One of my black belt instructors in jujitsu, Anthony Bua, while serving as a deputy sheriff, responded, along with two other officers, to a disturbance call. The reporting person advised that his son, a 300 lb power lifter, was under the effects of drugs and was completely uncontrollable and posed a threat to himself and others.

Attacker lunges forward to grab the defender's hip and legs.

The defender grabs the attacker's belt (if no belt, then grab his waist on both sides).

The defender projects his feet and body to the rear. Note: proceed at this point with the defense without the attacker, because of injury.

The subject lunged at Anthony, attempting to use a football tackle to knock him to the ground. However, he was unsuccessful as Anthony used a common jujitsu defense against the tackle. Once one the ground, he immediately moved behind the attacker placing a strangle hold on him (to stop the blood flow to the brain), causing him to start to lose consciousness. Here it is important to note that pressure was applied to the side of the neck to restrict blood flow and not against the front of the neck which can cause damage to the windpipe.

Defender's left hand starts to grab around the attacker's neck.

Defender's left hand goes around the attacker's neck and stays in the shape of a "V".

The defender's right hand is placed to the left side of the attacker's neck and he pulls both hands towards the other.

Illustrated is the underside view.

As the man screamed, “I give up,” the deputy turned him around, cuffed him and transported him to the psychiatric section of a hospital for observation. My student, realizing the trauma to the father of witnessing the altercation and his confined son, explained the necessity of his actions and offered his apologies. In a rare display, the man thanked my student for not injuring his son, and the swift, professional manner in which the incident was handled.

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