As you practice bar arm choke defense, you might also consider the similarities between the bar arm and an attack made with a stick at the same vulnerable area of the neck.
While there are several versions of this defense, I’m illustrating what I consider to be the easiest defense to teach and ask students to complete. Keep in mind, the danger of the bar arm, especially when considering the stick as a substitute for the arm, is the sudden and forceful jolt or popping of the trachea (windpipe). Defenses should be sudden, quick, and forceful in securing the stick away from the neck. Check out the video…
