The Reality of Knife Attacks
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- The Reality of Knife Attacks is not what you see in Hollywood movies. If anyone tells you what they teach defending against a knife is guaranteed to work is lying.
Warning: This video contains graphic language.
Knife attacks are fast, chaotic, and brutal. Most self- defence systems teach memorized set of self defence techniques that do not address the reality of how a real knife attack presents itself.
In this clip, world-renowned self-defence expert Richard Dimitri discusses perhaps the most difficult knife attack to defend against with Chris Roberts, Founder of SAFE Violence Prevention & Self Defence.
The cheapest, easiest-to-gain and most common weapon used in violence is the knife (and other forms of edged weapons). Just as treacherous as a gun at close range, the knife is by far one of the deadliest tools used in violent confrontations - and we can easily find one in just about every kitchen.
Knife attacks are frightening. Because each situation has so many variables, there can never be any guarantee of the outcome for any self-defence system. But you can increase your chances of success and survival, even with all those variables at play.
Check out our newly released video, Rich & Roberts Knife Defence Drills by visiting, selfdefenceonl...
The raw way he's explaining everything is fantastic. He comes off as threatening when he shows what it's like and that really brings the point across that a knife fight is scary as hell.
His movement isn't spazzy
Talks about knife defense. Begins with stating that nothing is fool proof including what he teaches. Ok now I'm actually listening.
Nothing works even Krav Maga can stick techinques up the ass.
because that's reality, I see you are looking for those fake guys who guarantees you 100% but you know damn well nothing in life is 100%
+Patryk_O so true bro that is the art of fraud.
Toveri Juri I am listening to
The best defense is to run like hell
Running. The best form of self defence known ever since prehistoric times.
+Muyo Dosel And screaming "KNIFE!", especially in a public place - that way the attacker will hopefully hide the knife and walk away to avoid attention. Far better than risking getting slashed.
Obviously you need to be able to run first, mind.
If you have to protect your girl?
And if the man running more fast than you??
Ali Misa people are way less likely to stab a running person in the back than to kill someone in combat
@@alimisa6165 Then make sure you are carrying a bigger knife or a Gun.
Best defense against a knife attack....a good pair of Nikes to get the fuck out of there!
+VanHustler OK, and what is on if youre older and slower than your 20 yrs old attacker?
?? Take your adult diaper out and smush it into face of younger attacker??
Wanna see if youre O 50 and run away a 20 yrs old guy, buddy.
+Badass 40s Agree.. Knife vs empty hands is insane.
+Badass 40s Agree. Knife vs empty hands is insane.
Like my old boxing couch told me once "the best weapon i can teach you when it comes to selfdefense? Run the fuck away, never think you will survive any encounter totally unharmed, only fight when you have no way to go."
+Zajin13
"The best way to block a punch is don't be there."
- Mr.Miyagi
+Zajin13 Your couch knows how to box? Impressive.
OhioGentleman Yeah, i am a good teacher ;)
"Only fight when you have no way to go".....best advice ever spoken.
That's great advice, until you meet someone who is encouraged to continue the attack because you are running away and nothing else. Anyone who thinks running away is its own guarantee of safety is a fool.
When I watched this all I could think is how incredibly accurate he is. two weeks ago I got put in a bad situation and a guy three times smaller than me grabbed a kitchen knife and came at me. With all the knowledge and martial arts training I have had. Everything went right out the window. I got extremely lucky the guy backed off and put it down.
welcome on earth, all the guys teaching knife attack stuff and have knowege are saying, first try to escape or give him what he wants, the last think you can do is trying to survive and maybe maybe maybe you will have a chance to survive if you have some fighting experience, nothing more nothing less!!
Sean Smith I hear you !
was it your boyfriend who came at you with the knife ?
I gotta say probably the best explanation about knife defense I have ever, Ever, EVER seen!!!! but at the same time the instructors enthusiasm is absolutely HILARIOUS!!!
The man speaks the truth. I used to be of the "school of thought" of meeting/following the force, c-grip and pass, until I faced a Shock Knife and realized that my emotional behavior and "school of thought" changed immensely. I faced an opponent that did not "feed" me a technique, but instead tried (and succeeded) in shocking (stabbing/slashing) me to death. I changed my approach to knife fighting that moment and seeked out the advice of experts like this. Thank God too. If you are still old school, follow this mans advice!
Amen to that, Brother Stiletto - thanks for speaking the truth - not enough of it being taught or spoken - much respect
what's shock knife?
