When you are attacked with a knife you have to protect your vitals and try to incapacitate the attacker a few minor wounds are better than being killed.
If that means you gotta run away or run and find a stick or throw rocks or something then that is what you have to do but running wont help if they are faster than you then you would just get stabbed in the back with no chance of defending yourself. would rather block with my arm bone and counter than try running unless i see a tool to use
I blocked a knife with the hairy side of my forearm once worked out better than taking it in the chest. Its best to keep a distance but if somebody is trying to stab you and you are unarmed its easier said than done especially if you are in a corner.
@1CRAZYMF249 Yes if you are in a corner with no where to run and no weapon of opportunity you have to go with what you have. And the lateral side of the forearm is certainly a lot better than the medial side where all of the blood vessels, nerves and tendons are exposed. I hope your incident didn't end poorly.
@MwKVortex There are many ways to block and hit with empty hands against a knife and I'm not opposed to practicing them for those "oh crap" situations but people should realize that odds are they will be cut and if cut on the arm/hand statistics show that they will have seconds till they go into shock from blood loss. So whatever they will do they better do it quick.
@briancopeland Very true, but there are many statistics that can vary for each encounter. What would be a way to avoid getting sliced, stabbed, ect. with a knife in your opinion then?
@MwKVortex The 2nd best way to avoid being cut is distance, distance gives you reaction time. When you are within arms reach there really is no way to react in time to not get cut, luck aside. When they lunge at you use your weapon to attack their attacking limb, "defang the snake." The 1st best way is to avoid the situation all together :-)
In the majority of all knife attacks people have lacerations on their hands and forearms. This is because they reach out to try to block the attacking knife
@MwKVortex And as you mentioned stats and tactics can vary based on the situation. I train airline pilots to defend their flight deck and there is no way for them to create distance so basically I tell them that they will get cut and they should do this .... I am going to omit what I have them do for security reasons :-)
i agree also blocking a knife is effective if the attack is not trained if he is trained he will block counter ur attack and u will end up bad wounded and bleeding like hell
@alexanderdensmukke Sure I do drills where we block or parry and strike but that is part of how we make space, we do that while backing up. To enter while blocking and striking will only allow the person to pull the knife back and repeatedly thrust or slash. If you would like to know your success rate of blocking an "uncooperative" opponent with a knife, just spar. Get a training partner who's goal is to cut you to pieces, not to allow you to be successful and all of a sudden reality hits.
@Gensis007 Normally I would delete a comment like this since it adds no value to anyone... however I think my reply will. FBI statistics show that the majority of violent attacks are committed with a weapon and the most used weapon is a knife. So it is a very good idea for self-defense/martial arts folks to learn to combat knives in the most realistic way possible... namely with an equalizer weapon, not empty handed.
Remember, the goal is not to win with honor, the goal is to get home safe.
@briancopeland - First of all thanks for posting this. People need to understand that a knife, even in untrained hands (unlike this guy on the vid), is still a very good weapon. There's just so much absolute shite taught for so called 'knife defence'. Where we practice we occasionally bring out the texture pens & old clothes so that everyone sees for themselves the damage a real knife could inflict.
@BelloBudo007 Good for you BelloBudo007. Whenever I have people tell me about knife disarms my first question to them is "do you spar?" and the second is "have you tried disarming someone other than your compliant training partner?" We work with dynamic knife disarms every once in a while, for 2 reasons: 1) to prove that it is an absolute last resort and if it happens it is an accident. 2) to show how action is always faster than reaction and when a super fast knife is coming, it is reaction.
@briancopeland - First of all thanks for posting this. People need to understand that a knife, even in untrained hands (unlike this guy on the vid), is still a very good weapon. There's just so much absolute shite taught for so called 'knife defence'. Where we practice we occasionally bring out the texture pens & old clothes so that everyone sees for themselves the damage a real knife could inflict.
first attack is easy to block, second is also possible. never forget the first punch from the right guy! the left one with the knife won´t continue to attack when he "smelled" the fist after his first attack. i train knife defence, i also wouldn´t like to touch the knife in "real" life, but if you defend yourself, you must not be afraid. aggressiveness is the key in my opinion.
Remember that in a pinch, "equalizers" can include something as simple as a heavy jacket used to block and wrap around an attacker, a glass bottle (don't bother trying to smash it to make a jagged edge like in the movies, this is nearly impossible to do), or even a big stick/pipe. Not as good as having a gun or a baton, but anything is better than your bare hands/arms.
Nothing wrong with learning how to disarm a knife though. It may save your life one day. However, Rule number one is get out of there. Never engage someone with a knife. In a knife fight you will be cut. That's the bottom line.
Unfortunately friend, if you don't have a choice and are confined by space, not knowing how to deal with a knife may be a costly mistake.
