How does this Grab you?

 First three choke defences if Brendan remembers correctly: 1:

In the week before my recent Grading, I was acting as Uke for my Son to practice his choke hold escapes with. As he is one rank above me, these are things that I would need for my next Grading if I was successful, so I thought they would be worth documenting for future reference.

There are actually five, but only three are needed for Grading, so my son decided to practice the first three, which are one to three below. the fourth one is actually one of my own, put together from an online example by PJ Broomy, combined with the attacking sequence from 2 below.

1)

Attacker: - Double choke. Defender: - LH pushes down on RA of attacker. Steps LL back into Shiko-dach, RH palm strike to chin; Defender: RH goes over back of attacker’s R wrist, thumb along centre; Defender: LH repositions so that thumbs side by side on wrist; Defender: Steps back with RL into Zenkutsu-dach, rotating LW to the right and extending arm; Defender; This lowers attacker’s head for a Mai-geri to the head. 2: Attacker: - Double choke. Defender: - LH comes up and over (attacker’s RA) to protect the head; Defender: - RA describes an arc up and over both attackers arms, trapping them together on descent; Defender: - LH reaches across to hold the arm together; Defender: - RA used to perform consecutive elbow and backfist strikes to the neck Defender: - Maig-geri to groin (or knee, depending on proximity) 3: Attacker: - Double choke. Defender: - LH comes up and clasps attacker’s RH to chest Defender: - RH forces attacker’s LH upwards Defender: - Pivots on RL, LL moving backwards in a semi circular arc. Defender: - Drags attacker’s RH across chest, drop and back into attacker and lift Defender: - RH replaces LH holding attacker’s RH, LH goes behind to attacker’s belt Defender: - RH replaces LH holding attacker’s RH, LH goes behind to attacker’s belt Defender: - Pivots on LL, RL moves forward in semicircular arc, releasing L and RH Defender: - attacker is throw to the floor

4) - one of my own.....

Attacker - Double choke

Defender - Outside block (L or R) to disrupt the choke hold end put the Defender to one side

Defender - With alternate arm, elbow strike followed by backfist to the head or neck.