How to Escape a Standing Side Headlock

Series Summary

Mixed Martial Arts Kickboxing, normally associated with cage fighting, blends many different fighting forms including: Muay Thai Kickboxing, Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, and Wrestling. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has gained in popularity since the first Ultimate Fighting Championship won by Royce Gracie. It is so popular it will soon become an Olympic Event and was actually set to be included in the 2004 games but lost its place at the last minute. MMA fighters have historically trained in a specific martial art such as Muay Thai Boxing or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu before combining the techniques; however, recently students have begun to train specifically for MMA with other students and a variety of trainers. If you would like to learn Mixed Martial Arts kickboxing techniques learn from one of our experts.

In this free video series, experts Jason Jeanette and Daniel Klapheke teach you some basic self defense, mixed martial arts style. You will learn great moves for defending against choke holds, headlocks, bear hugs, sucker punches, and more. Jason and Daniel share the wisdom of their experience, giving you tips for keeping your wits in dangerous situations. You learn how to groin kick, head butt, hip throw, and other counter attacks. This is expert self defense!

Video Transcript

"JASON JEANETTE: Hi. I'm Jason Jeanette. This is Daniel Klapheke from Elite Martial Arts of Middle Tennessee for Expert Village. This is escape from side headlock. All right, you'll going to go slowly in a fight, addressing an issue here or at the ATM whatever it is, and I've got an attacker side headlock. He's pulling me down. I'm letting that natural motion flow. My arms are already swinging that way. I'm going to let it go ahead and flow through the groin straight. He's got two hands committed to this lock so that gives me free rein reaching over. When I'm practicing with my partner, we're going to hook the nose. My index finger under the nose, pull straight back and down in the fight. I'm not going to be so nice. Grabbing hair and pulling back or eye gouges and pulling back. A lot of people make the mistake. They're pushing their attacker away. We want to stay in control until we get our good follow-up strikes in. So, back and straight down pull my elbow to my hip, strike, strike, elbow, maybe hung through with a cutting an arm bar, putting him to the ground to be ready for the next thing."