BOWIE KNIFE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Whether a bolo, barong or a bowie, big blades have different rules than small ones. Here's a technique that was taught at the 2010 PTI summer camp. For more info go to: www.pekiti.com

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[cmf71]

if anyone ever pulled a knife out on me i would not think twice pulling out my gun

[TuhonBillMcg]

@cmf71 Yes of course, a gun is the prefered tool against a knife. The question is would you have time to draw and fire at the normal distances knife attacks occur. Google the words Tueller Drill for more on this.

[myownschadenfreude]

@cmf71 You bet.  If you are lucky enough to see the knife and draw your sidearm you had better do it quick and without second thought. Inside of 7 meters knife in the hand trumps gun in the holster ("21 foot rule").

[JokerScars69]

dude im so hanging out with this guy with theres a zombie outbreak LOL

[TuhonBillMcg]

@Treblaine Yes, it's called a shotgun :-) Seriously, there is no one technique that will work against all attacks. The best you can do is to work on one or two principles that cover most of the common types of attack. See my video Bowie Knife Drill for a sample of this.

[Treblaine]

@TuhonBillMcg Do you have any "general purpose" move that work against whatever, like if they have a knife, club, axe, sword or whatever in either hand and hold?

I'd value that for how often you fight in the dark (home invasion) or where lots of concealed weapons are drawn (defend store in a riot).

I'd rather have one-move I can get really good at than half-a-dozen I'm so-so at.

[wardragonprime]

Forget the bowie.  Give me a kukri any day of the week!

[HerbWalker]

@TuhonBillMcg You take an enemies fingers off, he wont care if it was heavy or light! Long Live The BOWIE!

[seusgordo]

@Ruben1994OL dude, just like the guy said, watching a youtube video won't help that much, most because knowing combos without knowing the basics is like writing chinese words without knowing what they mean just because you saw them somewhere and thought they were cool. If you learn the basics, you might even forget how to do the combo(s) but you can do other things sometimes even more useful for that especific situation, got it?

[battousai555]

@TuhonBillMcg That makes perfect sense, thank you!