Sunday, July 01, 2007

Spin and choke

I have used this technique on a few occasions but only when
I sensed the threat was not great or I had the element of
surprise on my side. The spin and choke off the fence is a
technique I used when I felt that a restraint was viable. Note:
I never tried to restrain anyone that was a high risk threat, it
would be too dangerous, only use this if the threat is low
risk and you feel you can get away with it.
The illustrations show the 'spin an choke' much better than I
can describe it here. Basically when I felt the threat was
beyond dissuasion and escape I asked a question to engage
the opponent's brain and sharply pushed his left shoulder
with my right hand and pulled his right shoulder with my left
hand, spinning him so that his back was to my chest. I then
wrapped my right arm around his neck and coupled up with
my left to make the choke. From here you have the option,
and this will be determined to how he reacts, to talk him
down using the choke as leverage to persuade him, or choke
him out if he persists in being violent. If you are working in
security you also have the option of dragging him off the
premises using the choke.