"Just throw some punches and that's it. You can beat the attacker." When you fight for self-defense, that is not going to be simple. Okay, you punch the attacker, if the attacker is not in the punching range, you cannot touch the attacker, let alone hit him.
Before making your move, you have to consider the situation and which stage are you in. Even if the attacker grabs your hand, you can break it down into different stages.
One, the attacker just touches your hand and he almost grabs you. Two, the attacker grabs you tight. Three, what is the attacker doing after grabbing your hand? Is he pulling your hand or is he going to punch you with another hand?
If the attacker punches you, you have to defend that first so that you do not get hit. Then you make your move to release your hand. If the attacker is about to grab your hand, you can move your hand back, he will not be able to grab you.
Let's talk about this in context with an example. You can watch this video from 0:45 minutes to 1:21 minutes. The attacker grabs the neck from the side and then pulls the neck. The sooner you take action to defend against the attack, the better.
If the attacker is pulling you, your head will go down. You can quickly put your hand to his chin and apply pressure. Then you can get rid of that like showed in the video. In case the attacker grabs your neck and pulls you close to his body (waist area), putting your hand to the attacker's chin will be difficult.
In that case, you have to stop the attacker from getting your head close to his body. You can grab the attacker's hand to stop him from pulling and use another hand to hit his groin. Then you can break his grip and hit him more. Or, you can throw him on the ground.
So you have to consider which stage you are in when you make your move in a fight. Hope you found it useful. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for reading this post. Stay safe. Always be happy!
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