Wrist Locks

[mun3t]

What do you guys think about wrist lock, do they really work in "Street Fight"?

I've seen ankle locks and all different locks work on real, but I have only seen wrist locks in demonstration and training.

One more thing; I know that they work when a person is pointing a pistol against your forehead but on a "Street Fight", your opponent will just keep moving and it will be hard for you to grab his wrist and perform a wrist lock.

[Graeme Dunning]

Defence for an attacker who is good with a knife . . . . . . . . . .Run! ;-)

[Sylexis]

When in a knife fight, your number one concern is the knife, until the attacker is disarmed your world consists of nothing else, you don't occupy yourself elsewhere. The scenario you are talking about would be if the attacker is hiding the knife waiting for the distracted moment to move in for the kill.

As it was once quoted to me "When someone pull a knife on you, RUN! Get in your car, and run them over! Knife vs car, car always win!"

[SheepDog]

Yeah, my point was that if you're facing a good knife fighter, you won't know you're in a knife fight until it's too late and you're bleeding out. A good knife fighter doesn't try to intimidate you with the knife; he doesn't let you even see it, he just uses it.

[larry nicholson]

This is a good subject actually. I will though have to disagree. With totally fixating on a knife wielders weapon. If your being attacked with a knife and havent means of escape. You have to accept the fact you are going to be cut or stabbed. If the weapon hand does come ,into close proximity. Fine and good, control it. But ,to fixate on control of a knife during an attack. I dont see that happening in reality. It is a better strategy, to attack, your attacker, with lethal force. And let his weapon , be only a factor.

[Art for Art's sake... Sake?]

A wrist lock doesn't have to be applied exclusively in response to a punch or push. Most locking techniques can be applied from on your back. Imagine you stumble into an intruder one night on your way to the can. A struggle ensues and you break his wrist to eliminate one of his weapons.
Statistically the most likely place for you to have to defend yourself is at home. Any lock can lead to a break or dislocation.

[James M. Gray]

Art

Good topic 7 joint locks- fingers,wrist,elbow,neck,lower back, knee, and ankle.

[Jonathan Forrester]

You left out shoulders - love shoulder locks.

[James M. Gray]

Jonathan

I did leave it out. I like the way that Troy takes the wrist in one hand and puts the other hand on the shoulder and the way he puts his foot to slide down to the floor.

[April]

Yes, wrist locks work if the person knows what they are doing. A couple of my instructors have used them on the street to cool down persons who wanted to fight. On the other hand, nobody's bullet proof, eh?

[Berserk]

Yup, we ain't bulletproof but not everyone can carry a gun around. ;-)

[James M. Gray]

April

Wrist lock are good and they work. If you get a chance to train with Troy Price he will show you a lot. Their is only one wrist lock that I have tried for 44 years to get out of and I finally came close. I showed it to Troy and he showed me a way to get out of it. About being bullet proof we are not but we are to train in weapons and learn what we have the option to do with them.