Television and Movie Assault Scenes

Have you ever watched a television or movie scene involving some sort of assault and wondered how you’d handle it? Some solutions to the assaults are cut and dry for the Kravist, others take a little more thought.

There was a scene from the television series 24 the other night where Jack Bauer put a choke hold on FBI agent Renee Walker. He said to her, “Don’t fight it” as she started to lose consciousness. Agent Walker was trying to pull her firearm from its holster while at the same time she was being choked unconscious.

Friday night I watched the television show Flashpoint. On that show, a woman kidnaps another woman whom she suspects of having an affair with her husband. There was a scene where the kidnapper holds a chef’s knife to the throat of the hostage from behind.

The beauty of Krav Maga is that one technique can be used to defend against different types of attacks. In this particular scenario, the defense is based on the fundamental Krav Maga technique of releasing yourself from an arm bar choke from behind.

So, the next time you’re watching a movie or television show with some assault scenes, exercise your Kravist mind and decide how you’d handle the situation.