Your Knife Fighting Sucks

[@Dmobley9901]

"This isn't a rapier duel, it's a shanking." Honestly, I don't know how you continually make the most violent and aggressive topics and sentences sound witty and funny- Another great video.

[@1718bb]

Actually, a rapier fencer would win against almost any other style in a knife fight (except maybe foil :)).

[@tyrusmfrechs7025]

Because he’s afuck boi. That’s what they do

[@imaginative6315]

He's an autistic, sociopathic, edgy, agent of chaos

[@izzycirrus]

As they always say. Losers of knife fights die in the fight. Winners of knife fights die on the way to the hospital.

[@MaharlikaAWA]

Sometimes winners don't die.

[@Tutorp]

I prefer "there are no winners in a knife fight."

[@OldBadger1]

Very, very few knife on knife fights ever take place.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Defending oneself with a knife doesn't require that the person attacking you be armed with a knife. No more so than using a gun to defend yourself requires the attacker to also be armed with a gun.

[@alexyo2440]

They also say, ok boomer we have drone strikes now get with the times

[@derekbootle8316]

My doctor can't hit a vein....in an office, without me moving, with a tourniquet, and my guidance and permission....good luck hitting one on purpose in a fight.

[@RobKinneySouthpaw]

8:40. From working the ER I can attest. Not only is this information in our training, it is exactly what I see. Slashes go home to await an orthopedic consult about reattaching tendons/restoring mobility. Punctures go straight back to the trauma bay, and from there frequently to O.R. or the coroner.

[@edi9892]

Unless it's a slashed neck, then you probably won't see him in the ER... The same goes for someone opening a belly (stab and cut)

[@yyxy.oncesaid]

Correct.I was taught to slash,slash and slash

[@sergey_zagran]

My knife instructor used a term “to dose an impact”. Thus, if you get to the flash, it is you, who decides, how lethal injures will be

[@connorperrett9559]

This was talked about by Renaissance and Early Modern sword fighters. They said a slash is more likely to immediately end a fight, but a stab is more likely to result in death.

[@christianc.christian5025]

@@yyxy.oncesaid I think a lot of people also inadvertently apply knife-attacks used against a group/multiple attackers to single attackers as well.

[@-yeeyeetus417-4]

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[@sharpshooter9407]

I'd love to have have the confidence of the guy who said he could beat you with a karambit, when you're armed with a longsword. The confidence, but not the stupidity.

[@raidzeromatt]

Not a long sword But he should really emphasize the armchair part lol Clearly never been in a real fight 'defanging the snake' is from a fake martial type of stick fighting *Fake experts myth busting other fake experts* Also no I'm not an expert But as someone who's had a knife pulled on him plenty of times I just want people to know this guy has likely never been in a fight

[@Avelcaine]

If there are corners to turn, a low overhang, or a broad pillar nearby, the odds shift dramatically. Urban environments strongly favor the wieldier weapon, and it doesn't get any wieldier than a knife.

[@BukodenNumatsuu]

@@raidzeromatt Fake expert... The man who explicitly states he is NOT an expert and explains this is why he will be using historical, practical, and medical data to form conclusions based on evidence? You know how many things have been proven to be fake/false and still largely believed and spread around as fact? When discussing a topic, should he not cover things that people have/would potentially bring up? Being thorough in covering the viability of all possible options in a video about what works better is a bad thing in your eyes because...? As a person who's had a shoe thrown at him a few times, I just want you to know that the entirety of your last statement is extra irrelevant, on top of the rest of your comment being ridiculous and irrelevant criticism.

[@tyrusmfrechs7025]

@@raidzeromatti agree, FMA comes from brutal village combat where laws really don’t matter in SE Asia. His points of keeping the weapon hand back and that a 3” blade can’t defang the snake is so wildly arrogant and ignorant. You can look at him and easily discern he’s never had his life on the line. I have absolutely no idea how such a butterball has this many viewers. “Oh his witticisms are so cute!” “His rapier and stabbing comment is soo funny.” It’s a channel of children and it’s disgusting

[@locky7443]

@@Avelcaine If you think a low overhang, or a broad pillar nearby changes the odds notably at all you have clearly not fought with a longsword before. Swords do not require that much space to use and it is pretty easy to adjust for obstacles. Might be different if we are talking a tight underground tunnel but that is hardly an urban environment. All environments favour weapons that allow you to strike first and to do more damage both of which are advantages the longsword has.