Well done. I understand and agree with your point though.
You are correct there are times when you can't get to your equalizer (your weapon) in time and you can't run for whatever reason (pinned in or loved ones to protect.) In these cases you must evade, make space, maybe get lucky and get a knife disarm. But ultimately get to where you can defang the snake. If you take a cut/stab, then it is game time and you must take the other person out ASAP before you go into shock from blood loss; usually several seconds at best.
With that statement alone I realize you know what you're talking about. That's exactly how I was taught to encounter something like this (if you can't escape).
I do teach knife disarms and evasion to my students but it is always with the understanding that it is a last resort and if they can make space and pull their weapon out first then that is the goal. If you do start getting cut up... it is time to jump on the guy and bite his face off!!! Then call 911 and hope the EMTs show up before you lose too much blood.
Yeah, knife disarms look great in the movies but knives are just too fast. You must carry an equalizer weapon or run. If you can't run and you don't have a weapon of your own then things get ugly, not impossible but real ugly.
Very true. As my coach says: "If you're attacked with a knife - you'll always get cut. You just need to get cut in places where you're not gonna bleed to death before you get your ass to the hospital" ;-)
When you are attacked with a knife you have to protect your vitals and try to incapacitate the attacker a few minor wounds are better than being killed.
If that means you gotta run away or run and find a stick or throw rocks or something then that is what you have to do but running wont help if they are faster than you then you would just get stabbed in the back with no chance of defending yourself. would rather block with my arm bone and counter than try running unless i see a tool to use
1CRAZYMF249 3 months ago
I blocked a knife with the hairy side of my forearm once worked out better than taking it in the chest. Its best to keep a distance but if somebody is trying to stab you and you are unarmed its easier said than done especially if you are in a corner.
1CRAZYMF249 3 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 Yes if you are in a corner with no where to run and no weapon of opportunity you have to go with what you have. And the lateral side of the forearm is certainly a lot better than the medial side where all of the blood vessels, nerves and tendons are exposed. I hope your incident didn't end poorly.
briancopeland 2 months ago
@briancopeland isn't the side arm block with a hit commonly used in krav maga though if it's not an option to disarm?
MwKVortex 2 months ago
@MwKVortex There are many ways to block and hit with empty hands against a knife and I'm not opposed to practicing them for those "oh crap" situations but people should realize that odds are they will be cut and if cut on the arm/hand statistics show that they will have seconds till they go into shock from blood loss. So whatever they will do they better do it quick.
briancopeland 2 months ago
@briancopeland Very true, but there are many statistics that can vary for each encounter. What would be a way to avoid getting sliced, stabbed, ect. with a knife in your opinion then?
MwKVortex 2 months ago
@MwKVortex The 2nd best way to avoid being cut is distance, distance gives you reaction time. When you are within arms reach there really is no way to react in time to not get cut, luck aside. When they lunge at you use your weapon to attack their attacking limb, "defang the snake." The 1st best way is to avoid the situation all together :-)
In the majority of all knife attacks people have lacerations on their hands and forearms. This is because they reach out to try to block the attacking knife
briancopeland 2 months ago
@MwKVortex And as you mentioned stats and tactics can vary based on the situation. I train airline pilots to defend their flight deck and there is no way for them to create distance so basically I tell them that they will get cut and they should do this .... I am going to omit what I have them do for security reasons :-)
briancopeland 2 months ago
how do u defend ur self against a guy with a foot long kitchen chopping knife on pcp?
no joke
TommyChevyBugle 7 months ago
I agree, you shouldn't rambo-mode when you're fighting against someone with a knife. I say: Run away.
GDCNetwork 8 months ago
i agree also blocking a knife is effective if the attack is not trained if he is trained he will block counter ur attack and u will end up bad wounded and bleeding like hell
2gespalten 9 months ago
Make space and find an equalizer is one option, or you could block and punch him in the head at the same time, and then stop the attack!
If you dont trust me, be free type: knife attack krav maga on youtube and go watch for yourself!
alexanderdensmukke 10 months ago
@alexanderdensmukke Sure I do drills where we block or parry and strike but that is part of how we make space, we do that while backing up. To enter while blocking and striking will only allow the person to pull the knife back and repeatedly thrust or slash. If you would like to know your success rate of blocking an "uncooperative" opponent with a knife, just spar. Get a training partner who's goal is to cut you to pieces, not to allow you to be successful and all of a sudden reality hits.
briancopeland 10 months ago
Only losers attacks with a knife.
Gensis007 1 year ago
@Gensis007 Normally I would delete a comment like this since it adds no value to anyone... however I think my reply will. FBI statistics show that the majority of violent attacks are committed with a weapon and the most used weapon is a knife. So it is a very good idea for self-defense/martial arts folks to learn to combat knives in the most realistic way possible... namely with an equalizer weapon, not empty handed.
