How to get out of a bear hug

[@Graciepostfalls]

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[@covingtoncreek]

Dude will come up behind you and wrap his arms around your upper body including your arms. You can't use your arms. You can head butt him with the back of your head or kick him where it counts with your heel. But he's not going to lift your arms out of the way to bear hug you.

[@lambosnicko]

You can be grabbed over or under the arms.

[@covingtoncreek]

@@lambosnicko Yes definitely but over the arms is more likely. If you're grabbed around the arms you can't use the move depicted.

[@lambosnicko]

@@covingtoncreek you can be grabbed either way. People who grab in this way don’t know how you will defend.

[@Sensei_Gaz]

Jujitsu has gone full circle, this is a move that's on most yellow belt syllabuses in western/gendai 'japanese' Jujitsu systems.

[@AmandaBuchanan-jg6kw]

Thank you ❤

[@Graciepostfalls]

@@AmandaBuchanan-jg6kw it’s our pleasure! 🤩

[@beachlvr5812]

What if the bear hug includes both of your arms?

[@Graciepostfalls]

@@beachlvr5812 great question! We have another technique for that! :-)

[@edgewizz862]

I have a really old kungfu booklet with same move lol.

[@romanicvs]

In those cases, farting would work

[@robertcarannante2251]

That’sGreat!!!!!!!

[@Graciepostfalls]

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[@Tom-j1v]

An actually functional technique for women's self defense- no surprise it came from Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

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