Holy shit, how does it feel to be succesfully stabbed to death ?
peace bewith u I think he means the way a knife shocks you once you realizes your opponent has one and really wants you dead.
@@peacebewu A training knife that gives you a shock to know you've been hit.
Strong language.
It helps deliver the message. Anyone teaching who doesn't has never been in a fight. This guy clearly has. This isn't an honorable duel, it's a fuck shit life-or-death situation. +1 like
Finally someone who's completely honest about knife attacks.
So glad this video is out here for people to learn.
I'm a victim of 22 stab wounds... I can tell you from experience, he's right.
All my years of training did nothing. It's too SAVAGE.
[sigh] My advice is to run like fucking hell.
what martial art did you do
sehon gooding
I'm a freestyle MMA fighter [not a good one].
Karate and Judo background then into Thai Boxing and Grappling.
Put me in the UFC and I'll be just a poor to average fighter but against the common person I'm really pretty decent.
[Was decent, Getting older now and everything hurts lol]
Even with my training and a few classes in knife defense, I was pretty useless.
Adam Ant no matter how skilled you are you can never really be prepared for something like that i had this idiot sensei who used to try to teach us beginners how to defend against knife and guns if we listen to him we'd be dead
sehon gooding
Sadly there are bad teachers found everywhere, Martial arts are no different.
I remember moving [to where I am now] and changing Karate Classes.
Out of this entire class, only two of us knew how to punch properly. The other guy was a blue belt and had just come from training in Tai Kwon Do.
All the others, including the Black Belts, knew the form... kind of.. and could do Katas.... badly but couldn't actually fight.
That's a sign of a bad teacher.
Adam Ant to me you can do karate for years you can do katas and whatever but if you don't spar often enough you will not be prepared for a real fight and thats one of the common mistake made by teachers in karate
You can tell this dudes been through some crap
He an O.G
Turbocharged he's been through some serious stuff man, I had the pleasure of meeting him and was taught by him a couple years ago. The guy knows his shit and has been through it.
How to defend knife attacks:
Wear full metal plate armor and grab a long sword
lol
To 12.000 french's chevaliers dead by England's longbows Misericorde dagger, dont like this comment.
Don't forget the hatchets, swords and mallets they mainly used. Oh, and the 300 yards of deep mud the French men-at-arms had to walk through in full plate while under fire.
jack171380 and being funneled into a tight space.
Beatbox comment ever. No wonder everyone carried swords and shit, shook hands when crossing. Etc
the reality... if someone really knows how to use a knife, the knife will be between your ribs and collapsing your lung from the back before you notice there was a threat. if someone pulls out a knife to show off the knife, if you run they probably wont chase you as they threatened you in an attempt to scare you off. if this is the case, easy just run away and you both win.
Andrew Lee You're right. With a person who really knows how to use a knife you wont even see it coming.
But you get plenty of time to think of the mistakes you made when you're scooping your guts back in. Cups ALWAYS half full.
brownkv081 Joke of the day! LOL
Just a bunch of wannabe Bad azz's, who'll probably get themselves killed.
Andrew Lee That's not someone knowing how to use a knife my friend. That's someone - quite literally - stabbing you in the back... No skill is required except perhaps a quiet walk. You keyboard Einsteins never cease to amaze me. I love when talking self defense there's always that one genius in the group "What if someone sneaks up on you and stabs you in the back?"... Really? Why even waste time and energy asking that ignorant question when you very well know that there is no technique to defend against that? Oh the intelligence... This type of knife defense is for when someone confronts/attacks you from the front with a knife and you see them coming. (And it's a bloody shame I even had to type that last sentence...)
All I saw in most videos is "Instructors" showing how to "Block" a sharp ass blade, though they did it in slow arm thrusts. This video shows just how ugly a pissed off person with a knife can be. There isn't any special uber defense tactics to not stop your arm,leg,face,neck,stomach or any other region of your body from being skinned/cut/stabbed or gutted open. Don't ever underestimate a deranged/pissed off individual with a bladed weapon intending to cause you harm/death. A armed individual with a knife is not going to be stupid enough to keep their arm out, they will retract and attack over and over and over till you look like a you became a thanksgiving turkey or worse.
Wanna see how fast you can be cut, give your friend a washable marker, wear a worn out t-shirt, tell him to attack you with the marker and try the so called "Defense tactics" and watch just how much mark lines your body will be full of.
This was the weirdest improv acting troop I've ever seen.
I saw few very extreme knife attacks in person with death outcome and I had experience with few in my life, I saw many actually, but I will write most interesting one.
