Posted by: Prizewriter
How effective are joint locks in civilian defence? - 07/07/11 02:51 PM
This is a topic I had a conversation about while working through some Gracie Jiu Jitsu with a training partner. I've had various sorts of joint locks applied to me in Aikido, Judo, BJJ and even in a Wado Ryi Karate class.
I understand the application for someone like a police officer or someone working as security in a pub/bar using them to restrain or control someone.
Do joint locks translate well over in to civilian physical protection though? When compared with the following, how useful do you consider joint locks to be:
- Knocking an attacker down or knocking them out
- Hitting an attacker to stun or wind them so they have difficulty functioning
- (If on the ground) Choking an attacker
- (If on the ground) Pinning an attacker
I gave two variations on what a person can do on the ground (it goes without saying the goal should be to get up as soon as possible) because I know people will say you can use an arm lock to control someone on the ground and it may not be appropriate to choke them. For example, you need to control a drunken friend just as they are about to do something stupid. It may be more appropriate to pin on the ground until the cool down rather than choke them out!
Outside of combat sports and law enforcement/security, how useful to you consider joint locks to be?
I understand the application for someone like a police officer or someone working as security in a pub/bar using them to restrain or control someone.
Do joint locks translate well over in to civilian physical protection though? When compared with the following, how useful do you consider joint locks to be:
- Knocking an attacker down or knocking them out
- Hitting an attacker to stun or wind them so they have difficulty functioning
- (If on the ground) Choking an attacker
- (If on the ground) Pinning an attacker
I gave two variations on what a person can do on the ground (it goes without saying the goal should be to get up as soon as possible) because I know people will say you can use an arm lock to control someone on the ground and it may not be appropriate to choke them. For example, you need to control a drunken friend just as they are about to do something stupid. It may be more appropriate to pin on the ground until the cool down rather than choke them out!
Outside of combat sports and law enforcement/security, how useful to you consider joint locks to be?