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Step 1
Raise both hands and place them on the attacker's hands. This works for most hand positions during a two-handed frontal attack. These are usually the throat or the lapels. If the attacker places his hands on your shoulders, reach across your body with one hand on his.
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Step 2
Find a finger to bar. Any finger will do, but middle fingers and pinkie fingers work the best. This has to do with how the ligaments and tendons are put together in the human hand. Do not try to bar the thumb. It has a completely different range of motion and requires a different kind of lock.
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Step 3
Grip the finger in your fist. Your thumb must be facing the attacker's hand when you do this. Be sure to grab only one finger. Barring two or more fingers at the same time does not cause more pain. In fact, it causes less pain. A single finger yanked the wrong way hurts a lot. Using multiple fingers provides support to the other fingers.
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Step 4
Move your other hand to the wrist next to the finger you are barring. Grip the attacker's wrist at its narrowest point and pull it to your chest. If the attacker's wrist is too big to grasp, pull it toward you with an overhand grip without your thumb.
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Step 5
Crank the finger bar. Bend the attacker's finger straight back while holding his wrist still. When bending the attacker's finger, pull it down, not out. Try to touch his finger to the back of his hand. This is a little movement that causes big pain. The attacker will be too preoccupied with the pain to do anything else to you. A slow, bending motion will just cause pain. A fast, jerking motion will also break the finger.
