How to Control a Knife Attack

[@innocentoctave]

The wisest advice I've heard on trying to defend unarmed against a knife is 'whatever you do, you're going to get cut'. The demonstrated technique is very impressive, and I don't doubt the demonstrator's skill, but I doubt that any ordinary person could apply it in real life. It depends too much on speed and absolute certainty about what you're doing, which is only going to come with repeated practice. (It also depends on your opponent doing exactly what you anticipate.) If you hesitate even briefly, or fumble the hold, the knife wielder has many opportunities to stab or slice at your exposed head, forearm, belly and thigh with his completely uncontrolled knife arm.

[@-BWS-]

Glad I watched this. Normally I don't watch this sort of thing, but I think choosing to watch this time will serve me well.

[@johnrobie9694]

As someone who studies edged weapons and regularly spars with training weapons, these types videos are really frustrating as they are easily invalidated. As with so many other examples, the assailant feeds the attack nice and slow, without any real commitment, and is fully compliant. First of all, the scenario is set up with the attacker *standing* (not running, or even lunging) within contact distance, with a knife out by his side, and attempting to grab your shoulder. If this were a real scenario, your best option is to get out of dodge or take the initiative and attack first. If you stick around, you should be concerning yourself with the weapon hand (not the grasping hand). Here are the concepts that _should_ have been communicated: Get to the outside of the attacking hand (not his grasping hand). While you're fussing around with controlling his arm, he can easily reach across with the knife and get you in the face (slash and/or thrust), or reach under and get a thrust to your abdomen. Additionally, a "control" is not a smart option when the attacker has an edged weapon (or any weapon for that matter), as it's too easy to get into a grappling situation (where they have a knife and you don't).

[@NaihanchinKempo]

+John Robie john what some don't seem to gasp is this is a demo ..A demo

[@NaihanchinKempo]

***** Key words here are demo, training, and practice. It allows you to develop Muscle Mem, footwork, and accuracy. So when the real thing happens, you don't need to think, you just DO IT. The most realistic training, would be Bogu Kumite (armored sparring) and rubber knife and chalk.(chalk to mark up a black shirt) to show hits with a rubber knife...keeps injury to a Min

[@johnrobie9694]

+sienna three Not sure I really agree here. You can slow things down and simplify for the purposes of instruction, but if what you teach is fundamentally flawed, then it doesn't really matter. To use your baseball analogy, it's fine to put the ball on a tee when you're starting out, but if you teach someone to swing a bat with a poor grip, without stepping into the swing, and pulling your head, then you're teaching poor skills that will need to unlearned down the road. In the case of self defense, it could get you killed.

[@NaihanchinKempo]

John how is it flawed? his Foundation is Filipino and Indonesian MA.. Martial Arts from Country's at war for Hundreds of years, with only swords, Clubs, and Hand to hand, Isn't a bad thing

[@johnrobie9694]

+naihanchin Kempo Read the last two paragraphs of my initial comment as it breaks things down. I study Pikiti-Tirsia Kali (among other arts), which is also Filipino, but that doesn't automatically qualify someone as an edged weapon expert. Have you see the ridiculous pat-a-cake stick drills? Validation is necessary. If he wants to "demo", then he should demonstrate these techniques full speed, fully committed. THEN, he can slow it down for instruction. I'd bet good money that in a fully committed attack, these techniques go out the window (or he gets stabbed).

[@adamjohannssen585]

For me a long range strike like a kick in the balls is another great option, but I have Michael's unarmed combatives training materials and I think very highly of his attitude towards self defense....If you explore his materials further you will find the techniques such as being used in the video can be trained and implemented...in real life having a plan is better than no plan at all

[@drisszyani3497]

The problem is that when a guy wants to kill you with a knife… you will always see late the knife.

[@jamespisano1164]

Always great to watch Michael Janich teach.

[@ryansellars7128]

Knife attacks are chaotic unpredictable you bring two knives into the equation one goes to the morgue one goes to the hospital..... You escape with your life I would deem you lucky no matter how much martial arts training you think you have.

[@a661992]

Would like to see what happens if the opener counters. Counter for a counter

[@a661992]

Just me Just me exactly. That’s why he should show this and not tit for tat

[@a661992]

Just me Just me I disagree There are teaching methodologies that can show progression of a encounter with counters in a simple way that most can grasp fairly quickly. Most of the stuff that’s out there is just made up and by folks who’ve never been in actual violent encounters. Reality is.. people move. People resist. My point is.. showing one simple move and calling it a day is giving people a false sense. It’s not fair to the individual. Besides.. people shouldn’t look to social media or seek short vids for ways to learn how to survive a violent encounter to begin with. Anyway.. Happy Thanksgiving lol

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

How to get sliced to ribbons 101 Give me a fake knife and I want you to try your damndest to do this. 😂

[@dannyzee4]

Surely it's more safe to control the knife arm (from behind)?

[@fnulnu5297]

looks nice with a willing partner. In reality, you are going to get sliced like roast beef doing that crap.

[@zato6226]

How about instead of parrying the left arm that he's giving you, why not grip his wrist with your left arm, bring it to your left across his body, now he's facing away from you, then put your right hand on his elbow. Now you have a standing arm bar with the assailant facing away from you.. You parrying his arm gives him more chances to recoil and adjust his attack. Grab his wrist and and elbow and now you have complete control of him. Now you have the option to drop him, break his elbow, wrist or all of the above.

[@derrickwalcott6317]

If you're able to grab his wrist. I'm a novice, but that seems like a small, fast moving target.

[@acheronlv-4268]

Bullshit. Old budutsu traditional jiujitsu shit. Nothing to do with reality. Most knive attaks are low multiple short distance hits were arms are never completely extended so you can grab them and make a good lock like this video. I bet you 5 grands that I'll reach your body with a knife and you will never put a lock in my arm. Hands are faster than your eyes. There has been some cases were the attaker is drunk or dopped so yes ones they fail the first attack you can do whatever you want with them. A concient well built guy with adrenaline and the willing to hurt you....you better shut him, run or be ready to be cut in a couple of places before you control that weapon....if you are able at all.

[@streetwiseguitar5113]

eeesh

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Tried it in a real life situation and almost died. My lawyer will be contacting you.

[@ernestm3513]

😂😂😂

[@Tyler_Lalonde-]

the bs here is you see it happen before. I agree if you are aware of the guy holding or hiding a knife them stay the hell away. but if this the most common then give us a way to protect us from the first strike while they grab.