Guillotine

*NOTE**  When you are training the guillotine and you have your partner's neck, if you begin to fall backward RELEASE HIS NECK so you don't separate it from his spine as you fall.  As you gain experience you can get to the point of controlling your fall to the ground without breaking your partner's neck.  But for now, err to the side of caution. In any technique in which you have your partner in a dangerous position, and you begin to fall unexpectedly, release the hold to prevent an accident.  Many accidents can only happen one time...

When a dummy charges with the thought of tackling you - lights out.

As with many techniques, you must let this evolve.  You move too soon or too fast, you'll miss the window of opportunity.  Move too slow, your enemy will succeed in tackling you and may end up mounted while you get pinned on your back.

Training will help you remain calm when the attack comes in real-life.  You must remain calm.  You must not panic.  You must not be afraid to let the enemy put his hands on you.

Many times, you invite your enemy to put his hands on you.  If he is grabbing, he isn't punching, at least at that moment.

And it is when he grabs that you can go to work...