Far too many of us are great at kicking the sh*t out of each other in a video game but if trouble came to our door we would not have a clue how to handle ourselves. Self defence is absolutely a basic necessary skill and we need to make sure that we have that skill under our belts.

Attack is often coming via a chokehold, be it a racist bigot, an attack from a would be robber or a member of authority overstepping a boundary.

Sometimes you got to get yourself out of that situation and away as quick as possible.

An artist with a background in fighting, Shaun Leonardo, has created a merge between an art pieces and a very useful audience participation self defence class named ‘I can’t breathe’. The class teaches participants how to get out of attacks, something which feels increasingly important.

Watch a report on the work shop below and below that a more practical video actually detailing how to get out of a choke hold.

Seriously, if you don’t have any self handling skills you should get yourself to a class!