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Frontal Choke Photo Scenario
By Tony Reyes
Frontal chokes are a stupid, but fairly common attack that may be used against you in a “streetfight”
or violent encounter. The good thing about being in a frontal choke is that they’re somewhat easy to counter. That’s what makes frontal
choke attacks stupid.
In picture 1 of this series we have my buddy playing the role of the bad guy (BG).
I’m the one in the hat. The BG has me stuck against a wall and is trying to choke the life out of me with both of his
hands. At the very least, he’s trying to ruin my day.
I decide that I don’t feel like dying today, so I push down as hard as I can on his arms. It’s important that you push his arms down near the bend (his elbows). While I’m doing that, I front snap kick the BG’s balls at least once.
Usually, if a guy takes a kick in the balls, he’ll weaken somewhat and his upper body will move forward and downward. His body may take the shape of the letter C. Balls shots hurt like hell. I don’t care if your name’s Clark
Kent; if I kick you in the sac you’re going to know I did. If for some freakish reason a balls shot does very minimal damage to the BG in this situation, I personally will try for it again. I will keep on doing it until the BG starts crying. However, if the guy has magical balls, you may want to
kick or stomp his instep or his shins.
Now that I can breathe again, I’m going to celebrate by elbowing the
BG’s jaw/throat/neck (I’m not that picky).
Here’s a better shot of the elbow strike. My left hand is still gripping his right arm because I may want to do something
with or to it later on. I find it also gives me better control over the BG.
After I rock the BG my arm is just sort of hanging there. My left hand is still holding onto his right arm. Notice how my body is positioned almost sideways to the BG. That wasn’t
planned. It’s just the natural position I was in after twisting my body to throw the elbow.
I notice an opening between the BG’s feet and I place my right foot between them. The BG just got kicked in the balls and elbowed in the jaw/throat/neck, so hopefully he doesn’t notice it.
Hopefully he’s disoriented or dumb enough not to know what I’m planning to do.
Here, I am simultaneously kicking out his right leg while performing a reverse clothesline (kind
of like backfist) to his jaw/neck/throat. I decided I didn’t want anything to do with his right arm. This should make the guy fall backwards. I’m not going to tell you that this will work
every time, though, because nothing works all the time.
Just because he fell doesn’t mean he’s done. In fact, some people go crazy when they get hurt or think that they’re going to lose. I stay cautious and watch for kicks or even a scissor-kick-style takedown. The most important thing on my mind is to get out from the inside of his legs.
On my way out I decide that I’ll leave with a bang, so I stomp the BG’s
ankle. It turns out the BG was the one that had his day ruined. Poor BG.
From here you can decide for yourself what the best course of action is.
You can rain down shots on the guy all day long, or you can run away and
call the police. Maybe the guy has a buddy you didn’t really notice, so it’s
a good idea to scan the area for any other potential threats.
This in not the only way to deal with a frontal choke. This is just how the situation unfolded at that time. I didn’t even plan this out before I did it. This was a very basic combat scenario directed more towards beginners.
It was meant to inspire them to seek out proper training, not to replace or provide it.
I strongly urge beginners to train hard under the guidance of good instructors. When the shit hits the fan you fall back on what you’re used to doing.
Get used to kicking ass and learn to take beatings
too.