So what do you do? That depends on several things the first of which is how the attacker is attempting to throttle you. Is he standing in front of you with his hands on your throat, or is he standing behind you at arm length with his hands squeezing the life from you? Is he behind you with his forearm across your trachea, or is he sitting on your chest leaning over you allowing his weight to do the work?
As you can see there is more than one way for this scum to deprive you of oxygen and your life and the answer can be different for each. However they all have one thing in common - you don’t have much time to free yourself and run to safety. If you have to think about how to react to a given situation then chances are you’re already too late. From the time you are grabbed the clock has started to tick. If you don’t know how to react and flutter around like a bird in the grip of a python then you can expect the same outcome.
How ever there is hope in these situations. If you don’t panic, if you know a few rules, and you practice escape techniques religiously, then your chances of breaking loose and running away increase dramatically.
The first rule of self-defense is the only wrong move in self-defense is no move at all. Don’t freeze up when you see someone reaching for you - react. Once he has a hold of you then you have to break their hold to get away. Since the choke hold is almost always used by a larger and stronger opponent against a smaller weaker one if you allow him to grab you, then it's twice the work that you must do. Depending on the size and strength of your attacker, whether he has a hold on you or not can mean the difference between life and death.
No technique will work 100% of the time so practice more than one. If the first fails flow into the second, third...
Don’t be a single shooter. Don’t throw just one punch or kick, throw a multitude of techniques at this scumbag. Don’t allow him the time to gather his wits.
Once you start your counter-attack don’t stop until your opponent ‘s down and can’t catch you. If you stop and give the attacker time to catch his breath then the chances are you’ve just thrown whatever small advantage your training and practice gave you away. Once the element of surprise is gone then a savvy street fighter will fight you differently or pull out a weapon and end the fight permanently. You can’t do much against a pistol twenty feet away.
Once the opponent is down don’t stick around to admire your handy work. Run like hell and attract as much attention as possible. Don’t wait around to see if he’s got a gun, or back up - either one is bad news. If you think that you’ve really hurt him and you're moved by compassion to help this wounded human being, then once you are safe call for an ambulance and write him a note. Take care of yourself first.
For most people this rule is the hardest but the one that holds the most true. The dead feel no pain. You're going to get hurt so ignore the pain. If he's trying to choke you down he's trying to kill you. If you lose, you’re dead anyway so the pain doesn’t matter - you can’t afford to lose because of a sprain, or even a broken bone.
In a bad situation worry about aids later .Use any technique that you can think of to survive. This includes biting, using a bottle, or knife, kicking, screaming, or clawing. You get the idea. red more at link provided
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