Bunkai: Passai – Anti-Choke
The kata defends chudan, deflecting a front punch
The attacker jumps in and attempts a choke with two hands
The kata applies two jodan uke to deflect the choke
This exposes the opponent’s neck and makes the muscles supporting the collarbones loose
The kata applies downward uraken backfist strikes to the collarbones, taking the arms out
If the opponent is in range and his arms are away from the center
Then this move can be applied as two hammer fists to the carotid sinuses, a baroreceptor knockout target
With the opponent destabilized the side punch is applied as the finishing technique
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