So we've already covered a bear hug where a person grabs both you and your arms, you can break that by stepping out and down, while moving your arms up. What do you do if you get grabbed around the waist and your arms aren't inside the grab to help you? There is, of course, the old stand by of "flail and scream" but that is not very likely to do you much good. Instead we suggest you watch this episode of the Weekend Martial Artist. Less