Charles Hanson, 45, denied assaulting his wife Rebecca every six months and coercively controlling her over a ten-year period.
Hanson also told the court about another alleged row where he was accused of throwing a phone at his wife.
She said she had thrown a "tiny" box on the floor that landed around two inches in front of him when Hanson "just went for me".
Hanson denied two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, two of assault by beating and one of controlling and coercive behaviour.
After he was arrested for the alleged headlock incident, Hanson told police he was being "warm and lovely" and accused his wife of being a "fantasist".
