MAT: SIDE CHOKE -- ARM THRUST - ELBOW HIJI

Description

Uke begins by putting a right-side choke on tori, who is on his back, on the mat. Tori defends by grabbing uke's left elbow with his right hand. Tori thrusts his left hand across between uke and tori's bodies and between uke's outstretched arms at a 45 degree angle, while simultaneously pulling uke's left elbow down to the mat with tori's right hand. This should collapse uke's choke. At this point, tori's left elbow should be well on the left side of uke's head. Tori's left elbow should now be used in a hiji strike to uke's temple (or whatever part of uke's head is most accessible. This will at worst force uke to let go with his hands in order to protect his head, or at best will disorient or incapacitate uke.

Steps

Variations

After the arm thrust or the first hiji-strike, tori may roll back to the left in order to place uke's head on the mat, causing successive hiji-strikes to the head to be more effective, as the right side of uke's head will now be against the mat.

See Also

MAT DEFENSES
CHOKE AND STRANGLE DEFENSES

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