Which technique describes a two-handed lapel grab?

• A. The Step-Behind and Push Bar
• B. The Weave Under
• C. The Sit Down Sweep
• D. The Shovel Under Escape

Answer: (B)

When someone grabs you with both hands on your lapels, you want a move that lets you slip out from between their arms while reestablishing control for yourself. The weave under does exactly that: you thread one arm under the attacker’s arms and weave your other arm up between their grip and your chest, then continue the motion to come out to the side or behind. This creates space and a new line of control, turning their two-handed grip into your advantage and letting you escape without being pulled forward. The technique relies on close-in positioning and hip rotation to off-balance the attacker and break the grip through the under-arm path, rather than pulling directly against the lapels.

Other approaches don’t target the same under-arm weave. Step-behind and push bar changes the angle to disengage but doesn’t use the same under-arm threading to slip out; the sit-down sweep focuses on a ground-based sweep, not freeing a two-handed lapel grip; and the shovel under escape uses a different under-arm motion aimed at prying rather than weaving under the arms.