For the longest time, I have been practicing the shoulder grab self defense incorrectly. What exactly is the shoulder grab defense? It is a shoulder dislocating technique against an unsuspecting attacker.
As a practice partner, as the attacker, my first mistake was not grabbing the defending person correctly. Improper grab position. The shoulder grab is closer to the neck than to the bony part of the shoulder. Second, the grab is an aggressive attempt to unbalance the defender. Once the defender maintains base, or regains base, meaning the atttacker can’t drag the defender around, that’s when the move is executed.
Once the defender has gained base, that’s when the defender wraps around the attacker’s grabbing arm and punches down towards the floor. From the punch, the attacker’s arm is cradled by the punching down arm with an underhand grip by the wrist. From the wrist grab, the defender lifts up with all their body weight to the ceiling. At a certain point, the attacker’s shoulder should be dislocated. A mistake I made was cradling the arm on the stomach. To max leverage don’t cradle the attacker’s arm on the stomach, leave a little space. Second, really punch down with force. Lastly, cradle the attacker’s arm under the elbow.
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