Attacking a person from behind is perhaps one of the most successful ways to a cause a maximum amount of damage to someone with minimal effort, and unfortunately in the street this seems to be a common occurrence for innocent people who are minding their own business.

So if you were enjoying a night out on the town for example and found yourself in a situation where someone has grabbed you from behind with the intent of causing harm to you, would you know how to react accordingly?

In the following technique video Krav Maga Training (KMT) instructor Luca Goffi breaks down the scenario of becoming trapped in a fully applied Full Nelson by surprise.

Throughout the lesson Luca Goffi will demonstrate how to get your attacker off balance, how to not rely on strength to fight the hold as well as getting your attacker to the ground and ways you can finish them off or create distance to escape the situation safely.

More Krav Maga Training techniques:

Krav Maga’s answer to a knife held to your groin

Simple Krav Maga technique to escape rear naked choke

Secret Krav Maga technique to escape a guillotine choke 

Krav Maga is a self-defense system developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from aikido, judo, boxing and wrestling, along with realistic fight training. Krav Maga is known for its focus on real-world situations and its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. It was derived from street-fighting skills developed by Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler as a means of defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in the mid-to-late 1930s. It has since been refined for civilian, police and military applications. [source : wiki]