This article addresses the scenario of finding
yourself on your back, and the attacker has dropped
over your chest on one knee and is trying to punch
you. If you don’t know what to do in this
situation, you can be very vulnerable.
Here is one defensive tactic for this situation.
When the attacker is attempting a right punch to
your face, you, the defender, can use a left hand
slap to deflect the strike, something that also
traps the attacker’s right hand punch. The
trap is accomplished by pushing the attacker’s
arm against his abdomen. As the attacker’s
left hand punches, the defender uses his right hand
in the same procedure as above.
At this point, both of the attacker’s arms
are trapped (left over right).
In this example the attacker is kneeling on his
left knee and crouching on his right foot. The defender
wants to throw the attacker to the kneeling side.
As the defender bends his left foot towards his
hip, he pushes off on that foot and at the same
time lifts his left hip to his right front side.
This throws the attacker off of the defender and
to the ground. As the attacker is falling, the defender
pulls his left hand free (the attacker’s hands
are still trapped). The defender’s left hand
can then strike the attacker’s face, or other
targets (enough times) in order to get free, get
up and exit the scene.
