DVD release I will be dealing with the topic of how to use one arm (with the assistance of your legs leverage and body weight) to control an arrested person.

We will be demonstrating advanced control positions that will enable you to still access other use of force options. More to follow… 

ARREST/CONTROL TACTICS and Vectors of Force

Author: Odhinn Kohout

At your next class take some time when you are demonstrating some arrest/control techniques to your students to explain how control is maintained.

New students will over analyze their hand positions when performing an arrest/control lock and get frustrated when they cannot control the arm of their training partner to any degree, let alone if it was being attempted on the street with a real bad guy resisting arrest.

I have drawn out some quick examples from 2 different figure-4 locks that we teach and added some vectors of force lines to show how the entire body can be used to ensure control. 

  

 

Both locks rely on hip or core strength and not arm strength to keep the arrested person under control. This principle will be lost on some of your students at first as they will try to “muscle” every lock that is shown using only arm strength. 

Keeping the elbows in tight to the body will enable your students to start using their hips as the primary means to apply force to a lock rather than their arms. This vector of force from the hips is not solely from a rotational axis like a clock face. The Officer is free is stand straight up and use this leverage to apply vectors of force in a linear direction as well. You can see how this could be applied as shown in the second picture in which a wrist lock has been added to the figure-4 creating a double lock on the arm of the Attacker.

Experiment with these principles as they will add to your defensive tactics program.

Be safe Guys.