www.blackbeltmag.com?video=1 Combatives expert Kelly McCann shows you how to handle "handshake" situations in this exclusive self-defense video from the Black Belt video vault! (Please note that the June 2008 magazine issue shown in the video is no longer for sale.) In this combatives video, Kelly McCann demonstrates what to do in a street situation in which somebody shakes your hand but then you find that he won’t let go. According to Kelly McCann, there are several options for getting out of such a scene. ________________________________________________ Check out awesome self-defense articles, combatives-technique videos and DVD previews from Kelly McCann! http ________________________________________________ The first option is to take your free arm and slam the bone edge into his wrist and step back, the combination of the surprise impact and your pull-away facilitating release from the opponent’s hold. As Kelly McCann explains it, "Straighten your hand, release the thumb … bang! It’s bone to bone." The second option is a knuckle-press takedown in which, as Kelly McCann describes it, "You grab your own thumb, take your knuckle," and press it into the fleshy part of the opponent’s hand, taking him to the ground while causing, "serious frickin’ pain. …" The third option involves the opponent’s thumb, locking it for pain infliction and opponent control. It’s a simple and effective move, as Kelly McCann explains: "All I’m doing … is I’ve got a thumb lock and I can <b>…</b>
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