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Step 1
Create a distraction. Kick your opponent in the shins or stomp on their toe. Any action that takes your opponent's attention away from what you are doing will help you.
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Step 2
Face your opponent. If he is holding your wrist from the side, turn toward him and raise your forearm so that it is parallel to the ground. If your opponent is pushing your wrist down, bend your knees to lower your center of gravity. Do not bend over at the waist. That will cause you to lose balance. Your opponent's hands will be on your wrist with thumbs facing up.
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Step 3
Turn the thumb on the hand your opponent is grabbing so it is facing up. Make a fist with the hand.
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Step 4
Grab the bottom of your fist with your free hand. Your palm should be wrapped around the fleshy part of the fist beneath your little finger.
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Step 5
Make a sudden motion downward with your arm. This is a decoy. Your opponent's reaction will be to pull up and back. The hapkido two hand wrist escape depends on this reaction. When your opponent resists your initial movement he is actually moving in the direction you want them to.
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Step 6
Slide your foot backward. Do this with the leg opposite the hand your opponent is grabbing. For example, if he is holding your left wrist, slide your right leg back. The purpose of this is to create space between you and your opponent so you can complete the hapkido two hand wrist escape.
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Step 7
Jerk your arm upward and backward in a sudden motion. Use the power in both your arms, upper body and hips to yank your wrist away. This must be done in the direction of your opponent's thumbs. The thumbs are the weakest part of a clenched fist. Your entire body is stronger than even the biggest guy's thumbs. If he fell for your decoy then he is already moving your arm upward anyway, making this easy.
