Self Defense

TAPPING!!! Be Safe, Don't Get Hurt

Surroundings, Awareness and Distance control: When a stranger becomes a danger. Never look away or turn your back on a person you feel could be a danger.

Technical Stand-Up:video missing When seated, always be ready to technical stand up. Always face your opponent. You can use kicks to make space to stand-up. If you are on your back, always keep your feet up. You can use elbows to steer and feet to kick. When you have enough space, stand up.

Push Basevideo missing - Pull Basevideo missing

Break Fall: Back - Side - Front (Make sure you turn your head to the side when you front break fall.)

Standing Front Choke Escapes: Ballerina twist works good but you give up back.
Someone tries to choke you standing. Duck under.video missing
Against a wall. Reach back for a vulnerable finger.video missing

Punch Block: Someone swings at you. Step in to block punch. Arm drag, go to kimura grip and break the arm.

Hair Grab: Hold hand to head. Bring your elbow over their arm and step in front of other person to break their arm.

Someone grabs you from behind with both arms out. Thumb in top hand, hip out to break grip, duck under bringing their arm to their back and trap other arm in front.

Someone grabs you from behind with both arms out. Thumb in top hand, hip out to break grip, turn into them and sit. As they roll, go to T-Kimura. Demonstrate Only

Someone grabs you from behind with both of your arms trapped. Lower base and widen yourself to make space to step behind to take attacker down backward.

Someone grabs you from behind and picks you up. Wrap leg on outside, bend forward to get weight forward and your feet on the ground. Grab opponents leg and step back into them for knee bar.

Someone tries to rear naked choke you from behind. Grab their arm with both hands "Russian" style, and turn towards elbow. When you are facing attacker, use your close leg to take them down. Watch Technique

When someone grabs you from behind, you may have the opportunity to slip out of their grip downward and spin toward attacker for kicks. Not the best choice, because it leaves you vulnerable on the ground.

Someone tries to rear naked choke you from behind. Bend over and throw. Demonstrate Only.

Standard Variation: Use arms on attackers shoulders to make a wedge to hold attacker in place. Rotate shoulders and put foot to the mat to shrimp out. As you push yourself away put other foot on attackers hip and use it to parallel yourself with your attacker. Use other foot to kick and sit up, then lift hips for a second kick with other foot. If attacker grabs your feet, slap with your free hands.

Heavy Chest Variation: If attacker is heavy and close, use your legs high on opponents torso to make space, then continue standard variation.
If the attacker holds you in the heavy chest variation and you can't make space, you can "False Surrender". When attacker moves to advance the attack, you get hip space to escape.
Power Frame: Put one arm on attackers shoulder on the side they are looking. Bring the second arm across the neck and grab your own wrist to make a frame. Rotate your wrist and extend your arm to make space to escape.

Choke Variation: Put one hand on attackers shoulder and the other on the opposite knee. Shrimp out and attacker has to let go of choke. Then go to standard variation.

Wrist Grab Variation: Use your legs high on attackers torso and lift your hips high to take attackers weight off hands. Bring both hands to one side and shrimp out. Bonus points for grabbing attackers wrists and up kick to the face.

Direct Get-Up: You escape but you don't have enough space to stand up and escape because the attacker is persistent. Grab the attackers wrist on the same side that you have posted on the ground and drive it across to the floor on the other side.

Knee Shield Variation: If you can't shrimp enough to make space. Bring the top knee into the attackers armpit coiling the foot to grip attackers rib cage. The second foot is on attackers hip. Extend your hips to make space and grab the wrist on the same side as foot in armpit. Drag the arm across the body to the floor and use foot on hip to kick out the same side leg. When attacker falls to mat, keep wrist control as you stand up. (If attacker bases out so you can't reach their leg, you can kick out the other leg.)

Leg Grab: If your attacker grabs your leg as you try to get away, post both hands on the head until their grip drops below the knee. Turn point your toes and pull your foot out.

Triangle From Guard:video missing Get attackers arm across your body and pin to avoid punches.

Cross Collar Choke From Guard. Demonstration Only. Need A Collar.

Standard Variation:video missing Choke from mount: activate neck muscles, go under one arm to trap far arm, trap one foot for trap & roll. Keep elbows in to stop them from getting a higher mount.

Punch Block Variation:video missing As attacker leans back to punch, grip attacker tightly and go up with them. Push off ground with feet to bump forward. They put arms out to prevent face plant. Grab shoulders to slide out from underneath attacker. Move arm from shoulder to attackers back and wrap other arm, trap foot, bridge then trap and roll. (Watch attacker fingers.)

Wrist Grab Variation:video missing Big bridge and thrust your arms down hard. Grab attackers body and Go to Punch Block Variation.

Grab From Behind

Guard Escapes

Mount Escapes