UZIEL Fighting System: Police & Military CQC/H2H FEBRUARY 2014 | Page 20

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Police & Military/Scenario:
Attacker attempts to disarm Officer or Soldier.
Breakdown:
The instinctive reaction is to move your weapon side (hip away from the gun grab) which is fine, but you
must go after the bad-guy after this and not get fixated on just protecting your holster. You goal is to
“Attack the Attacker” at this point and without this mindset you will be operating in a purely defensive
mode. I am using my L hand in the picture to strike my opponents head at the crown or alternatively
around the ear affecting his balance. I stuff his head into a cross-face position using my R thumb (elbows
in) under the Attacker’s cheekbone (Malar) making him look away from me. The opponents head should
be cradled like a football from here and the position is very painful. I clasp both of my hands into a
modified Gable Grip and wedge the Attacker’s face tightly between both of my forearms. This position is
100% stronger than a headlock as it relies on core strength (hips and abs) and no arm strength what-soever. I will snap my hips around and down towards my feet and not away from my body to maximize the
effect and impact of the throw.
Details:
Most students I teach need to be corrected on their elbow positions as they tend to be bring them out from
their body rather than to keep them in tight. This will not work when flaring elbows a 2