Shadow Jedi: Training #3

Knife Combat
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Disclaimer: This Lecture is for informational purposes only, we do not condone the use of any weapons here at the academy, this lecture is intended to give students information on defence from knife attacks. If you are under the age of 18 you SHOULD NOT attempt any practical reconstruction of this lecture without supervision. Force Master

The truth about .......... Knife Fighting

Well I have decided to lecture on Knife fighting as it came up one day in the chat room. And to be honest some of the things and misconceptions people have on knife fighting really shock me. If you want to know how to defend against a knife then first you must know how to use a knife. Here are some key points to remember when using a knife.

1. Hide the knife, you will never see a true knife fighter coming....

2. Holding the knife, hold it blade ( sharp side ) up, this in case they try to block the knife with the sharp side up you have better chance of cutting them.

3. Never, never throw the knife from hand to hand, keep it in your hand tie the thing if you need to but don't let it go.

That is some basic stuff on using the knife and that is all I will share openly as there are a lot of well.... you know. O.K. knife defense first and most important don't train to fight a fool, train as though you are up against the best this will only make you better, and if you train against a fool guess who is the fool.........hehe. Here are a few tips.

1. Never try to kick a knife out of the attackers hand, as a good knife fighter is just weighting for someone to try, just so he/she can leave their hand there as a good target and just turn the blade into your foot as you kick ..... ouch! use your mind.

2. Always grab something, anything look around the room what do you see that would work, I see coke can, fan, books, video tapes, phone, curtains on the window and lots more. you can throw it at them to get away or use it like a book, open it ( pages out ) and as they stab close the book on the blade an trap it then its yours, use your mind.

3. Stay away !!! you should be at least 8 to 10 feet away and even then its not really enough, I once saw in a police a training a bad guy ( fake bad guy ) had a knife and he was 20 feet away, by the time the cop could draw his gun and start to aim the guy was there and had stabbed him dead ( fake again ) things happen fast so stay calm, use your mind.

4. Don't put your hands out in front of you, they will be the first to get cut. Keep them up and to the side, like stick 'em up. You see then you have your hands up close to your head and elbows by your ribs its all to protect you.

5. Don't try to grab the knife go for the forearm its bigger easier to grab, then punch the hand with the knife or do a arm lock, but ONLY after you have got the forearm in control.

Those are a few tips and basics on knife fighting, remember its not a game I have been ( in my past ) in about three knife fights, the first my friends came and the guy ran off, my second I was fighting two brothers and a third guy came up from behind with a knife a my then best friend saw an before he stabbed me, hit him from behind with a broken 2x4 board. My third was a eye opener, no one else there just me and him, I was playing the big shot saying come on you #@%!& well he did I moved ( turned at the hips ) and the knife went through my shirt and as it was a cheap flea market knife with little things on the side ( hook like designs ) it got stuck and the hooks scratched me ( I thought it was the blade and that I was cut ) then someone stopped their car and screamed at us the guy ran off with his knife still in my shirt, I could not believe how close I came that time. Well the most important thing I want to get across is, to use your head stay calm and don't go hollywood stick to the basics and use your mind, its NO game.

Justin Tallant
shinobi@forceacademy.com