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  • How to Adjust Brake Screws

    Avid bicycle enthusiasts know the frustration that can come with rubbing or faulty brakes. This problem is caused by jostling and normal wear-and-tear, causing the brake caliper to become off-center. Brake adjustment screws are used to center the brake calipers and make the brakes tight or loose against the wheel. Adjusting these screws in or out will remedy your faulty brake problem if no other brake damage is present.

  • How to Escape a Full Nelson Hold

    The full nelson hold, also known as the double nelson, originated in Greco-Roman wrestling. It’s very effective at holding and preventing an opponent from using his arms, though it has been banned from wrestling or any other form of competitive sport or martial art because it places a great deal of strain on the neck that can lead to spinal damage. Its uses in combat are limited to immobilizing and forcing and opponent to the floor. An inventive and dirty fighter trying to do someone actual harm might take the opportunity to drive a knee into the back or stomp…

  • How to Escape a Full Nelson

    Someone comes up behind you, slips their arms under your armpits and locks their hands behind your head, pushing it forward. You are now locked in a wrestling hold called a full nelson, a move professional wrestler Bobby Nelson created. You might think you are fully immobilized, but there are ways to escape. Remain calm, and follow these steps.

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