1.Most violent one I saw in person was 5 years ago. In front of one restaurant, three guys start arguing with two guys, one guy of that two pull out the knife and stab very fast more than 5 times the biggest guy in the middle. Guy who was stabbed was very street experienced obviuosly, he pulled out the gun and shoot him death on the middle of the parking. Whole situation happened in less than 30 second littelraly, so fast, I barley saw it and I was 10 meters from place. Guy with knife was so fast and so wild, no chances for defending, if you are ordinary. Guy with gun had luck too because other two start defending him, he had few seconds to pull out gun and shoot, definetly guys with experience on both side, this wasnt some ghetto, gangster or street bullshit, it was Mafia jobs. Guy who defended from knife was in perfect body position to protect stomach every stab were in arm, leg and hip area, single leg standing, so hard, you need to be pro for that, and to aim in head easily after attack. All five of them are from professional criminal organizations and that was on Balkan, so probably they have war experience too.
2. Many years ago, I was teen. In front of fast food, guy pull out the knife and stab other one in neck, who actually excpected a fists fight, KNIFE WAS IN SLEEVE of attacker, nobody saw that, victim dead. This is very important to know, sometimes even when you dont see danger, danger exist, this situation helped me alot later.
My personal situations.
1. Location in front of club, night and dark. Second one most extreme which I saw, was life saving that time. Guy who attacked me, had knife in SLEEVE and it was very dark, I didn see imidietly, most dangers thing you can experience is when you dont see knife at all. Just because very strong memory of that second event, I glance on the guy hand in last moment and I saw just the top of the blade sticking out, just one second decided to start run instead of go in harmless "fists" fight. He ended with broken bottle of wine in his head, after many meters of chasing, I found empty bottle and on my luck threw it full power directly in his head from 2,3 meters distance. Attacker was unconsciousness after that and he ended in jail.
2. Location, my friends bar. I was at one table at enterence, and 7,8 of my friends on bar chairs. attacker entered bar with fucking macheta, He stabbed four of them. I sneak behind him very slowly and punched him so hard with the chair in head, he was groggy after punch, and others knocked him out. Luckliy no one died, but some injuries was life threathing.
3.Location street. My two friends had problem with some guys, I was with them, after arguing one of other guys pull out fucking RAMBO KNIFE. They listened my advice and we started to run together in opposite direction, maybe we looked like cowards that time, because it was 3 of us and 2 of them, but remember its better to be coward sometimes.
To be clear, I am 37 years old, 230 pounds guy, with many years of street experience, all my stories was in young age, whole life in weight training and soccer, 400 pounds on deadlift or squat is joke for me, I can go in fight with anybody, but My advice when somebody pull out the knife, best thing I know to do is hard sprint, even whole mile if needed, if somebody pull out the gun sprint even harder and pray that he is not totally crazy idiot, or somebody with intention to kill you, I dont look in this bullshit defending videos on yt.
Dr Omen Thanks for sharing your experiences. Sprinting away should always be a part of the self-defence tool-box.
a armd veterin wanted me to disarm him, he went serious after a short time and was going for real I had to backwards dive over the couch the hand lock removal thing did not work for he launched at me while holding my shirt and tryna pull me in so I went left and back while slitely getting cort, no playing with a marine the go serious if they get tripped up.
Ever considered just staying home for the night? I mean holy shit how is having drinks with that much shit happening so often any fun?
Damn...
Holy shit dude. What part of the world did all this crazy stuff happen?
"It is the energy and the rage that is crippling."
Bringing a knife to a gun fight isn't always such a bad thing, as long as you're close enough to your opponent.
yes and that close enough is 21 feet. the average adult male can run 21 feet in 1.5 seconds and stab or slash a person 7 to 10 times
And it's not like the movies because they aren't going to fall over after been shot once in stomach. The alderaline pumping, some soliders don't even realise they've been shot at all.
for some reason i feel like people who actually believe they can disarm someone with a knife have never actually been in a fight. for some reason these people talk about these techniques they learn but they never get the chance to use it, and if they do get to use it, they get stabbed to death because it doesn't work.
209 people think they can disarm someone with a knife lel
+camero loften It goes deeper than that - We can easily fall into a 'good guy' mentality where we, as the defender, are going to remain calm and show that bad guy who's boss, because they're obviously really stupid and prone to doing stupid things.
**When we imagine fight/self-defense scenarios, we generally imagine ourselves winning**
This is the attitude you'll see in most knife defense videos and text posts. It is extremely detrimental.
