Defense From Frontal Assault Part 1

You are out in public, minding your own business; suddenly you find your way obstructed by a man who extends his arm and grasps your shirt by the shoulder or neck. As a 'Man' his father should have taught him better. As a man; it now falls to you to conduct an 'On The Spot Correction'

It is wholly appropriate to remind him that his behavior is inappropriate; something calm and polite like this: "That's not very nice, please remove your hand."

He now has all the information he should need to adjust his own behavior. He will 1. Remove his hand, straighten your clothing and ask forgiveness for his gaffe, or 2. Escalate the confrontation, giving you legal recourse to continue with the corrective action.

Step One: Presuming that it is his right hand on you, reach over his hand with your left hand, grasping around the top of his hand with your fingers and placing your thumb just between his thumb and the break of his wrist. Squeeze his hand between your thumb and fingers as you twist his thumb down in a counter-clockwise motion. This must be done as quickly as you are comfortable moving. As his arm bends at the elbow, smash your right forearm into the break of his elbow, driving his captured wrist toward a spot roughly six inches out from his shoulder.

You have now begun to move his balance point over and away from his center of gravity as your right forearm moves deep into the break of his elbow. The momentum of this move will cause you both to fall; him onto the ground and you onto him. If you can visualize this, since there is no safe way to practice it, you will realize that one more piece is desirable to fully protect yourself; as you began to push his arm over, shift your weight to your left leg and step behind his right leg, wrapping your leg around his.

As you both fall, the weight of your body will cause the following musculo-skeletal injuries:

1. Sprained or broken wrist
2. Hyper-extended or dislocated elbow
3. Hyper-extended or dislocated knee
3. Concussion to his brain

The entire encounter should only last about 10 seconds. Your fall will be broken as his body absorbs the energy and you will likely not even get dirty unless you remain to render assistance and have to kneel on the ground to review his lapse in manners.