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Lately, I've had to give some thought into teaching knife defense. Knife defense and martial arts methods sort of mix, and sort of don't....

I treat martial arts somewhat as a sport and as a exercise routine, but I'd be lying to you if I didn't feel it also had some practical utility as a self defense technique, and a lot of the classes I teach concentrate on self defense, particularly in teaching classes to girls and teenagers, in certain mugger defense and knife defense.

Not too long ago, I've had to give some thought into teaching knife defense. Knife defense and martial arts methods sort of mix, and sort of don't. When we spar in class, we focus and we focus a lot on not hurting one particular one more. Knife defense has to take a different method.

Very first of all, do not get into knife fights. I never care how great you are, if you happen to be bare handed and in street clothing, and the other guy has a combat knife, you happen to be at a severe disadvantage. If you can, run away. If you have to give up your wallet to run away, do it. Knife fighting is messy and bloody.

Which leads to the very first principle of knife defense: You're going to get cut. Repeat after me: You happen to be going to get reduce. Once again, I say. You are going to get reduce. Be prepared for it, understand that it can come about, and that it will hurt (when you happen to be acquiring reduce) and hurt a lot less instantly right after. The trick is to make positive that you do as considerably damage to your assailant as you can, while turning the least amount of damage to your self.

The simple knife attack is a thrust or a slash delivered with the forward hand, sort of like a punch. The knife is employed to add these essential 4 inches to your attain. Most individuals aren't especially trained at knife fighting, so they use a all-natural punching motion. The first point you want to do is interpose your hand, or far better however, the outdoors of your forearm on the line of attack. Just like you do an inside block or outdoors block on a punch, you do the identical issue against a guy with a knife. Once again, you're going to get reduce the essential right here is to make positive that when you get reduce, it's on a part of your body where it will not permanently injure you. Try to block his wrist with yours, barring that, block his blade with your forearm. It'll hurt, but you have to get through the pain to follow up with the punch.

The next technique is to know the variety. He's going to attack on a line. You need to be aware of that line and be in a position to turn tangential to it. Shove his blade off the line although you move in the other direction, and block prior to you counterpunch. In Western fencing, this would be named a riposte, and it teaches you that the block automatically breaks the line of the attack and lets you counterattack quickly. Use the variety either step in with the punch or step away. If you know how to do a joint lock, by all means do it. Use any techniques you can to A) disable your attacker, and B) run away. Stomp insteps if you can. Punch for the groin, and go for the eyes. You aren't fighting fair, you are not fighting for points, you happen to be fighting to put the other guy down as quickly as feasible although avoiding receiving hurt. go here

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