US ARMY FM 21-150 - Hand To Hand Combat - Modern Prepper

FM 21-150(2) Thumb strike to throat.The defender uses the thumbstrike to the throat (Figure 4-3) asan effective technique when anopponent is rushing him or tryingto grab him. The defender thrustshis right arm and thumb out andstrikes his opponent in thethroat-larynx area while holdinghis left hand high for protection.He can follow up with a disablingblow to his opponent’s vital areas.(3) Thumb strike to shoulderjoint. The opponent rushes thedefender and tries to grab him.The defender strikes theopponent’s shoulder joint orupper pectoral muscle with his fistor thumb (Figure 4-4). Thistechnique is painful and rendersthe opponent’s arm numb. Thedefender then follows up with adisabling movement.4-10