Defeating The Football Tackle
by Prof. Gene Roos, 9th dan Jujitsu, 4th dan Judo
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.
Upon arrival, the first two officers rushed toward the subject, attempted
to grab him and were subsequently knocked to the ground. My student, observing
the condition of his fellow officers, approached the subject and attempted
to subdue him by a strike with his night stick. This was completely ineffective
due to the unknown quantity of drugs in the man's bloodstream.
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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). |
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The defender projects his feet and
body to the rear. Note: proceed at this point with the defense without
the attacker, because of injury.
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The attacker's face is smashed to
the ground. |
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. See a related FightingArts.com
article, The
Judo Choke.”
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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". |
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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.
About The Author:
Prof. Gene Roos, 9th dan Ju Jitsu, and 4th dan in judo, is a member
of the Board of Directors for the America Ju Jitsu Association. In 1958
was awarded Shodan (Judo) and won the Regional Judo Champion. In 1958
& 1959 was Judo State Champion. His instructors include: Harold
Brosious (Ketsugo), Dennis Palumbo (Hakko Ryu Ju Jitsu, 8th Dan), George
Kirby, & Shizuya Sato (Ju Jitsu), Wally Jay (Small Circle Ju Jitsu),
Dr. Sacharnoski (Hard Style Ju Jitsu & Ki) and Master Mochizuki
(a student of Funakoshi, Kano, & Ueshiba). He is also the author
of a series of upcoming books on Aiki jujitsu as well as a number of
videos including: "Aiki Jujitsu" (a three video tapes series
with manuals); "Deadly Attacks" (defense against 30 knife,
gun, stick and empty hand attacks); "Deadly Attacks- part II"(defense
against an additional 30 knife, gun and empty hand attacks); "Deadly
Attacks III" and "Devastating Throws and Other Deadly Attacks
" (defense against 30 advanced combat throws, knife attacks, stick,
and a rear shotgun attack), For more information see: http://www.aikijujitsu.homestead.com/aikijujitsu.html
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