Escape The Full Nelson w/ MMA, Karate World Champion and fitness expert John Graden

Learn How to Escape The Painful Full Nelson by World Champion John Graden
The full nelson can be a painful hold to get caught in. In this short video World Kickboxing Champion and 8th degree black belt master instructor John Graden demonstrates an easy, quick and effective escape from the full nelson.

Rank: 8th Dan

Instructor: Joe Lewis
Founder -- Martial Arts Teachers' Association (2004)
Founder -- National Association of Professional Martial Artists (1994)
Founder -- Martial Arts Professional Magazine (1995)
Founder -- American Council on Martial Arts (1997)
Author --
"Black Belt Management" (1993)
"How to Open and Operate a Successful Martial Arts School" (1997)
"The Truth About the Martial Arts Business" (2006)
"The Impostor Syndrome" (2009)

Author, athlete, world champion and pioneering martial arts visionary, John Graden, is widely recognized as the most important martial arts leader to emerge in the past decade.

Famous as the martial arts "teacher of teachers" his efforts have had a profound impact on the manner in which thousands of martial arts schools are operated worldwide.

A former member of many world champion U.S. kickboxing teams, Mr. Graden's top selling books are considered the quintessential references for martial arts school owners.

In late 1994, Mr. Graden founded the National Association of Professional Martial Artists. Dedicated specifically to strengthening the professional skills of martial arts school owners, NAPMA mushroomed to over 2,000 members worldwide making it the largest martial arts professional association in the world.

In 1995, he strengthened his position as a martial arts teacher of teachers by launching Martial Arts Professional magazine, the martial arts trade journal.

In an effort to present universal instructor education to the martial arts industry, Graden created the American Council on Martial Arts in 1997. The ACMA is the first widely supported instructor certification program and is administered by the world renowned Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. The manual, co-authored by Graden, for the ACMA has been adapted as a textbook in colleges and universities.

Graden is a 8th degree black belt under Joe Lewis and is the youngest man ever named to the Joe Lewis Honor Roll, the highest honor in the Joe Lewis Fighting System.

Graden's focus now is on his Martial Arts Teachers' Association (MATA).

[vijaybansod]

This is about breaking the full nelson.

[scottfontaine]

Some ass-clown at work did a full nelson on me, with the old "let me show you a move trick", then bent my head down while I wasn't ready. My neck has been hurting for several days. I will never let that happen again.

[RightWingCon]

Very well done, this is the same escape the Gracie's show for a bear hug.

[clharri]

Lol, I like this guy.  He said near the end, "That's it, game over."  Indeed.

[wilson]

I was taught to put my arms up (verticaly) and just buckle my you out of it, only problem is that your basicaly on the ground.

[maxcady]

Since Krav Maga is just not a sport I have a question. What if the attacker does a proper full nelson and grabs the victim by his legs around he body and starts biting the neck or ear. 

[lotavic]

The reason someone would do this and get it on you is only when it's 2v1, and when you lift him up to throw hmi on the ground...you'd be even easier of a target.

[wafflecushioned]

One guy did this to me in high school so I stomped on his toes and punched him in the stomach. He never did the full nelson on me again.

[Conflictproject]

Gonna use this in BJJ against the big guys

[juddgranger]

Also, a master would have four stripes on his black belt. You appear to have none, making you a first Dan.

[IMaDEMN]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GUY THINKING?!? If you have an opponent pushing your head & neck downwards in a full nelson, then you don't want to lock your hands & pull your head backwards....with enough force & the right accidental timing, you could snap your own fucking neck!!!

[MrTeacher]

hello master, i welcome u to a new way to teach others, i feel that karate has not gotten the respect it truly deserves, u are welcome to be apart of a new way to teach karate, on the net, off course u are well on your way teaching the way u are, i ask u to be apart of the american system of karate, think about sir, u are so welcome, look at face book john lengyel

[kakuyaful]

XD had him in the air like it was nothing lol all about leverage :)

[alexscott]

By the time you're lifting your arms i've already swung you to the ground.Stop showing unrealistic attacks.When someone is attempting a full nelson their objective is to bring you down to the ground.They aren't gonna creep up from behind, apply a nelson and just stand there....There is absolutely no point in demonstrating anything in static and robotic breakdowns.They NEVER reflect the real outcome.

[LowLeveledPower]

shit hes like 50 something and hes lifting up people easily...