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Bad Day in Georgia & 10 Old-School Neck-Breakers from Hell

 


We open with a little history and then, how-to's galore! 

The following excerpt is from Whitman Mead’s Travels in North America [1820.]

 

The author refers to an incident he witnessed in 1817 while travelling though Georgia.

 

Such gatherings, according to Mead, occurred 2-3 times per week where folks would gather to fellowship, feast, drink, dance, gamble, exchange wares, and often following the ever-present horse-race a public challenge may be issued.

 

At which time:

 

“A ring is formed, free for anyone to enter and fight…After a few rounds, they generally clinch, throw down, bite and gouge, and the conquered creeps out under the ring as a signal of his submission.”

 

Mead tells of meeting several past combatants who had noses bitten off, eyes gouged out, and more than a few who had been castrated in such affairs.

 

Many of these now unsavory tactics were not mere desperation moves in the heat-of-battle but sought for targets-of-acquisition with their own strategy and methods.

Wanna play with some real-deal Old school tactics, well, this month's Black Box Volume should be manna for mean ones, hell, I’m so confident you’ll love it, here’s a sneak peek at the syllabus—and trust me the printed word don’t’ tell 1/16th of the meanness.

ESP RAW 236

The Black Box Project #24: 10 Old-School Neck-Breakers from Hell

Mark Hatmaker

www.extremeselfprotection.com

 

A Hellacious 10

The Fist-Strangler

·        The Pop-Off is away from the fist to start the gag.

·        “Tilt the Noose” to add the cervical separation.

The Sit-Out Fist-Strangler

·        Stack the lean; do not “go-away.”

Tangle-Foot Neck-Breaker

·        Opportunistic vs. a Crossed-Feet ¼ Position

·        Scoop the crossed feet with the hip-side arm and drive with a tight-waist.

·        Hit a Ham-Ride w/ hip-side leg to pin the cross.

·        Use a 3-finger grip for the none-to-choosey neck-breaker.

·        Vital: Base the forearms on the shoulders to “preacher” the kill.

Tangle-Foot to Flip-Flop Neck-Rip

·        A killing variation if [if] the crank rides low to the throat—one can always go sleeper from here but…if flamboyant death is your thing, this beauty is it.

Full-Nelson Neck-Breaker w/ Legs

·        Applied from a Double-Knife Ride

Full-Nelson Neck-Breaker w/ a Single-Leg

·        Here we use the left leg of the Double-Knife to adjust to a Single Sky-Grape Ride

·        While setting the Single-Leg Nelson, Crook-Slide the Left-Arm to the Opponent’s Lower Forearm

·        Once the Leg Nelson is set, scoop the Nelson heel, double grip the left arm while keeping your Single Sky-Grape

·        Pop your hips for the Triple-Snap of the Opponent’s Neck, Shoulder and Elbow.

Top-Saddle Blind Man’s Smother

Leg Overhook Shoulder Popper & Double-Fist Crank

·        Pry & overhook the near arm with the Head-Side Leg

·        The Hip-Side Fist attacks first with a palm-down orientation.

·        Set a “preacher’s elbow” on the right shoulder.

·        Fist Two over-grips Fist One for a an arrow scissors, lift and rightward torque.

·        This is a double-snap with shoulder and cervical vertebrae paying the price.

Leg Overhook Shoulder Popper & Double Chin Rip

·        Set up as in the prior kill, at step two enter palm up for a “cowcatcher” hook.

·        Set the right “preacher’s elbow” as you overhook the “cowcatcher” hook with the head-side hand.

·        Place a second “preacher’s elbow” on the victim’s ear.

·        Drive your “preachers” and your hips for this double-snap.

Reverse Chancery from Belly-Down Double-Knife Ride

·        Hit the double-knife ride and break your opponent flat.

·        Post right and rear elbow strike left.

·        Hit a reverse throat-cutter grip with the left-arm and drop weight over the right scapula.

Oh, Crew, we’re just getting’ started…it gets even meaner from here!

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