The knockout. The climax of fighting. One punch… BAM! He’s down and out for the count!
How is it done? How does it happen? How does it feel to knock someone out?
To be or not to be…KNOCKED OUT!
3 General
Rules of the Knockout
Rule
1: Always look out for, feel for and seize the opportunity to
knockout the adversary.
Rule
2: If they wake up, they will wake up fighting or
apologizing.
Rule
3: Never trust the unconscious…
Maybe they
wake up, maybe they don’t. Either way, it could be bad.
The physical interaction required to
knock someone out has serious implications and must be looked at as a tool to
be used when the situation has reached a point that requires potentially
lethal force, although more lethal or weapon based means may not be appropriate or available. Rendering an
individual unconscious from a choke or strike always has the potential of
causing death.
This warning is likened to a surgeon informing a patient that the risk
of death always exists, even for minor surgery. If you put someone under, they
may not wake up. That being said, knockout methodology can be used as part of a
measured response to violent encounters. Knockout methodology gives the fighter a strategic, surgical method for targeting an opponent’s central
nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems; along with medical based
solutions for the observation, control, restraint and reliable post knockout
resuscitation of the adversary.
Numerous cases of post knockout death and of
Sudden In-Custody Death Syndrome (SICDS) are related to positional asphyxia due
to either long term restraint by the officer/s or the restrained person’s own body
weight blocking the airway or blood flow to the brain. Drug induced cardiac
arrest is also a common symptom of SICDS. Not the initial knockout.
The
5 Methods
A knockout can be reliably induced by 4 unarmed methods. (These methods easily
translate to weapon based encounters). The 5th method is concerned
with the observation, control, and post knockout resuscitation of the
unconscious adversary.
Method
1. A shock to the central nervous system. Some of the
most effective means for causing a shock to the CNS are strikes to the nasal bone,
chin, jaw line, temples, occipital area, carotid sheath, brachial plexus and
vagus nerve. Incapacitation can be nearly instant. A CNS stun can last a very short time, without causing full incapacitation and ambulatory failure, or it can last many minutes with full unconsciousness and anywhere in-between. The goal is to “rattle” the
brain, the spine and the nerve centers that control motor function. This is the
fastest way to incapacitate an adversary with knockout methodology.
Method
2. Interrupting the circulatory system by constricting
the blood flow to the brain. Some of the most effective means of interrupting
the CS are chokes focused to the side of the throat. Incapacitation can be a
lengthy process.
Method
3. Interrupting the respiratory system by constricting
the airway. One of the most effective means for interrupting the respiratory
system is the choke with a focus toward the front of the throat. Incapacitation
can be a lengthy process.
Method
4. The Multi-Point Knockout, or a combination of the
above. For instance, a headlock can be thrown with enough force to jar the
central nervous system. The fighter follows up by sinking the headlock into
a choke that interrupts both the respiratory and circulatory systems of the
adversary. Thus, a 3-point knockout.
One should never execute a knockout
technique and then stand back to look at one’s handiwork. Either ESCAPE THE AREA or
follow up until the attack is nullified. Always maintain situational awareness. Turn your head and scan for threats...
Method
5. Resuscitation of an unconscious adversary. Situations
may arise that require the fighter to nullify the adversary through the
application of one of the above knockout methods and then maintain the welfare
and custody of the subject. For instance, a special operations unit may have the need to
render a target unconscious for the initial phase of a military interdiction;
only to resuscitate the subject after being restrained for evacuation and interrogation. A police officer or security professional may have the need to knockout a combative subject
in order to effect arrest and restraint during a fight, yet maintain the safe custody and
transportation of the prisoner.
A) Maintain situational awareness. If danger is still present, evacuate or
escape the area.
B) Assume the adversary is faking it.
C) Call for help. (EMS, police backup, etc.)
D) Observe the adversary and search for weapons.
E) Restrain the adversary’s hands behind the back if possible or
appropriate. (This can induce positional asphyxia, especially in obese individuals and individuals with cardiac illness). Maintain safety and security. Individuals may snore, gag and convulse in this unconscious condition.
*NOTE: IF SPINAL INJURY HAS OCCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF THE FIGHT, FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE SUBJECT AT THIS POINT COULD WORSEN THE INJURY.
F) Maintain C-Spine. Control the head and neck with your hands. Turn the adversary's body in unison with the head to clear the airway. ABC (Airway Breathing Circulation) Open the adversary’s airway by rolling them to their back and
performing the Head-Tilt-Chin-Lift Maneuver. Ensure the airway is unobstructed. Verbally stimulate and influence the
subject by telling them to “wake up & stay calm”.
G) Check for circulation/ pulse. If no pulse is found, begin
CPR and treat for shock. Call for a medic.
TURN YOUR HEAD AND SCAN FOR THREATS...
TURN YOUR HEAD AND SCAN FOR THREATS...
DISCLAIMER: Consult a medical professional for further information. This is not to be construed as medical advice.
Gonkafied
Bryan M. Seaver
COPYRIGHT JULY, 2012 INSTITUTE OF MODERN COMBATIVE SCIENCES
Bryan Seaver, Nashville, TN.
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