He said the most realistic shit about knife defense. Its brutal. Best way is to run away or avoid
I remember the burning once the shock receded
My taekwondo instructor drove this home by using a washable marker and would mark us all over in a matter of seconds
"All those marks are deep cuts and stabs"
There's this saying - The loser of the knife fight dies in the fight, the winner dies in the ambulance
Yup. Hell the best case scenario, you'll still go to the ER, you'll likely be in horrible pain and constantly on edge from all the adrenaline, and then the police will probably arrest you for sending the loser to the morgue, where you'll have to get a (hopefully competent) lawyer who can prove you did in fact defend yourself, and then you'll have to live with the constant asking yourself "what if...what if...", it'll probably haunt your nightmares the the rest of your life. Moral of the story, you aren't running with your tail between your legs, you're not trying to get your balls cut off!
I have 0 knife defence knowledge/experience but I always assumed that running away is the best option when a guy pulls a knife on you.
Can anybody with more experience talk about why this may not be the case?
It is. And don't believe what others say, NEVER think you can handle the situation "cuz i watched a guy and know the grip techniques". I nearly got stabbed once and this guy was already drunk so it simply ended with him having a broken arm and me having some minor slashes on the arm, imagine how it could have ended if he wouldn't have been drunk. What those techniques should teach you is the situation in which you can't run away. Long story short, simply run if you can.
It's a very good idea, even if you can maybe knock the knife away and kick him in the nuts, or if it's a woman hit her in the boobs and then run, running away is a great plan, the only problem is that often muggers work together and also the attacker might chase you and catch you.
You can't outrun a knife thrown at you. Knifes are light and cheap so it's easy for the attackers to carry more than one.
Most people don't know how to know a knife and you need a specfic knife to throw it.
I imagine the assistant needs to buy a new shirt every class.
I think you mean pants.
@@proscriptus HAHAHAHAHA my thoughts exactly , scary
a year and a half ago I was stabbed in the stomach by a homeless guy trying to steal things from my customers cars at my repair shop. I have 8 years of martial arts training, and was calm and confident enough to approach him in a controlled manner and try to figure out a peaceful way of handling the situation, when he suddenly produced a pocket knife and sucker stabbed me in the side. I never even saw the knife. Thankfully he ran off immediately and I was left standing there wondering "WTF just happened?"
on the surface it would seem that all my training had been a waste, but I truly believe that if I had not been confident to handle this guy in a fist fight, I would have engaged him in a more aggressive manner and been stabbed multiple times. Being calm and confident and God's good providence really saved my life.
+Breton Lynn Holy shit.. happy you're ok!
Id be worried more about the Disease and Bacteria from a homeless man's knife. As a security guard, when I would approach a stranger I always leave about 6 feet of distance between me and him and i always keep my lead foot pointed towards him in a balanced stance. My shoulder pointed towards him like a boxer. Even 6 feet is not enough, if i can do my job from 12-16 feet between us, then mission accomplished. I realize that i also do this with anybody i talk to, its a habit but i dont care.
I'm six years late, but the actual God's providence would be you not getting stabbed lmao
@@sharathsh9987 read about Joseph's life in Genesis starting in chapter 37. You'll understand God's providence much better
@@bretlynn I'm good on the fairy tales.
Totally agree, I've had weapons pulled. No matter what you know you go into shock. You are one of the few along with myself that teach realistic SelfDefense. Keep it up
My real knife story:
I have successfully survived a knife attack by neutralizing the attacker. This is to talk bullshido.
The reality is: 9 guys surrounded me and the boss held a knife against me, and told me he is going to stab me now....
Image my imminent shock on my face. ( they were also kinda drunk, the boss had a bottle of whisky in the other hand. )
What I did? I talked myself out of it. I started joking( come on man, dont bother me with this, where are you going to party tonight? Have you seen those hot chick at the corner...)
After a 5 minute conversation, I made an excuse to the next bus which was coming...
If anybody wants a a STRONG counter against knife.. RUN or if you cant, TALK YOURSELF OUT.
This is awful advice.
@@jakegordon4204 So what would you do? Sucker punch the knife guy, so that the rest kill you?
@@Espectador666
I always thought this Knife Attack is simple, that you can just ran away, but this is the reality:
ruclips.net/video/abNHr6e6h8s/видео.html
You always know a story is bullshit when someone is narrated as the boss 😂😂
@@jakegordon4204 not really
This video is fucking precise.
