Internal Guard Practice Exam

When a drowning victim grabs you from the front, your priority is to break the grip and surface quickly. The front head-hold escape is the technique designed for escapes from a grab coming from ahead. It focuses on turning your body to create space, tucking your chin to protect your airway, and using your forearms to peel the attacker’s hands away while you drive upward to the surface. This direct response to a front grab lets you free yourself efficiently and get to air, which is essential in a drowning context. The other options are for grabs from different directions or situations—rear head-hold escape is for grabs from behind, side head-hold escape for grabs from the side, and underwater escape applies when you’re fully submerged and not dealing with a front-facing grip.