" need a volunteer to get me in a choke hold. You, in the second row, come up here. Now choke me . . . That’s not choking. I can still breathe. That’s . . . better . . .” “Ahhhhh!” The agent jumped back, grabbing his hand. “Forget all the fancy jujitsu stuff,” said Serge. “Just remember the Rule of the Pinkie. Someone grabs you, don’t fight the whole hand. Simply bend back the pinkie. Wherever the pinkie goes, the rest of the hand will follow. "

― Tim Dorsey , Pineapple Grenade (Serge Storms, #15)