Please Just Stop Teaching This To Law Enforcement
The Dinosaur Gooseneck Wristlock
You will be surprised how many instructors that teach "Defensive Tactics", "Law Enforcement Tactics" or "Taiho Jutsu" show the front gooseneck wristlock. This type of compression lock is often taught in the context of what is called a come-along strategy. "Use this come-along to move the suspect where you want," is what the instructor will show the group. I am here to let you know that in Gunji Taiho Jutsu (GTJ) and in Gunji University's curriculums we do not teach the front gooseneck come-along compression wristlock.
No students never ask the question to the "Defensive Tactics" instructor, what if the suspect uses his free hand to punch or to control his wrist? The answer is the suspect will in real life punch your face or break up the position with his free hand. This type of goose-neck hand positioning is very old, continues to be taught, and is not effective one-on-one when tested. The front gooseneck is effective, however, when there is another security forces or officer on the other side of the suspect. In GTJ, we call this Partner Arresting Technique (PAT).
GTJ Modified Gooseneck Armpit Position
In GJT we teach and endorse a modified Gooseneck Wristlock with a different hand presentation and armpit positioning strategy. This technique is taught in the curriculum, used in lock flow drills, and is effective under stress one-on-one with a resisting suspect. With this modified wrist compression lock, it is very difficult for the person to use his free hand to break the grip as in the front gooseneck hand positioning. We also teach to take everything a step further with the modified grip on the compression lock to move the suspect's hand into his armpit and bring your head close to the shoulder. 
By taking this extra step and reaching the armpit positioning, you can really prevent the suspect from freeing his hand even more, and if needed you are closer to transitioning to a secondary shoulder lock (Hammerlock). Your head positioning, connected to the suspect's shoulder, will protect against any type of striking or punch with the freehand.
There are many options available from the modified gooseneck compression lock with armpit positioning. Our content on Gunji University via textbook and video instruction is extremely detailed where we breakdown real challenges that Military Security Forces and Law Enforcement face during the arresting technique.
The purpose of this article was to point out a very old technique that is often taught as common knowledge; however, it is very simple to show people, call it "arresting technique", and really does not work as designed. The goal is to hopefully see this front gooseneck come-along technique disappear. Better to use a modified gooseneck compression lock as shown in GJT and position yourself better for success with or without resistance.
