What would you do?

[Klayton]

OK, well this is one of the psych tests I use to give my recruits when I was still in the Army as an instructor. Thought I would share it with you. The rules are simple; you can ask NO questions; you can NOT research; you must simply ACT IMMEDIATELY and of course be honest... :)

So, here is what is going to happen: I will explain a situation to you, and then have you respond (FYI I believe I have done this in the past for our forum, so this is just a refresher for some, and an eye opener for our newer members).

Close your eyes (not literally because this is written forum vs speech-LOL)
Imagine if you will: two humans in mortal combat, the fight is definitely a live-or-die mortal combat, all is at stake.

SUDDENLY one person gets the upper hand and has placed the other in what appears to be a choke hold from behind...

Now IMAGINE, you are one of the two in this mortal combat.
Your task is simple: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT MOVE?
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there is no right or wrong, just a psych test, most civilians play the role of victim and would have replied as if they were the one being choked out, most (actually nearly all) military and ex-military view themselves as the superior fighter in a mortal combat and would have replied as if they were the one applying the choke hold...

:) Hope you enjoyed it. Hope it made you use some of that grey matter up there. :)

[MustangGal]

LOL, my first thought was "Keep squeezing!" It is mortal combat after all.

[1Admin]

The nice thing about choking someone out with a blood choke is that you can choke them OUT and then decide further what you want to do further.

Maybe it's just what my paramedic buddy calls "a wallet autopsy" LOL, maybe you truss him up, zip tie him to the nearest immovable object, remove his pants and call the cops (that's always fun, just be gone before the cops arrive). Maybe you take it further....

Blood chokes are reversible. If you've never felt what it's like to get choked out, you should find someone you trust that's a grappler or fighter and sit down on the ground indian style (always good to be on or close to the ground already) and let them choke you out. You need to KNOW how much time your body has to react to the choke. Their are ways to nullifying most chokes and yes you can escape a rear naked choke from any position. However if you've never BEEN choked before, you'll likely panic and that makes the escape harder. It sounds crazy/counter productive but you need to try to stay calm even while being choked if you want to escape it.

Klayton posted this before so I won't answer this go around either. It is a good mental test though ;)