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Police and Military/Scenario:
Attacker pulls a hidden blade and tries to slash the Officer/Soldier across throat (Carotid).
Breakdown:
This is considered an advanced technique not due to complexity, but because it incorporates a grab which
we consider to be a complex or fine motor-skill when used under stress. You should use this as a
barometer for all your CQC tactics to see where they fall if they are not in the gross motor based realm.
After the flinch I am grabbing the opponents weapon arm at the wrist by canting my hand (thumb on my
L hand is pointed down). As I rotate and rip the bad-guys arm upward, the pinky finger of his R arm must
be pointed upward on a 90 degree as well. This places enormous strain on his wrist making the grip that
he has on the knife weaker. After the rotation (picture 3) I pull the R arm of the Attacker forward trapping
it to my chest using my R arm (picture 4). I circle to the back of my opponent securing his chin with my L
hand (chin strap) and in a downward direction following his spinal column.
Details:
Using the bad-guys chin to control him offers many advantages in a CQC setting as you can manipulate
the rest of his body with the spine properly secured. It also acts as a “neck crank” and most people are not
used to the discomfort that accompanies a neck crank unless they have had previous experience in
wrestling or grappling competitively.
Safety:
There are many things that must be considered in using this tactic. In practice, you MUST allow your
partner to follow the speed of the takedown and NOT go ahead of his ability to do so or you will cause a
neck injury. DO NOT kick out the legs of the Attacker as the force from the impact will be concentrated
on the C1-C4 of his neck from the base of his skull.
PRACTICE SLOWLY and CAREFULLY in class. I cannot stress this enough. Use this tactics for life or
death scenarios and not arrest control.

UZIEL Fighting Systems 2014