In this special Martial Edge series, we reproduce the martial arts techniques of the US Armed Forces and British Commandos from the Second World War as recorded by Major W. E Fairbairn in 1943. His ground breaking manual Get Tough was published in New York and London. Extreme caution advised…
1. Approach your opponent from behind.
2. Place your left arm around his neck, with your forearm bone bearing on his "Adam's apple."
3. Place the back of your right arm (above the elbow) on his right shoulder and clasp your right
biceps with your left hand.
4. Place your right hand on the back of his head.
5. Pull him backwards with your left forearm and press his head forward with your right hand, and strangle him (Fig. 50).
Note. - Should your opponent attempt to seize you by the testicles:
(a) Keep your grip with both arms, straightening out the fingers and thumbs of both hands. With the edge of your left hand in the bend of your right arm, place the edge of your right hand just below the base of the skull.
(b) Step back quickly, at the same time jolting his head forward with the edge of your right hand, and dislocate his neck (Fig. 51).
(c) If your opponent is a taller man than yourself, making it difficult for you to reach his right shoulder with your right arm, as in Fig. 50, bend him backwards by applying pressure on his neck with your left arm. If necessary, punch him in the small of the back, as shown in
Fig. 48, page 43, and bring him down to your own height.
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