Bartitsu stiletto knife techniques

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[@therealbenfudge]

This bro looks like a randomized character from red dead

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Hahaha I’ve never been called an NPC before. But given the epic nature of the game I’ll take it!

[@accountisnotdeleted1063]

The cowboy mafia

[@DinoMeat-qw4lg]

omg hahaha

[@Spalbeert]

Lmao

[@subarashiiashi3894]

@@accountisnotdeleted1063 "Ah reckon ah'll give em an offer they ain't in a position to refuse"

[@larshaas2658]

Envisioning knife fights always puts chills down my spine, no one wins. One dies on the street one dies in the hospital.

[@skyc3598]

Kids, always remember, when thrusting at the torso, turn your blade horizontal to ensure you penetrate the ribcage of your opponent.

[@skyc3598]

@Kuka Munga yes maam

[@DavyCrosier]

Beautifully explained and executed. It’s wonderful to see an instructor blend gentleman’s fighting with modern combative style. Well done!

[@stevenfeduk4833]

With such a gentlemanly, well executed demonstration, I began to feel he was defending his suspenders. Thank you so very much!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:40 - Drawing the stiletto 2:50 - Stance 4:15 - Cut 5:25 - Slash 7:35 - Thrust 8:45 - Lunge 10:20 - Combos 11:20 - Eye contact 12:00 - Covering the knife 13:00 - Conclusion

[@CS-rh2ce]

Wonderful video sir! I carry an Italian stiletto with me as I live in a dangerous city and I walk home from work late at night in the dark. Your a natural instructor, clear, concise, and effective. Thank you very much!

[@therealpinkguy2772]

I’m surprised this dude doesn’t carry a giant great sword called the Berserker’s Bane

[@enzofernandocosta449]

I live in a country with a significant influence of Italian immigration, and I have formed the idea that the "stiletto" was wielded with the free hand behind only in duels subject to a "codice d'onore" in which they sought to achieve a "first blood" with shallow cuts and stab wounds. That fencing position would be suicidal in a criminal environment. Other than that, its design makes it very attractive and elegant, good for a quick defensive move, but bad for a prolonged engagement. Very interesting your reminder of this weapon and its technique of use.

[@olparax4570]

Brasileiro?

[@sandmanbrian777]

Thanks for the succinct explanation with insights into these techniques.

[@jasonashley4579]

I grew up I'm an Italian neighborhood in Kansas City, my uncle's carried stilettos with them everywhere, and snubbies.

[@Inv1cto]

Ah classic

[@ItaloGallese]

This is brilliant. I’m a teacher... not martial arts. Your delivery is crystal clear, repeated and concise. Can’t find fault... well Quattrochi is pronounced Quattro “ocky” in English! But I’m Italian. Keep these coming my pal James has trained with you. I will too hopefully 🙏

[@jungi001]

Good luck fighting rogue students then :)

[@devildust1003]

Good to see an English man not telling me to destroy my knife collection I've had since my pre teen years! I have pieces an American would lust after..

[@tim777us]

I had no idea that Bartitsu used dagger style techniques! Wonderful!

[@chewysofa550]

Ive been jumped too many times, i bought a stiletto because I can't get a gun. Hopefully next time I get jumped I can scare away or defend myself with a knife.

[@deanmilward3917]

Outstanding attire sir.

[@ishollow]

Good video. Brief, precise and concise.

[@user-pd2ue7nj5n]

this helped me overcome fear of someone… thx very much❤❤

[@tx.tactical3165]

Very good stuff Sir, thank you for posting it...

[@tuberocker69]

Is there anything cooler than a leather jacket, a zippo, and a good quality Italian stiletto?

[@knifeguy9134]

This has been a pretty cool video, I carry a stiletto almost everyday it’s a kershaw launch 8. I’m either tactical or gentleman lol so it’s cool to see someone who helps teach people how to fight with a stiletto.

[@kalimaster0807]

Very well presented the basis of knife fighting! Good job, sir!👍

[@laveyan4353]

Great channel. Very informative! Ty!!

[@allesblau1947]

GREAT TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE.

[@rusiloveittt5113]

That man looks like he's from Irish mafia

[@buzby3353]

all jokes aside, i walk home from bdubs every sunday and wednesday (saving up for a car), there are always a bunch of people who look at me as walk by them, this video really helped my out as im getting one for my bday, thanks for this

[@treasuretim3]

You gonna shank the people looking at you? Sheeeesh

[@adrianmorales4966]

@@treasuretim3 😂

[@thijmenhoogbruin2269]

Sound effects on point

[@shootingorguk]

Hi Tommy - great content 👌🏻 have you recorded a video on how to defend against the same weapon, if confronted by 1 or more assailants with a knife, if they hold it out in this style? In my old jujitsu training we were taught, if possible to immediately reach for any object or implement to use as a counter weapon, and failing that to try to grab a jacket / curtain / towel to wrap around your arm to use as a ‘shield’ to absorb their first attack, while you close the gap in order to counter.

