Your right arm in this case is around your opponent's waist. By pushing with your thumb and pulling in on his waist, you can bear him over backwards. Defender also has not dropped his center, meaning that he is easily lifted from the ground, thus negating much of his advantage. Figure 12-3 illustrates a more effective defense for the same hold. A thumb is brought to the jaw line on either side of your opponent's face and running up the jaw line, brought to bear underneath the ear lobes.
Pressure is upward and inward.
This is an extremely tender spot and even the strongest of men will be quickly forced to release any hold. Your first reaction is to bring your thumbs strongly into your opponent's groin, forcing his hip backward as illustrated in figure 13-2. This leaves a space between your hips and his. Now pivot your hips on your left foot without moving it from the original spot, placing your right foot on the outside of your opponent's right foot, with the toe pointing in the same direction as his. Your right arm slips under his left armpit and grasps him anywhere in back.