Check this link out...some good stuff and some funny stuff. If you're into strait jackets (no pun intended) you'll love this site.

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~Rick~

Nice site but has anyone Used http://www.mooter.com here yet for a Search Engine.

>>>To escape from a regulation hospital jacket put on with the arms interlaced and the buckles and straps tight is possible only if the performer can dis-locate at least one shoulder. The shoulder to be dislocated is that of the arm with the hand on top--you see you can interlace your arms two ways. As Houdini could dislocate either shoulder it was possi-ble for him to escape under any situation. As I can only dislocate one shoulder it is essential that I do not let the committee get my arms in the wrong position.<<<

Then get up, run a few steps and make a complete forward somersault. (In the dislocation method this somersault bump was necessary.) As the somersault is made, you let go of the grip on the sleeves which gives enough slack to throw the arms over the head.<<<

Here,according to Hardeen,they did dislocate a shoulder to escape from a straitjacket-I always thought that was/is a myth.If they did it this way,it must have been something to see-someone doing a forward somersault while in a straitjacket. Anyone currently using this method?

I've used a forward roll and a backward roll, during SJ. It's a nice bit. Usually I do it, riding unicycle through the audience.

Hardeen supposedly also did a roll. while doing a sj escape.