I'm from London & the knife attacks here are very common.
You get attacked by a guy with a knife? Then you must turn into a track runner.
Bit of advice if you're carrying a knife always try to carry the longest somewhere 10 inches & more I personally carry a 15 inch knife , only on the week nights & around certain areas where there's knife crimes. Infact 2 summers ago around 8pm I was walking through a back alley in a dodgy estate on my way to work this guy came out of a corner purposely bumped into me & when I apologised to him he thought I was an easy target so he pulled out of his inner coat pocket a 4 inch swiss blade as I saw him put his hand inside his coat I quickly pulled out my 15 inch.
You should of seen the look on the cunts face he was terrified I did not use it but I warned him stay back or get stabbed to death. He walked away knowing he was going to die.
Moral of the story the larger the knife the more intimidating you are to your opponent which then they become discouraged.
Knifes laws in the USA are horrible honestly, a lot of states don't allow people to carry knives over 6 or even 5 inches, switch blades are illegal in some states, and youre not allowed to carry "knives designed to harm others", which is stupid, considering I can carry around a gun..
He walked away knowing he was going to die.
Wow, that was cold of you to stab him in the back, dude.
ShoutsWillEcho1 I think he meant that he walked away knowing he would have died
Did you say "Strewth, that's not a knife - this is a knife".
-strawbana not in Tennessee! all swords and knives are legal here!
This is one of the few rational videos on knife attacks I've seen on youtube.
This really tells me how scary a knife attack is. And while teaching the techniques, he also explains how it won't work in certain situations which is something most teachers haven't done for me.
Outstanding. All the best from Wing Chun in Chicago. -Dominick Izzo
Is that like a cross between Wing Stop and a Chinese food restaurant?
It's a martial art
@@jontnoneya3404 yeah lemme get a thai kwon dough and a side of jiu jitsushi
@@aflan9659 hahaha too funny!!
This guy deserves a thumbs up for honesty. Knives are terrifying and they are very hard to defend against. Anyone claiming to have a foolproof system is a liar.
he's absolutely right, nothing works 100%, no guarantees. I say you can do three main things--block strike and dodge, and some combination can help. And that insane rage of the attack works both ways. You need to be crazier that the sob who pulls a knife.
+AMC2283 well said, better to do something than nothing. That way you have a slight chance of surviving.
+AMC2283 You forgot the most important technique: run!
Beeing crazier than the guy which pull out the knife on the street is surely an easy stuff
kriz kriz I was reffering to the comment AMC2283, who said you need to be crazier than the knifer, which is stupid in my opinion, because you can't
kriz kriz I didn't say that, I dont know bro, maybe its possible, but you just have to deal with that a knifer is probably insane or stupid - so very dangerous.
This video is so true, best I've seen on RUclips for explaining about knife defences. So real.
What he said around 3:02, the gospel. A leaping kamikaze attack with the blade held back behind the hip, body leading the charge, is a very hard act to counter.
The best self defence from a knife is to be a quick sprinter
training can help, but running ist the best way....there's no 100%safe technique...
Nice to see someone being truthful about this stuff. I had an instructor years ago who got a lot of criticism for telling us that if you can't run away and have to fight against a knife, you should accept that you are going to get cut and offer up the least dangerous target. Essentially he promoted the idea of using the outside forearm or other such areas as sacrificial targets so you can stop any further attacks. The problem is the psychological barrier of allowing yourself to be harmed in that way.
The same thinking was behind a lot of baton defenses, allowing a fleshy part to be struck so you can close the distance and blitz the opponent. I've actually used this second bit of training in real life and it worked very well, but I've never had to use the knife defense idea and I don't ever want to try it out.
Finally someone speaking the truth about knife attacks. Thank you
How beautiful "it is the energy and the rage that is crippling"
I like this guy. Not a bullshit artist like most of the self defense industry goons.
Real life knife attacks are much more brutal and scary than the average person realizes. That's why cops don' waste time shooting any bastard who appears to have a knife in their hand and takes the smallest step forward. There is no room for error, if you're facing someone who is in a blind rage and determined to close distance. I've had a gun pulled on me, and I've also been shot. But when someone pulled out a really huge hunting knife out on me, and quickly advanced towards me, I never forgot that feeling. You can feel the intensity and the rage, from someone who means business. Using a knife is much like a gun, in that you should never pull it out, unless you intend to use it. That's how idiots get their sh** taken away and used on them, because they didn't mean business. If someone means business, they will be on you like flies on sh** in a quick second. That's how you know someone means business...they don't think twice about using it and they go absolutely ballistic with it. People shouldn't confuse the pretenders with such folks.
