I posted on my advice post that contracting your neck reduces the chances of getting decapped by a lot

xbcz: really? relaxed necks usually decap the easiest in my experience

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I just try and slide out of it with an extended neck. It usually works as if they are decapping it means they are only holding me with 1 hand so if I have 2 hands on them I should be able to get away quite easily. Also when you get away it could also open opportunities for you to slam them and DQ them.

What I'd be interested to see from someone more talented than myself to do a move tutorial of a decapitation counter that would work in most scenarios

All I can think of rn is ducking and using their forward momentum to drive them over yourself and to the floor

Sorry I've been procrastinating this for a while. I'll start building the tutorial tomorrow.

Update: Beginning to write the tutorial my plan is to make a numbered list similar to flow with a hyperlinked replay for each number. (so please dont remove your replays here).

if anyone has more to share pls do so.

nice

Well i just want to brag
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By the way it's decap P0int

I got 3 decaps in 1 hour today(2 back-to-back actually) all with the same strategy. Punch your opponent's head then slip the elbow to the side of their neck and hit the back of the neck with a contracted wrist and elbow.

EDIT: Found another cap of mine with the same technique. I find this strategy the most useful for decaps. Added 4th replay below.

In the video and references thead i have a link to a guide on dms it covers bruising, angles of impact and general dm stuff that could be intergrated into the tut.
Defence stuff.
Against a straight punch dont try to smother it. That just increases the force generated.
Grabbing of the decap hand against a decap opener. If they still grab your head dont help them pull it off better to ungrab and go for an underhook or some kind of better position.
Against a single hand to hand grab attempt use of an extended pec wrist and elbow can swing you back out of the way and set you up for your counter attack.
When ducking be aware your arm is the thin that will probably get hit held elbow as opposed to extended can help protect agains elbow dms.

Also i vote the decap attack where you get elbow deep then contract your are be called a guillotine