FAST Defense Knife fighting

[Brady2k10]

i dont give a dam what the police say, what the fuck are the police gonna do if someone walks up to you and attempts to stab you? they wont be there to help, its about survival at the end of the day, and if you got a big knife then you will most likely win, or atleast something to even then odds, i quite like those baton things the police use to smash through windows, you flick it at the handle and it expands, pure metal as well, like a metal stick and easy to conceal

[Brady2k10]

imo the best knife defense is.. always carry a bigger knife! seriously though if someone pulls a knife on you, and all you have to rely on is a technique the odds are stacked against you, if someone really wants to kill you, they arent going to go all slow like, letting you catch their arm, they'll do whatever it takes, so the best knife defence is have a bigger knife, and use it, but if you pull out a bigger knife, chances are the other guy will fuck off

[ensminger100]

Why are the people walking around with big knives already in their hands? Must be a real tough neighborhood.

[PowerfulFellow]

lol... ENTEERRRRR!!!!

[rocksoiled85]

this was awesome funny.

[Roukangas]

has anyone noticed the resident evil background music? :D creepy

[wootfortoot]

the first one works better with a .357 :)

[BillKipp]

Thanks for your feedback.

[digby72]

Nice stuff, before watching this I would have never thought about how verbal commands can be useful in defensive knife use. For me, this bridged the gap between the pro and anti biomechanical cutting crowd. I've heard far too many stories of people being stabbed or cut but didn't know it until after the altercation was over. Letting an assailant KNOW he has been cut is probably one of the best nuggets of info I've learned this year. Thanks!

[lordscrub]

@digby72 A knife is suppose to be felt not seen

[digby72]

@lordscrub This is the exception rather than the rule.  Don't take my word for it, do your own research and find out.

[lordscrub]

@digby72 I knife is for killing people plain and simple. you should never stab someone unless you were prepared to kill them, therefore if you take your knife out your going to murder someone and it's a lot easier to get that work done if you don't tell them in advance that you have a knife. A knife is not for "self protection or defense" it doesn't call the cops when your in trouble the only way a knife is of use to you is when you use it to take out the other guy

[MrNarcko]

so basicly just yell at him to stay back? then dodge knife attacks by controling the hand with the knife, sounds easy enuff

[etorelly]

The attack of the Killer Legos

[pinoybalot5]

if i was the attacker i would laugh so hard i would drop my own knife. then later pick it up and stab you anyhow

[BillKipp]

Hi JKIM,

Thanks for the kind words. We in FAST agree with you 100% that this should be taught to everyone, and that it is our responsibility to reach as many people as possible!

I hope to train with you someday. Onward, BK

[Jkim890]

Amazing, amazing stuff you are teaching your students here. Combines all the right, key fundamentals most important in a dangerous, stressful situation into a simple system that anyone can learn very quickly. I believe 100% that this is the type of self-defense all ordinary citizens should partake in. Keep up the great work, and I hope to get the opportunity to learn this awesome system myself someday.

[ednakazuya12]

Good training program! looks expensive

[NoiseMostBeautiful]

Freeze and flail is a very good description. Much the same in scenario based firearms training. You'll find your perfect score vs. paper with no strees goes way down and you're just shooting, knifing, or fighting to survive. No one is really prepaired to coment or weigh in unless they've been "under stress" in drills or actual combat before! That said :-) these guys are holding up pretty well, nice job!

[NewZealfighter]

Guys try to play with the gathering step concept.That is stepping in any direction and then pulling both legs together

that works very well in my knife play

It save my energy and allows me to move fast quickly and giving me lots of option if what postition I want to move next

give the gethering step concept a try next time

[BillKipp]

I agree with pretty much everything you say. But you are missing the point of the drill. Adrenal stress training as shown in the video is an assymetrical training paradigm designed to affect particular responses for the students. Effective scenario based training is not always about exact reality, but how to effectively take a person from point a to b. Here the affect was to allow the students to focus the adrenal rush into action vs the common freeze/flail response that most people fall in to.

[Theriomalstrom]

That doesn't change the fact that a surprise knife attack by a determined attacker is basically unsurvivable. If for some reason you are still alive after a confrontation has begun, it is because all he wants is your money, not your life. This would be the time to hand over your wallet and/or run like hell -- not draw a knife and risk getting killed. I would only recommend this kind of proactive self defense with a gun or Taser x26c (and lots of training). Everyone loses in a knife fight!

[thetaxman878]

@Theriomalstrom

I personally know three guys who not only survived a knife attack but knocked the attackers out. All of them were injured though. But I agree: don't risk your life for money.

[Theriomalstrom]

If the "attacker" in these exercises was actually trying to kill someone he would:

a) not display his knife before the attack (think shanking)

b) deploy his knife fast & low to take the instructor by surprise (not high and in front)

c) avoid "lunge" attacks with arm outstretched

In real life, an attacker will likely be a former prison inmate familiar with fast & dirty knife techniques, not a slow, lumbering oaf who advertises his intentions by assuming a "fighting" stance & waving a knife.

[fastdefence]

"In real life, an attacker will likely be a former prison inmate familiar"

That sort of poor, uninformed generalisation really doesn't help you to look like an experienced informed commenter.

[Theriomalstrom]

When was the last time you were attacked by someone with a knife? Did you ask him if he was a former inmate?

[fastdefence]

Hehe, an excellent response that skillfully avoided justifying that flagrant untruth. I live in one of the Knife Crime Hotspots of the world. Only Spain and Portugal have worse figures, while countries such as Italy, the United States, Estonia and Mexico all have less knife crime.

So again, please justify that statement with some facts because it just doesn't stack up with my experience. Nor does it seem to gel with worldwide crime statistics. But I'm willing to be educated.

[Theriomalstrom]

Regardless of inmate recidivism statistics, what I'm saying is an attacker who is actually trying to kill you (not just take your money/dignity) is going to go about it in a different and much deadlier way than depicted in this video. Training like this is dangerous because it doesn't emphasize your best defense: give them what they want; watch, money jewelery, etc.

[BillKipp]

Sounds like a funny show. An no worries. Virtually everyone who has ever tried our stuff has loved it. Its difficult to portray some things through video.

Be safe.

[ellul613]

what is this, Its a Knockout re-run?

What a load of bull

[BillKipp]

Just curious. Whats Knockout?

[ellul613]

An old TV programme from the 70s, various team challenges etc. Sorry I have to say it as I see it, that stuff does not impress me.

[BlowjobLessons]

Brave words from a guy whose website features guys whose shoes have been nailed to the floor doing the U-drill. LOL I don't think even Balicki teaches that anymore!

[okasha88]

well what if they got a gun?

[GuitarMan1015]

I'm the last scene BITCHES!