How to Escape From a Kung Fu Cross Shoulder Grab

Video Transcript

" Hi my name is Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center and for expertvillage.com. In this clip we are going to be showing you self defense against a cross shoulder grab. So if you were standing and somebody grabs you cross wise okay the easies think is there elbow is very close to you which is good because it breaks very easily. But, you could just use it as smack this way. See his arm just naturally goes across. Even if he grabs on tight and he doesn't let go. For instance if he really grabs my shirt the material like this you could still go like this it would still hurt and force him this way. So from here you would step back behind him. So you go here slap. Okay and right from here you could hit straight to the groan with a open palm just slap this way. From there just move the palm up, grab around the waist, go hip to hip, and just pull him straight over. Let me show it to you again so he grabs, so step out, slap the arm, smack the groan, and then as he moves grab behind him you want hip to hip, pick up, straight down. Okay. Now when you do with the hip toss. Here lets do it from this angle so we are here stand this way you have to make sure that if you sink lower then them. Grab around my body is twisted now what you do you lift up as you bend. You hold them straight it doesn't matter how heavy they are it is all leverage. So once again as you grab across step out, smack the arm, hit the groan, slide up, step, straight down and that is self defense against the cross shoulder grab. "