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<p>[QUOTE="RewmServive2101, post: 14296, member: 285"]</p><p>This is one of the better inputs on knife "fighting" I have seen. I won't even bother to open the article. Your tl;dr probably makes for better reading material because this topic is a bit polarizing. In the developed world arrogance is a serious problem among tactical assholes, tough guys and aspiring heroes.</p><p></p><p>A knife is an instrument of death to be survived. Knife fights are messy and it should be assumed that nothing will go as planned no matter how "trained" you are, which is why the best advice by anyone with common sense is, if you see a knife get the hell out of there. Run, hide, then fighting as an absolute last resort is the order with which the threat should be engaged. In the event that you do have to face your attacker, there are tactics to employ, but all of them require practice, speed and strength. Being cornered by an overpowering skilled and trained attacker with a knife is among the worst imaginable scenarios, and you should assume that even if you do survive the engagement, you are going to need serious medical attention immediately.</p><p></p><p>The way I see it is facing any opponent with a knife, even some skinny moron in the street with his pants down to his ass, is the equivalent of preemptively accepting the loss of three fingers.</p><p></p><p>There are disarming and defensive techniques I prefer over others, and they all employ a highly aggressive mindset to isolate the limb holding the weapon from the rest of the body with the entirety of your body weight. This ensures that even a smaller defender has any hope against someone taller, or stronger. The quicker and more directly a person can position themselves at a leverageable angle, getting between the attacker and their weapon while controlling the attacker's body, the better.</p><p></p><p>However, this is paired with the reality that knives are wildly unpredictable weapons, and take very little skill to inflict damage. Defending against a knife requires an aggressive mindset that accepts this fact in order to protect your more vital areas in defusing the situation.</p><p></p><p>I'd discuss those counter-measures in more detail but I think that would be more irresponsible than helpful. My advice is if you see a knife, GTFO, or pull out a gun.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="RewmServive2101, post: 14296, member: 285"] This is one of the better inputs on knife "fighting" I have seen. I won't even bother to open the article. Your tl;dr probably makes for better reading material because this topic is a bit polarizing. In the developed world arrogance is a serious problem among tactical assholes, tough guys and aspiring heroes. A knife is an instrument of death to be survived. Knife fights are messy and it should be assumed that nothing will go as planned no matter how "trained" you are, which is why the best advice by anyone with common sense is, if you see a knife get the hell out of there. Run, hide, then fighting as an absolute last resort is the order with which the threat should be engaged. In the event that you do have to face your attacker, there are tactics to employ, but all of them require practice, speed and strength. Being cornered by an overpowering skilled and trained attacker with a knife is among the worst imaginable scenarios, and you should assume that even if you do survive the engagement, you are going to need serious medical attention immediately. The way I see it is facing any opponent with a knife, even some skinny moron in the street with his pants down to his ass, is the equivalent of preemptively accepting the loss of three fingers. There are disarming and defensive techniques I prefer over others, and they all employ a highly aggressive mindset to isolate the limb holding the weapon from the rest of the body with the entirety of your body weight. This ensures that even a smaller defender has any hope against someone taller, or stronger. The quicker and more directly a person can position themselves at a leverageable angle, getting between the attacker and their weapon while controlling the attacker's body, the better. However, this is paired with the reality that knives are wildly unpredictable weapons, and take very little skill to inflict damage. Defending against a knife requires an aggressive mindset that accepts this fact in order to protect your more vital areas in defusing the situation. I'd discuss those counter-measures in more detail but I think that would be more irresponsible than helpful. My advice is if you see a knife, GTFO, or pull out a gun. [/QUOTE]
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