We can’t very well show you how to escape a Front Hair Grab Release without also showing you the moves that will get you out of a Rear Hair Grab Release, so here it is! It’s incredibly simple and easy to follow, just as you’ve come to expect from Sensei Anthony Britton.

Remember, when you grab your attacker’s hand, whichever side you find his/her thumb, you want to turn in the other direction because that’s the side of the elbow you want (turn the other way, and you’ll end up bringing your assailant closer to you because you’ll be naturally bending the elbow instead). More likely than not, your hair will be grabbed by someone’s dominant hand, which is also probably the right hand, so grab it with your left hand and you’ll be poised to strike appropriately. Hyper-extending someone’s joint like this is unbelievably painful, even in slowmo, so you can imagine the kind of pain that it can inflict so please exercise caution when practicing this move. I would say friends should not be recruited for such a task!

As always, once you’ve released yourself from a restraint, you can always apply the principles of Vital Point Striking.

IMPORTANT: Please use extreme caution when practicing these moves. Remember that with the right amount of force, you can severely hurt somebody. These techniques are to be used for self-defense purposes only. All self-defense moves and tips are to be used at the risk of the user.

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