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By Kru Hemanth Kumar Published on: Tue Mar 15, 2022
The element of surprise makes this attack dangerous, as the assailant grabs you tightly from behind. Since your arms are locked, use your heel to strike the Spleen pressure point – 4 fingers above the ankle on the inside leg. While the attacker is recovering, you can follow through with more strikes or flee.
Seasoned Muay Thai fighter and 3-time bronze winner in the world championships, Kru Hemanth Kumar has also perfected Self-Defence techniques targeting vulnerable pressure points. He has spent three decades teaching and training in multiple styles of Muay Thai.
For today’s lesson, we are going to learn an effective technique that you can use to escape a strong bear hug from behind, when your arms are also trapped inside. A rear bear hug is an attack where the assailant grabs you tightly from behind. Widely used by attackers everywhere, this technique gives your attacker the element of surprise, making it extremely dangerous, to say the least.
Another problem with the rear bear hug is that with your arms inside, the attacker has control over your movement. He can easily move, lift or throw you down and you probably won’t be able to reach for a weapon even if you have one.
So, let’s take a look at an effective way to escape this sticky situation. First and most importantly, do not PANIC! Get yourself into a proper posture to gain stability and keep your breath steady. Conserve your energy for the actual fight. Next, use your heel to strike the inner channel of the attacker’s leg. The location of this strike is critical. Make sure you strike 4 fingers above the ankle on the inside of the leg.
Why strike here? Because this is where the Spleen pressure point is located, and any strike in this spot is sure to cause immense pain or even leave your attacker unconscious. While your attacker is dealing with the blow, take this chance to follow up with any of the attacks you have learnt in the previous posts or flee from the scene, depending on your position and situation.
While I sincerely hope you’ll never have any reason to use these techniques, I do want to remind you that the most important thing to remember here is to not panic and keep your BREATHING steady. And as I have mentioned before, use these techniques at your own risk.
Having knowledge of these techniques will equip you with stability, preparedness and strength to defend yourself from any serious physical attack. All you need to do now is practise these moves with a willing partner or in front of a mirror, so you don’t panic and/or freeze when this happens in real life.
If you enjoyed reading about these techniques in self-defence, do check out our other blogs. You can also share these blogs with friends and family who you think will find the information useful.
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