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How to Take Down Your Attacker If You Get Cornered

Escaping the Corner

It goes without saying that being cornered is not ideal in a self-defense scenario. Luckily, there are a number of ways to turn the tables on your attacker. In this video lesson, Ray Ellingsen shows you how to escape this deadly scenario using a distraction technique that leads into a brutal takedown.

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Breaking It Down

As Ray explained in the video above, using a joint lock can be a very effective technique in this type of situation. The key to pulling this off is using an effective distraction technique. No attacker is going to just let you put him into a joint lock, so a distraction technique such as the open palm strike is crucial for this technique to work.

Keep in mind that the open palm strike is one of many possible distraction techniques for this kind of situation. You can also use a knee to the groin, a head-butt, or even spit in his face.

In fact, I would probably recommend using something other than the open palm strike simply because it will allow you to trap his hand right as you distract him, lowering the risk that he will release his hand or step back.

Trap Your Attacker

Another thing to keep in mind is that this self-defense technique will only work if your attacker is holding onto you. This is where the trapping technique comes in. Holding his hand against your body is essential if you want this move to work. The best thing to do his distract and trap his hand simultaneously.

After you have applied the joint lock and have taken your attacker to the ground, there are many self-defense techniques you can use to end the fight(such as dropping a knee into his groin), but most importantly you will no longer be cornered and you will have created a clear escape route.

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206 thoughts on “How to Take Down Your Attacker If You Get Cornered”

  1. It amazes me to watch some of these moves, how easy they make it look. This one looks very complicated to me.

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  4. To take someone’s hand away from your clothing like that seems a little bit ridiculously easy. Don’t think this move
    Can be done so quick or easy.

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  5. The key to any move is practice and practice and same more practice this equal muscle memory and it will come naturally when you need it.

    Thanks for the great tips.

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  6. Super! Love this info! I gotta try this with a buddy as soon as I get back home. Thanks much indeed. I wonder if having one of my recently acquired spikes on hand would also be helpful with this situation.

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  10. Thank you for sharing your techniques. I would like to take you up on your free offer of the knife but as I am out of work I have no spare cash to afford the postage charges. I will continue to read and watch all further information you send through

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  12. I wanna learn how to fight without getting crazy mad or breaking a sweat I believe it is a disaplinary art.

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  13. This is a good video very informative I have always loved joint locks they are very effective and very nasty!!

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  17. I’ve seen this before but I still don’t see why the attacker doesn’t use his right hand that is free. Poke him in the eye or something.

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  20. Good move once practiced a few times over to master the timing should be I think a not to complicated move that will suprise and turn the tables on the attacker

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  21. This is a good technique and I thank you for showing it to me again it’s the third time and I’ve saved it each time so I practice this I can’t find anyone that’ll let me practice stuff like this on them so maybe that’s a good thing but this is a very good technique

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  27. Very good advice but, like all the others, I would recommend a good deal of practise first to develop speed and, crucially, confidence

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  32. I’ve always wondered why,when teaching us all these self defense manuervers,the aggressor does not attempt to defend himself from the tricks and tip’s you are showing us? Food for thought. And thank you for all the lessons. They are,without a doubt, excellent and well exhibited for the layman.

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  39. My sincerest wishes and thanks for all your
    Helpful knowledgeable information that you have given me
    Over the past few years….I will always be eager for more and wish
    All at Fightfast thier families and subscribers a very happy New Year
    From the UK and myself…
    Best wishes to all
    Stephen Wood.

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  45. My Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujitsu training employs an open palm heel strike to the floating rib area of the torso with the left heel palm while trapping the hand. Then the left hand slides across the torso to the elbow area of the trapped hand. If I used the right heel palm to the chin it would be much more than a distraction type impact.

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  46. I will manage the palm strike and then try to run.
    At 77 yrs of age, even although I am still moderately fit and strong , I am probably not capable of the follow-up .

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  50. It’s a good defense technique when cornered in that manner, but how does one protect himself and a loved one against four, knife wielding thugs, bent on hurting your lady and killing you?

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