Defense against the grab 2. Two-handed wrist grab. Techniques MMA, Jiu-jitsu, Grappling.

A common scenario in a defense situation is the double-handed wrist grab. Here you opponent uses both his hands to grab one of your wrists in the same manner in which one would hold a baseball bat. At first this grip seems intimidating and hard to break, due to the fact that it uses the strength of two hands against one of yours. There is, however, a simple solution.

1. Opponent grabs your left wrist with both hands, as though gripping a baseball bat. Notice that in this case you have eight fingers holding the bottom side and just the two thumbs holding the top. Therefore the path of least resistance would be in the direction of the two thumbs, and that is where the escape will be directed.

2. Your reaches with your free hand (the right) and grabs yours trapped (left) hand. As you do this, steps back with your right foot, opening up space between you and the opponent. This space will be utilized later. Attention: You grip his hands right palm under left fist, a very strong and mechanically efficient grip. Note that you don't use your thumbs when you grip.

3. Having gotten your grip and stepped back with the right foot, you pulls your trapped left hand straight back toward his chest. The space between the two men that was created when you stepped back with your right foot allows for a very strong pull. The sharp pulling action of both hands allows you to easily slip out of the opponent's grasp. Movements that allow you to escape grabs of this kind are best done with short, snappy, jerky motions rather than slow pulling motions.

The source of information:
"Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Theory and Technique. Renzo Gracie and Royler Gracie."

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