Here the mugger has
his right arm over the women’s right shoulder
and is holding her mouth. At the same time his left
arm is around her waist and he is dragging her backwards.
The attack looks like a success. All would be bu…
As the defender is grabbed, pulled and lifted,
she can lift her left hand over her shoulder to
try to hit the attacker’s eyes (not shown).
If her feet are still on the ground, she can also
stomp on the attacker’s instep or heel kick
to the attacker’s leg (not shown). At minimum,
these actions work as distractions, so the attacker
may momentarily loosen or weaken his grip.
The goal for her is to be able to gain enough freedom
of movement so that she can throw her feet up to
the left and away from the attacker’s body.
This action will disrupt the attack and off balance
the attacker. The attacker’s right arm will
be extended away from his body, his elbow pointed
toward the ground, as he attempts to control the
defender’s body. The further away the defender
is able to extend her body weight away from the
attacker, the weaker his body position will be.
As the attacker’s body is being pulled down
(as he trying to regain control over the defender),
the defender’s body fall is cushioned (the
fall slowed). If done correctly the attacker’s
right arm will hit the ground first, thereby in
part shielding the defender.
As the defender contacts the ground, she rolls
her body clockwise, which causes the attacker to
flip over her body and smash face forward on the
ground.
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