+D33Lux I did what most experts would advise, stay far away from that person, if you can do so. I didn't allow him within 30 feet. If you can't do that, then you have no choice but to pray and vicioudly fight for your life
When I was confronted with a knife by a guy at my place of work...my body froze, my mouth ran...my mouth and words saved me. However, in my head I imagined flashes of how my life was going to be taken, how bloody it was going to be and how I can't imagine my babies growing up without me and the moments we shared. Knives are very very traumatizing. All I had was the ability to show that piece of trash that I wasn't going to be intimidated and that I wasn't going down without a hell of a fight. I won.
Hope you carry a gun now, brother. Its an automatic 1+ if you can take a few steps back / to the side and draw.
(Sister) Gun shopping has been tricky for me...I'm so left handed and picking a gun that fits me well and I feel confident with has been a bit of a run-around. I'll get one eventually. I'm scared of knives...my body freezes.
OpTicBossaru The knife always has the upper hand vs a holstered gun at 20 feet or closer.
ddplzz Better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it. No, its not the solution for every situation. Sometimes its better to retreat, or get behind something, and then draw. So you can get it out and ready to use (I carry a Glock 34 with one in the pipe so that time is the lowest it can possibly be, no stupid safeties in the way) before they can get to you.
Some times you can run, sometimes you can't. Better be prepared for both situations.
Very true OpTicBossaru! I went to get some practice yesterday with a 19! felt good...I was right on target! I have a feeling that the fool who "attacked" me will be back since the Bedford/Euless Police did nothing to apprehend him when they had him in front of them. It was my word against that asshole and they let him go. There is no way I'm letting him come back here without a taste of metal in his ass IF HE THREATENS MY LIFE AGAIN!
This video is so humbling. I've never seen the face of someone with enough rage to stab me to death.
I think you're wrong.
For example if you meet an angry jail escaper with a knife holding in his hand you will understand what this guy in this video is talking about.
You sir, have not met enough people.
I really enjoyed this, I was just looking for some videos explaining on just some basic techniques (some I already knew) then I stumbled on this. To be honest, I forgot people aren't going to just stand there and just stab directly. they are going to be stabbing wildly. Very good demonstration
That's very dangerous attack. Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day
I didn't know Steve Buscemi was a martial artist...
EXACTLY my thought. Sounds just like him
Omg I was just thinking that he reminded me of Steve buscemi 😂😂😂
VERY informative and useful. Thanks for the lesson.
when i was 15 i was running with the wrong crowd and got into a knife fight with a small group of people of 5 and there was 3 of us and this mans speaking the truth if the person attacking you manages to poke you he doesnt stop strike first and dont stop go for arterys especially the neck 1 of us didnt walk away from that shit but if you can run. run because when you see your own blood shit gets real
nice explain bro but what is the way to get out of this problem...
141 people were taught C-grip and D-grip and this-grip and that-movement.
Brilliant 👍
Ok so I’m never leaving the house ever again
Can you tell me should you be pinned in a no way out situation with a knife fighter and say you receive a two inch gash on your hand or wrist, what would be the estimated time it would take to succumb to shock. Most people seem to be under the impression your adrenaline would kick in and you would fight back better. From my experience with shock it reduces judgement and ability to rationaly defend oneself.
The only who talks truth..about knife fighting
Sorry, but if I've learned anything from the 80's, it's that when someone pulls a knife on you, you say, "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife!" as you unsheathe your katana.
The reality of knife attacks is that if someone wants to kill you and thinks it through then he will stab you point blank before you know there is a fight. The same goes for getting shot. If they want you dead with premeditation then you die. If someone pulls a knife on you in a club or on the street they usually want something from you and want to threaten you. If its a drug or alcohol induced murderous rage then they will most likely telegraph their movements to some degree. Your best defense is to kick out their knee before they get close. If they get close with the intent to kill then there is no technique that can help. Reality is though, most people with knives want to threaten you. Then the techniques will work. However, If they want you dead then you are probably screwed anyways. Good luck.
Facts
Good to play around with marker pens too, all the "cuts" you get can be a real eye opener
So this is what Steve Jobs got up to during his time away from Apple.
Lol.
Correct me if I'm wrong but that two handed block looks like a very similar movement to the "X" or cross-block seen in TMA forms that people say is useless for knife defense?
I love how im fighting the "fucking guy" and if he does "this shit" then, etc.
