Ok, Im sure you may have questions regarding your knife use and applications.
This thread is intended to give the true green some insight as to knife vs. melee weapon defense. The following are 5 MAJOR knife defense tactics, if you carry a knife for defense then you should study and train on these. These are only outlines and you should modify them to suit your own styles. It takes practice, but like mom always said, practice makes perfect.
Defense rule #1. Your enemy does not know you have a knife.
Keep it discreet. No flashy moves or brandishing. If it's a true life and death situation, there is no need to try and showoff. Keep it discreet and win with one decisive strike.
Defense rule #2. If given the opportunity to escape, take it.
There is no need for useless bloodshed if it is not absolutely necessary.
Defense rule #3. If outnumbered, then draw them to your left.
This is an old teaching of Musashi, the thing is to make them line up for you. If drawn to the left, then discerning the position of your knife will be more difficult for the enemy.
Defense rule #4. Use your environment.
Make the enemy stumble about using the environment to your advantage, whether that be sticks, a curb, or furniture. Press the enemy into those situations. This takes alot of practice.
Defense rule #5. There are only 3 modes of attack.
Pressing the enemy with your own attacks, waiting for the enemy to falter on his own offense, and drawing the enemy with your supposed timidness. Use discrection on these tactics depending on the enemy's will.
This thread is intended to give the true green some insight as to knife vs. melee weapon defense. The following are 5 MAJOR knife defense tactics, if you carry a knife for defense then you should study and train on these. These are only outlines and you should modify them to suit your own styles. It takes practice, but like mom always said, practice makes perfect.
Defense rule #1. Your enemy does not know you have a knife.
Keep it discreet. No flashy moves or brandishing. If it's a true life and death situation, there is no need to try and showoff. Keep it discreet and win with one decisive strike.
Defense rule #2. If given the opportunity to escape, take it.
There is no need for useless bloodshed if it is not absolutely necessary.
Defense rule #3. If outnumbered, then draw them to your left.
This is an old teaching of Musashi, the thing is to make them line up for you. If drawn to the left, then discerning the position of your knife will be more difficult for the enemy.
Defense rule #4. Use your environment.
Make the enemy stumble about using the environment to your advantage, whether that be sticks, a curb, or furniture. Press the enemy into those situations. This takes alot of practice.
Defense rule #5. There are only 3 modes of attack.
Pressing the enemy with your own attacks, waiting for the enemy to falter on his own offense, and drawing the enemy with your supposed timidness. Use discrection on these tactics depending on the enemy's will.