[@haydenrogers2915]

The idea that people think you can successfully use a knife without trying to kill someone is weird.

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

Well, it's possible, like how he showed near the end of the video. Show it to them and they MAY reconsider their choices and back off

[@haydenrogers2915]

@@jaketheasianguy3307 well yeah, but my point is that there are weapons thousands of times better for less lethal.

[@usmansubhani7482]

@@jaketheasianguy3307 Show them this video.

[@9usuck0]

Knives are scary. Because branding is firearm will usually end an encounter if you look competent enough to shoot someone. But a knife might just end in an escalation. Plus, I have met enough people who have used knives to attack people and they do not let anyone know they have one until its already been used. I no longer talk to those people.

[@viiltelijamurhaaja7225]

If you dont think about it knife is a good self defense weapon.

[@TheJoedonbakerfan]

Fun fact: there were far more knife fights in the 19th century American West than gun fights, simply because guns were more expensive.

[@motorhead8890]

Wait till you read about argentinian gauchos

[@Kusina_at_Patalim]

Well said.... As Filipino who practiced since childhood until adulthood FMA and a medic servicemen in my country (EMT) and a knife maker for hobby , you got that straight on the point. Glad you have the guts and the balls to address that thing out... Love and Respect to you my friend. Support and love from Philippines.❤️

[@dasolemnvizitah4473]

Pun intended?

[@tyrusmfrechs7025]

As an FMA practitioner myself, I’d really like to know what point he was accurate on, in your opinion of course. Because all I see is rubbish, besides the hype over karambits.

[@BeefT-Sq]

@@tyrusmfrechs7025 He is right---period. You should name specific disagreements and keep your smears to yourself.

[@TREEfool]

Dude. Your delivery is incredible. You don't even need jumpcuts to be entertaining. Combine that with your logic and mythbusting skills and you have yourself a list of videos that I will always watch. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@tyrusmfrechs7025]

What did he myth bust? I just heard a string of general bullshit

[@BeefT-Sq]

@@tyrusmfrechs7025 You must have watched a different video. This guy is right !!!!!!

[@thefilmpoets]

The Keenan video where they used a red marker instead of a knife and tried to defend with BJJ was terrifying.

[@ArmchairViolence]

Not many people realize how easy knives are to use and how hard they are to defend against!

[@JamesThomas-pj2lx]

So, knife self defense step #1, use knife to open box of new gun you just purchased.

[@beepboop204]

id get in trouble for using my gun, not so much for using my knife

[@bryantaylor1572]

Better purchase would be a book like "How to win friends and influence people." Learn to use diplomacy so guns become obsolete (for self defense).

[@institches2750]

​@@bryantaylor1572 I like that tactical thinking. Plus, if you get really good, you can surround yourself with people who will throw themselves between you and danger.

[@spookyninja4098]

Learn Self Defense FROM knives is a must = Unfortunately 90% of Knife Defense martial art classes are Crap and never pressure tested. I have only seen 3 practical pressure tested videos on utube so far that really work. The US had 1035 knife murders in 2021 - that's 10% of all murders. More people die from Knives in Australia than any other weapon.

[@VDJ4500]

😂😂😂😂 100%

[@ToddCorley65]

One of my favorite paramedic quotes: "In a knife fight, the loser dies in the street, the winner dies in the hospital"

[@lyooyiylklykyokyklky]

One follow up thing worth mentioning - in critical haemorrhage, do 3 things while waiting for ambulance:apply lots of pressure and don't mess about with it, raising the wound high up if practical, and apply a tourniquet and don't mess about with it. Source: asked a paramedic of 15 years

[@ricardoaraoz717]

Actually if the haemorrhage is arterial (blood shoots up from the wound) pressure is all you need, if it is venous (blood spurts) then you need to apply a tourniquet if you can.

[@jacobbass8106]

@@ricardoaraoz717 you got it backwards, even if that statement is not necessarily true. I would stop giving medical advice on youtube since you clearly dont have any training or knowledge.

[@NDOhioan]

Maintaining a dominant position? Hitting someone while doing your best to avoid getting hit yourself? Ability to trap and control the knife hand? Using your lead hand to set up your rear hand? It's funny, the way you describe the principles of knife fighting, they sound an awful lot like core principles found in boxing and wrestling. But hey, those are just sports with rules, what could those possibly teach you about real fighting?

