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What if an attacker succeeds with a front under-the-arms bear hug? This issue’s tip deals with an attack that can end up the same as the over-the-arms bear hug described in the self-defense tip no. 10. An attacker who grabs you in a front under-the-arms bear hug can bend you backward and push you down,

How badly a front over-the-arms bear hug can hurt you? An attacker who grabs you in a front over-the-arms bear hug can either bend you backward and throw you down or lift you up and throw you down by sweeping your legs aside with his foot or by throwing you back overhead (judo uranage, wrestling

The attacker grabs your clothes or your hair from behind and pulls you back and down into his or her strike or knee kick. What should your first reaction be when you feel a grab from behind? Why squat down when grabbed from behind? No matter if you are grabbed by the hair or by

What should your first reaction be when someone grabs you by the sleeve? Should you first attempt to shake off the grip or to twist the attacker’s arm? Or perhaps you should first protect yourself from the attacker’s free hand? The best first reaction to a grab by the sleeve Let’s say that the attacker