Remember, the goal is not to win with honor, the goal is to get home safe.
briancopeland 1 year ago
@briancopeland i totally agree with you, that statement has no value
cod4daworld 1 year ago
@briancopeland
Well said, Brian. :)
Mokurentate 9 months ago
@briancopeland - First of all thanks for posting this. People need to understand that a knife, even in untrained hands (unlike this guy on the vid), is still a very good weapon. There's just so much absolute shite taught for so called 'knife defence'. Where we practice we occasionally bring out the texture pens & old clothes so that everyone sees for themselves the damage a real knife could inflict.
BelloBudo007 2 months ago
@BelloBudo007 Good for you BelloBudo007. Whenever I have people tell me about knife disarms my first question to them is "do you spar?" and the second is "have you tried disarming someone other than your compliant training partner?" We work with dynamic knife disarms every once in a while, for 2 reasons: 1) to prove that it is an absolute last resort and if it happens it is an accident. 2) to show how action is always faster than reaction and when a super fast knife is coming, it is reaction.
briancopeland 2 months ago
@briancopeland - First of all thanks for posting this. People need to understand that a knife, even in untrained hands (unlike this guy on the vid), is still a very good weapon. There's just so much absolute shite taught for so called 'knife defence'. Where we practice we occasionally bring out the texture pens & old clothes so that everyone sees for themselves the damage a real knife could inflict.
BelloBudo007 2 months ago
first attack is easy to block, second is also possible. never forget the first punch from the right guy! the left one with the knife won´t continue to attack when he "smelled" the fist after his first attack. i train knife defence, i also wouldn´t like to touch the knife in "real" life, but if you defend yourself, you must not be afraid. aggressiveness is the key in my opinion.
chaptereleven11 1 year ago
plus people see a weapon, get scared, stiffen up, and their reaction time is even slower than usual
Jsnowboard 1 year ago
Remember that in a pinch, "equalizers" can include something as simple as a heavy jacket used to block and wrap around an attacker, a glass bottle (don't bother trying to smash it to make a jagged edge like in the movies, this is nearly impossible to do), or even a big stick/pipe. Not as good as having a gun or a baton, but anything is better than your bare hands/arms.
TrollSturm 1 year ago
As Dan Inosanto told us once, "In a real, knife fight, winners drip, losers gush".
m1artz 2 years ago
Nicely put!
briancopeland 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with learning how to disarm a knife though. It may save your life one day. However, Rule number one is get out of there. Never engage someone with a knife. In a knife fight you will be cut. That's the bottom line.
Unfortunately friend, if you don't have a choice and are confined by space, not knowing how to deal with a knife may be a costly mistake.
Well done. I understand and agree with your point though.
JKDLIFER 3 years ago
You are correct there are times when you can't get to your equalizer (your weapon) in time and you can't run for whatever reason (pinned in or loved ones to protect.) In these cases you must evade, make space, maybe get lucky and get a knife disarm. But ultimately get to where you can defang the snake. If you take a cut/stab, then it is game time and you must take the other person out ASAP before you go into shock from blood loss; usually several seconds at best.
briancopeland 3 years ago
Defanging the snake....
With that statement alone I realize you know what you're talking about. That's exactly how I was taught to encounter something like this (if you can't escape).
You got the mindset down for sure.
You make some good points.
Cheers.
-JKDLIFER
JKDLIFER 3 years ago
@briancopeland You don't want an equaliser when facing a knife, you want a neutraliser! ;oD
pugilistica 1 year ago
@pugilistica Agreed! I'll take an AK-47 and 10 armed Navy SEALs.
briancopeland 1 year ago
I do teach knife disarms and evasion to my students but it is always with the understanding that it is a last resort and if they can make space and pull their weapon out first then that is the goal. If you do start getting cut up... it is time to jump on the guy and bite his face off!!! Then call 911 and hope the EMTs show up before you lose too much blood.
Good points JKDLIFER. I like your tag name.
briancopeland 3 years ago
That's actually really nice video. 5/5!
All those martial arts experts here on youtube, that show how to defend from a knife attack, have never experienced one :-)
And this is exactly what happens in the real life. Thanks, man!
TTok33 3 years ago
Yeah, knife disarms look great in the movies but knives are just too fast. You must carry an equalizer weapon or run. If you can't run and you don't have a weapon of your own then things get ugly, not impossible but real ugly.
briancopeland 3 years ago
Very true. As my coach says: "If you're attacked with a knife - you'll always get cut. You just need to get cut in places where you're not gonna bleed to death before you get your ass to the hospital" ;-)
TTok33 3 years ago