[@brenton9492]

Very informative video! Thank you :)

[@ratebait2254]

Great video

[@navajador]

Great video. Thank you for sharing. Can you share, if able, where you got your information from? Is the information from historical records (books, news articles, etc...) or is the information more modern? Also while not Bartitsu specific, do you have any views on the Arditi and their use of the knife?

[@mood1676]

I was under the assumption that stiletto blade are thin and not for slashing, but only stabbing like a large needle.

[@ckyrus4651]

Looks great 👍👌

[@mishanya9495]

Stabbing is the most british thing ever

[@davidallen7540]

Great channel. Real world self defence

[@martinek4826]

Outstanding video. Much appreciated. For fighting with stiletto do you prefer 4 or 6 inch blade?

[@alexfresel6198]

Thanks just what I was looking for. Will probably get a Benchmade SOCP folder. I also like the potential for use as a yawara. Friend of mine who works as a security guard neutralized someone using a closed Cold Steel Ti- Lite So this got me to thinking.

[@israelloyd7802]

Hey greatings Tom Good very educational videos of Self-defense

[@Goofiest_goober838]

great video! but one thing carrying the knife with the knifey bit down is actually called "tip up" because the tip of the knife is pointing up while in the folding position.

[@johnbella913]

Well done!

[@johnbella913]

Another ''traditional Sicilian'' technique is the ''Eagle Hand''.....Are you familiar with it?

[@GT3-RS_992]

Thanks

[@toddsmith3874]

this is a same idea i was taught some jujitsu combinded with knife fighting the slashes are 1s and 2s 3s and 4s at horizontal 5s and 6s upwards horizontal all slashing techniques tear down the oppoenet wont last long being sliced to shreds but can still live to tell tale/

[@lawrenceloebman8961]

Great job 👍 super skill

[@steventhrelfall3563]

Interesting

[@wojciechx330]

Nice

[@vAstronomia]

Great video m8 🖖

[@nikolas_schreck]

Hell yeah dude!

[@powerplay4real174]

It always helps to have a knife made of quality steel like AUS8a or 440c especially if you're planning to slash and not just thrust because some steel will scratch but cuts very poorly especially if the opponent is wear denim or leather or heavy cotton jacket 🧥 or something of that type. 😊

[@ambrosiusblem5404]

exellent stuff

[@xerpogi438]

now i feel unstoppable

[@voidwarden1413]

Wait till the opponente has a gun

[@SVNT0]

This tutorial pops up when you’re born in south London

[@BionicDeathclaw]

As an American I appreciate the accent, it let's me know he knows what he's talking about.

[@taisiraminrafi689]

What about overhand slash and other reverse slash to the throat

[@stylechild23]

Can anyone find a manual of arms? I'm coming up short in every search I make and I am a consummate Stiletto enthusiast.

[@RussellBarnhart-dw4kh]

Thank you sir ! ♈⚓⚓♈

[@JugglesGrenades]

Watch CCTV videos of actual knife attacks. Most of the time the attacker will grab the victim with the "off hand" (also called the leveraging arm) Then the blade is thrust like a sewing machine. Fast and repeatedly. By grabbing the victim with the other hand, the range is perfect, and the victim cannot run away.

[@jeffreybarton1297]

The sewing machine is very difficult to defend against, too. Once the first couple of stabs happen the victim quickly loses the will to do anything but shout.

[@rosamariamacielnavarro5333]

Irish stick cane & fencing knife or sword, please, great video...

[@whitemom9944]

How he looks:💪🧔‍♂️🧔 How he talks:🙂😃😊🤗

[@justinsmith2227]

Welcome to Kingsman

[@penuelasmma3626]

Que usas para que brille la calva asi?

[@francisconikotian2326]

my hand and finger tendons already feel cut just from watching this

[@mrd7067]

In an icepick grip in my pov the cutting edge to the ellbow is way more effective. I tested it on a dead pig. Maybe i`m missing something.

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Absolutely, it's just not hugely common in Sicilian Stiletto work. There's many interesting ways to practice historical blade work

[@lilkeelxo]

i’m not disappointed, but why did i just watch this

[@josephmac2386]

I think anything with an Emerson wave or a pocket opening thumb plate beats a switchblade a hundred times. Especially if it's a big Cold Steel

[@jeffreybarton1297]

Yes. I've got a 6 inch Cold Steel T-lite. Very much a stiletto. Looks very cool, BUT, I never carry it. I opt for the Cold Steel Recon 1, which slices like a razor, can also stab, and is almost impossible to break. Also opens like a dream, and closes just as quick, with a pretty much unbreakable lock.

[@silencehate1342]

Could this be any stilleto knife?

[@aristotlecat]

I use an stiletto as personal defense (Arg, no much apart pepper spray) and I find this useful!

[@jungi001]

Be careful. Knife fights are not controlable.

[@leberpower2022]

What kind of fighting technique is this ? Because in the past in my country there were a lot of knives duel

[@Inv1cto]

This man is a Bartitsu practitioner. I'm sorry to say I don't know about the specific knife techniques

[@Jacob-hx7kk]

What's a good stiletto length for practicality?

