© 2014 T. Westermann

Neck lever to the ground

  • Initial situation
    • The aggressor is located right in front of the defender
    • One sided grip from the front in the stand into the hair
    • The grip is effected from above onto the top of the head

  • Loosen grip
    • Strike with the flat hand, diagonal opposite the gripping hand, on to the gripping hand, at the same time ...
      When gripping the finger joints are flexed. The strike on the gripping hand creates a strong pain or fracture of the finger joints
    • ... execute a horizontal forearm strike, like the outer forearm block (Soto uke) against the stretched elbow of the aggressor, with the arm opposite the gripping arm
    • The strike will be supportet by a hip rotation to the direction of the strike

  • Defense technique
    Neck lever to the ground, Tate hisigi
    • Approach of a neck lever; Tate hisigi, doing this ...
    • ... the leg, at the same side as the gripping hand, will be blocked with the diagonal opposite leg;
      see foot throw O soto otoshi
    • The aggressor will be brought by the rotating lever movement at the head, to the ground
      ATTENTION: Risk of injury of the cervical vertebrae

  • Completion
    • go on distance or ...
    • ... fix the aggressor in the ground, ...
    • ... alternative a finale Atemi technique