| Mike raised his hands (close to his shoulder
level), started waving them (distraction) while turning
to face the attacker. At the same time he said, “anything
you want.“ This statement signals compliance while
also acting as a distraction since the attacker's mind
is momentarily focused on hearing what has been said.
This provided an opportunity for quick action.
From this front facing position Mike then quickly
stepped to his left while rotating his body to the
outside of the knife (his right foot moving backward
with his body) ending up at the attacker's right side.
As he did this, Mike's left hand grabbed the attacker’s
right wrist.
Having secured the wrist of the hand holding the
knife, Mike turned the wrist to a vertical position.
At the same time he rotated his body in the opposite
direction, his right foot first stepping between the
attacker’s feet, his body continuing the rotation
as his left foot moved to the rear.
As he moved, Mike's right hand also grabbed the same
wrist, forcing it backward (a painful wrist lock known
in jujutsu, aikido and other arts as kote gaeshi)
and forcing the attacker off balance and to fall backward
to one side. As the attacker was falling, Mike heard
a loud snap of the attacker’s wrist. Once the
attacker was on the ground he continued applying the
wrist lock in order to maintain control of the attacker
even though the attacker appeared to be unconscious.
The cashier, who witnessed everything, called 911
and the police arrived 30 minutes later. Upon arrival,
the attacker was placed in custody, and statements
were taken.
The whole incident was captured on video tape.
The only injury to Mike was a small cut to the top
of one finger. I always instruct my students that
there is a chance you are going to get cut in a knife
defense technique.
If an injury occurs, at least he will be prepared
and hopefully not go into shock or lose consciousness
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