[@TheBuddha528]

9” for edc works for me.

[@greeneyedlunatic7473]

This fighting style is very close to Israeli fighting that I was used to be. But I think Italian style it’s older and experienced fighting style.

[@JC-ds1jh]

Lol I ended up buying 3 of those knives because of this video

[@Mobscure_]

Are you from the uk? What’s the laws on these knifes and how did you get your hands on one?

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

I am fella. These knives are legal to own, not carry. They are gravity operated not spring. For some reason in the opening I say spring! Must have been a long day. This knife opens by force of the thumb (gravity) on a metal ridge that pokes out of the handle. You have to push it round but it moves fast, rather than a button push (spring) like a traditional US stiletto, so readily available!

[@burnsnight1]

@@TommyMooreww2combatives I thought there was a limitation on the length of the blade, no more than inch?

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

@@burnsnight1 Hi fella. I should be clear mate, legal to own, not carry without reason 👍

[@kibainuzuka858]

@@TommyMooreww2combatives where can I find it

[@_maci_ek134]

From where you have this knife?

[@semvanderlaan4404]

Where can I buy that knive? Looks good

[@kingstonlabelle6954]

www.grindworx.com/item--Milano-Red-Swirl-Stiletto-Style--20188

[@leberpower2022]

Where I can buy it one ? I live in Italy

[@rauldelafuentejr.2376]

Never Hurt a Human Being.

[@gort3969]

What happens if you hit a rib? Does your hand slide into the blade or does the knife find its way in regardless?

[@Hodgepodge02]

The blade will go through the path of least resistance. If your grip is decent, it will go above or below the rib and slash about in the chest cavity of whatever bastard your offing. Cheers.

[@joebaumgart1146]

I always keep mine in my back pocket handle facing inside the pocket. I don't want people knowing I'm armed.

[@suryasukma5627]

Wow keren

[@perrywithcigar217]

He looks like a protagonist from a game

[@williammoore7482]

Hopefully we will never have to use our knife or firearm to defend ourselves, but if you do you better know what to say and not to say when you call 911. Remember this is a recorded conversation and in my opinion the only thing you want to say is “I feared for my life and had to defend myself.”Have 911 bring the police and two ambulances, One for the assailant and one for yourself. Talk to no one except for your attorney. Just my opinion for what it’s worth. I recently purchased the 5700SBK Auto Presidio II And let me tell you, this is one knife worthy of carrying. Another word of advice, avoid cheap TV and flea market knives because they will close up on your hand and that’s not a good thing. Stay safe

[@cheneyxxxxx]

the "belt clip" is not a belt clip but a pocket clip!

[@stevenscholl7383]

Man this is all great stuff but you really should discuss the legality of bladed weapons. Quite a lot of cities you could get jail time just for carrying a knife like that.

[@sngm7863]

Better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six

[@joaoherbert3888]

My life is more important than stupid laws. If you are a gray man, the possibility of be annoyed by police is very low.

[@Rabon12]

Have you ever done a knife fight?

[@BB-mv9wl]

Is that legal in UK?

[@LauraKayne-zt8dk]

In your house yes

[@frankdavis1139]

Hello Lad

[@brucegrit8928]

I think a common everyday household BUTCHER KNIFE is the best.

[@leberpower2022]

How can I sharp my Italian stiletto knife ?

[@stelugud]

Waterstone

[@wastelandwarrior9738]

Wetstone

[@balintfarago5652]

It was an interesting video, one thing that would have been nice is a few words about the history of stilettos at the beginning. It is an iconic knife and has a very known reputation. Nevertheless, good video

[@leberpower2022]

Also it’s knowing as the knife of Ellie, a simbolic character from a great game, The last of us

[@osswa6690]

This video is gonna make a lot of ppl murders lmao

[@Marco-pc3vc]

Ma cos'è questa cosa? Sei un pazzo il bello che questo video andava bene a inizio 900

[@mimemouse997]

Stabbing is usually better than cutting because most Knives 🔪 can’t cut very deep.

[@edfred]

Avoid hitting major arteries. That's when blood gets all over the knife making it slippery. It's when most stabbers end up injuring themselves with their own blade.

[@sharpclawsrr6663]

I have knife from italy

[@bobbyluna8079]

Knives are easy to carry and hide Incase of in attack, then a gun

[@luciferiandread2709]

Please don't have kids.

[@gigilaco]

Oí m8 don’t let the bobbies see this

[@luckyoneill4660]

My God ....can you get to the fighting technic...dam ! 20 min on opening the blade Good technic once you finally got to ti....

[@pyramideye3225]

I would barely call that a stiletto, it’s moreso a stiletto-inspired pocket knife. Regardless, nice knife fighting video

[@McDanielRanch]

Need to get ur slf a coldsteel ti-light you will like the way it deploys

[@tino1954]

999th Like

[@Yalos80]

Веселый гном))