Just the cursing makes it 10x better :)
very realistic approach to make anyone think one hundred times about getting into a knife fight or using a knife for self defense ! thanx !
I always carry a large knife with me...but only for self-defense...never attack...
+Jim Herbert
No guarantee you will survive if other person has knife too, or if multiple attackers. Best advice I've learned reading peoples comments is RUN.
Jim Herbert, you are trapped in the thinking you will have time to pull your knife out when the other guy does so. You will not. This is not a duell situation, where we fight for honour or the maidenhood of our bride. To apply your knife, you have to have it in your hand already. Good luck for selling the judge that as self defense...
this guy is talking REAL STUFF. god, finally a fighting video on youtube that isn't full of it. keep posting! i'm gonna check out your other vids. i'm wondering tho - if he's really seen ALL these knife fights where are his scars? my buddy trains in military/combat krav, ex-KDF etc & successfully defended himself against a knife attack. he now has a VERY deep 6 inch scar on his forearm. u don't walk away from a knife w/out SERIOUS wounds. so i wonder if mr 'buy my dvd' isn't exaggerating a bit.
Steve jobs
its the turtle neck isnt it hahahah
Kudos Chris, nice video. Can't agree more that so much of the 'defence v knife attack' stuff on youtube is totally unrealistic nonsense, and that rear hand pumping knife attack is truly a worst-case scenario - even if you manage to win in the end you're more likely than not to get seriously stabbed multiple times.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Mike Tyson
Dont know how you are on the internet in jail, but i admire the fact that your looking up how to deal, with a situation in there. Best of luck Pal!
Knife attacks pretty much cannot be countered at even 20 feet unless you have a gun already drawn.
I would say the best possible chance at such a close range, is to try to tackle and overpower the attacker, to get on top of them and hope for the best.
Maybe they drop their weapon in the fall, maybe they stab you once and can't pull their knife back to stab again because it's pressed between you and them, especially if they stab you from the front rather than the side.
That's a better chance than you will have in a standing position. Plus, they can no longer put their body weight or large swinging motions into the stab, and it gives you a better chance of pinning their arm against the ground to keep from continuing to stab you.
It may be difficult to avoid getting stabbed, but you have to try your hardest to make sure they don't have the chance to stab and slash repeatedly, which is easier said than done. It's a bad situation you have to try to keep from getting worse. You might have to take a stab or two, but they might also be non fatal and it's better than the alternative of doing nothing.
The main issue with being stabbed though is obviously the pain. That kind of pain makes it very difficult to do any kind of logical thinking in the heat of the moment. Your body just wants to tense up and grasp the wound in agony, but that's not what's going to save you.
knife attacks can in fact be countered if you have training in things like Filipino knife fighting, Escrima, apache knife fighting, Krav Maga, special forces training etc. what these videos teach you is about how the average person attacks but in all the arts i mentioned they teach you how to deal with any type of attacker
houseofaction I agree with you being that I studied a little escrima myself, but a lot of times not even those arts prepare you for someone who is swinging a knife at you wildly or has you pinned with one arm and stabbing you with the other. In SOME cases an untrained attacker is more dangerous than a trained one.
Jaron White when i was taking Escrima and Kali we did drills specifically to combat wild attacks
houseofaction if you're instructor has a video of some sort i would definitely like to see that because a lot of times especially dealing with attack like the gentleman demonstrated in the video those are hard extremely difficult to counter and sometimes you just have to pray that they give you an opening for an disarmament or escape.
Jaron White i will give it to you that Those attacks are difficult to counter for an average Knife fighter. but you must realize that the average adult male can only move their hands so fast. the average adult male can do 7 to 10 slices in a second to the average person this seems incredibly fast and yes it is quick but your average trained Knife fighter can slash slice or cut a person something like 15 to 20 times in a second. those two speeds are incredibly different. once a person starts doing free style drills and moves onto aggressive free style drills it is just a matter of time before the person begins to be able to apply the speed advantage to countering. if you were to go to the Philippines and watch the police train in knife fighting they demonstrate these same exact aggressive knife attacks. and then show the much more experienced Knife fighters countering each and every technique.speed does matter and it doesn't matter how aggressive you are. if your opponent is 3 times faster than you.
