Proper Handcuff technique

[9mmepiphany]

I became convinced very quickly that I never wanted to try and cuff someone.

it's isn't as hard as it looks if they aren't overly uncooperative. the trick is being sneaky and fast

handcuffing an uncooperative person by yourself is difficult at best Akin to trying to put a mad cat in a paper bag

that's where the sneaky comes in...assuming your car has a cage, i've been known to throw them in back while waiting for help. an overwhelming show of force has it's uses

Especially a woman. They Generally are more flexable than men. It's very difficult to keep them from twisting around on you and squirming out of holds which would keep most men facing away from you.

the most useful "control hold" for women (IME) is the twist-lock. i can crank that further than any wrist-lock...plus i don't need to get as close, in case they're slimy

that is what happens when you pull out your cuffs prior to securing the suspects hands.

i used a set of hinged cuffs, which i could snap on both wrist surprisingly fast. even if i only got one wrist, once it was on, i owned that arm. i found a little twist was all it took to get the other hand around...you have to know which direction to twist for effect

[tyrist]

That is not a cuffing technique...that is what happens when you pull out your cuffs prior to securing the suspects hands.

[jamesob]

that is the about to jam your face in the hood technique.

[SVT-40]

handcuffing an uncooperative person by yourself is difficult at best Akin to trying to put a mad cat in a paper bag

Especially a woman. They Generally are more flexable than men. It's very difficult to keep them from twisting around on you and squirming out of holds which would keep most men facing away from you.

[ilbob]

Many years ago I took some "advanced" security guard training. One of the things that was covered was handcuffing. Part of the training involved trying to cuff the instructor (an off duty sheriff's deputy) who was mildly resisting (mostly just by laying down and squirming a bit).

I became convinced very quickly that I never wanted to try and cuff someone.

It looks so easy on TV, but in the real world it is very hard for a single person to cuff a resisting person, unless you are willing to unleash some serious nastiness on the guy you are trying to cuff, or can convince them you will do so if they don't submit.

[mlatino]

The fail here is pulling out his cuffs before he had control of her.. Now he's gotta fight her with his support side while he's got cuffs in his strong side.

[The Director]

You're right...on closer insp. he doesn't have her right hand cuffed, which looks tricky since she's obviously resisting.

[9mmepiphany]

well...first i don't see her right hand as being cuffed

it looks like he's just trying to "tie up" her left arm to keep from getting a hard elbow to the face. we were taught to control that hand into a rear wrist lock

the leg started between hers to be inside her center of balance...it looks like he just doesn't want her to step back.

the next obvious step would be to slam her head into the hood of the squad as a distraction to secure the arms...

[The Director]

Saw this on the news this morning....I guess this woman was DUI and was being arrested after crashing her car in a solo accident on the freeway. The cop seems to be having a little trouble here...not that a belligerent drunk wouldn't be trouble.

I'm curious as to his technique here. Her right hand is cuffed and he seems to have her in a half nelson...what's the next step in the process? Why is his leg jammed into hers like that?

I'm a martial artist so I know all moves have a meaning....just looking for the "methodology" on this one....