An attacker walks behind you, puts a plastic bag over your head, and starts to drag you backwards. While uncommon, this type of attack is now seen in a growing number of robberies and personal attacks.

The attack is particularly devastating since it stops your breath – the plastic being sucked into your nostrils. You also can’t see. In some ways it mimics a double hair pull from the back, but this one has added dimensions.

The only way to unlock the neck (as you are being pulled back) is to squat, which allows you to turn around and strike or do another technique.

In the defense sequence depicted below, the attacker, Stanley Millan, gives an award winning “Best Actor” portrayal of the attack.