I admire this guys honesty... it's one of the reasons why I will be going back to the JJ school I was at (many reasons for having to discontinue it at the time - mainly work related). The head instructor there showed us various ideas for dealing with a 'threatening' knife user... however, he still INSISTED that the best defence was to simply keep the living fuck out of the way from ANYONE who's waving a knife about.
did you try that to a Filipino Escrimador? think not
Jay Restauro exactly what im thinking XD
Escrima is the biggest bullshit. There is absolutely nothing realistic about it.
damjan escrima is not a total defence martial arts its just to give you chance to fight . ps run not fight if your in this situation
Thanks for this realistic demonstration which has not much to do with the other choreographic show videos.
can anyone tell me what's his name i've seen alot of knife defense video but not realistic as this
Suppose you see the knife and you carry an expandable baton and have time to get to it will that work ?
So..... where can I get that DVD the dudes talking about?
Is there any ways to better defend against a dynamic knife attack like that?
Wow an honest realistic martial artist who uses logic to dictate what techniques could work... Someone who actually accepts the odds when a weapon is introduced... these guys are RARE - id love to get the chance to attend one of his classes.
Very good video.
This guy's a pretty amazing instructor. So detailed and vivid in his descriptions. Really keeps you on your seat. Lots of relevent information.
Thanks :) By the way, do you do any martial arts? I´ve been doing Arnis for about 3 years now, it´s not much, but it gives me at least a pretty good view on what is realistic and useful (for example in action movies) and what is not. For example, I find the belt very useful, especially against sticks and knives :) The only problem is, it takes a while to get your belt and it´s not really inconspicuos :P
It is so godamn refreshing to see an instructional that isn't full of bullshit. Real, honest, raw... I was beginning to think youtube was full of ninja's and McDojo sensei's.
Right on dude, No BE There!. Whoever posted this thanks. It is nice to see someone actually telling the truth about getting attacked.
His student is probably thinking "Hey fucko, you owe me a new t-shirt after this is done".
agreed. My sensei always said to stick to the basics on the street. The fancy stuff is okay in the dojo or in competitions/demonstrations, but on the street, you gotta stop dancing and start fighting.
Chris speaks the truth, I have been attacked twice by people with knifes, got cut twice, but they people got hurt very badly and will think twice about pulling a knife ever again, you have to practice this stuff and not all being nice and compliant.
What if i called you a liar
excellent points. great lessons in here. thank you
I've always taught vulnerable folks that the best self defense technique is a well timed, well reasoned argument. It's pretty hard to stab someone if they've already convinced you that it's probably not in your best interest to do so. Hope that helps. Ciao.
Thank you
Since no system is "foolproof" then neither is his...no system has all the answers we must collaborate to find answers to save lives from needless or unwarranted harm. I had a stroke 2 years ago and can't physically instruct much, I try to help some here and there. I will try to get a student to work with me and get a video on this often perplexing demonstration and possible means (there are more than he showed) to defend that type of attack. I survived several bladed attackers..it was hell!
You make valid points Riwillion.
I have defended against several occasions against knife attacks...it is true it is a blur, but there is one thing most attackers don't know and that is they focus on their weapon so much that it leaves many holes in their defense. It is scary, but training under pressure can acclimate your mind to instantly go into action! I did see the attack coming (initially) after that it is all touch and go! I just don't want to spread false hope, but we must maintain hope it drives us to survive bad day
link to his dvd?
First knife video that has a point so far that i've seen. As he said, you can forget all the fancy do this and that shit around. Worst possible situation is the guy with rage coming towards you or being 1m or closer to you. All you can do Is hope that you can make something that you can run away 10-15 seconds and scream for help, since possible you've been stabbed, maybe multiple times. And you just hope that those 10-15sec you can run away and scream before you lose your ability to do something
This is possibly one of maybe 5-6 truthful video out there regarding what will actually happen when attacked by a knife, maybe there are others, yet to see them. The speed aggression angles violence of attacker is never displayed and the way attackers are portrayed at being easily deterred or subdued by one or two strikes by defender is just rubbish. This guy talking about the sound debilitating you is spot on
This guy is seriously enjoying the spotlight. Like those teachers in high school that are fucking THRILLED that they have you for an hour and you can do nothing but sit there and listen.
Yes, I recently just started taking Modern Arnis. I'm enjoying it Big time. The great thing about Modern Arnis is that it is applicable to real life confrontation scenarios.
Where can I get the DVD on knife attacks?
thumbs up thumbs up! So informative
I have been asked by people what I support on youtube and on the net. I have to tell them that as a man who has been attacked with knives, bats and sticks, I would not waste hard earned money on 99% of the crap out today! This guy makes the most sense of anyone I have ever seen, other than myself. LOL
He makes sense!