Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Choke Hold Training Dangers
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses choke hold training dangers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhB9gM0kP68&feature=youtu.be
SUBJECT: Choke Hold Training Dangers
PURPOSE: To...
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