[@andrewweitzman4006]

We do know that English pugilism was heavily influenced by saber and rapier fencing.

[@charliedavis3931]

Knew all this cause I study HEMA, when you study the techniques and weapons used by people who actually did have to rely on them, this stuff becomes blatantly true. Straight daggers are just better than anything curved.

[@Sceadusawol]

When it comes to bladed combatives theory, I do think that HEMA does have the edge. ;)

[@biggidousthethird2672]

@@Sceadusawol gottem lol

[@niscent_]

knife injuries are surprisingly less lethal than you would believe. we tend to overestimate them because of how gruesome the mental imagery of having strips of skin hanging from your body, getting a finger cut off, or the idea of the pain such massive cuts and stab wounds must cause. as you said, at the end of the day cuts are basically a non threat, even someone trying to slit your throat will struggle if he's not holding you in place, because your arteries are buried between your neck muscles and your windpipe (which is a pretty solid structure). stab wounds on the other hand are devastating, but very few won't allow you the time to get medical attention. get stabbed in the guts and intestine, or any part of your digestive system, even multiple times, worst case scenario you got a day before sepsis kills you. get stabbed in the liver or kidneys and your life may be totally ruined and you'll need medical treatment or a transplant for the rest of your life... within the next few days. ruptured spleen may cause you to bleed out pretty quickly, though ironically spleen bleeding is more sever when caused by blunt trauma than stab wounds. get stabbed in the lung and you'll still be mostly okay for a few minutes and stay alive for an hour thanks to the back up lung you're packing in the other half of your chest cavity, and it does already take some effort to get a good stab through the rib cage to the lungs. get stabbed to the other lung and you're basically on a 5-10min timer, still enough to get medical attention. and now what will kill you before medics can save you is: getting stabbed to the heart, you're extremely lucky already if your heart don't stop or become inefficient on the spot, and you may bleed out extremely fast if your aorta is hit, still technically speaking the trauma surgeon got 4min of heart failure to put you on life support before irreversible brain damage. and finally you can bleed out in a couple minute from artery injuries, femoral in your thigh, brachial in your arm (and under armpit), jugular in the neck, those are deeply buried between your bones and muscles and it takes a precise and deep stab to reach them. baseline is: it takes very little for a knife to place someone on a timer, but tremendous efforts to finish the job and actually bury them.

[@beepboop204]

stabs seem to be exponentially more lethal than cuts

[@niscent_]

@@beepboop204 they sure are, it takes incredible dedication and efforts to kill someone through knife cuts alone.

[@beepboop204]

@@niscent_ i also believe most of the ritualized self-dispatching also uses pokes more than cuts

[@sergey_zagran]

knife, is a very complex tool to arrange training process. Also, if the person in not trained to fight, move and wrestle with bare hands, it makes no sence to explain fight with weapon. weapon training is a much higher level of fight proficiency. This is why, knifes are generally overestimated

[@beepboop204]

@@sergey_zagran in a pinch, i do believe most humans will use their fist, or an extension of their fist, to strike downwards more often than not. its interesting to think about how punching eventually led to stabbing and thrusting, and hand weapons turned into spears and polearms, long knives and shirt swords, etc., etc. its intuitive enough, "the pointy end goes into the other person"

[@brianreilly5103]

Thank you for the reality check. From my experience, there is more lousy training advice than good regarding knife fighting and defense

[@sticksnstones5407]

This guy has convinced me to start carrying a fork.

[@jeice13]

"Karambits are better than longswords" Armchair violence, 2023

[@garynaccarato4606]

When it comes to opening boxes this is true however that's not really the point of this video.

[@jeice13]

@@garynaccarato4606 22:14 is the timestamp

[@ReneADreifuss]

So much truth here. I must say that this is probably one of the best knife videos I have ever seen. While knife vs knife combat is vey much outside of my experience and purview. I found this to be extremely relevant to topic of knife vs unarmed. I have found that a majority of "accepted wisdom" is actually completely unsubstantiated by evidence. It is truly refreshing to see an evidence based approach to the subject. I learned a lot and I appreciate the work and research that went into this. Thank you! I think this is a must watch for any serious martial artist, though I suspect it will be ignored or discounted by most.

[@timothycheok7324]

I love the way you went about answering this problem. The research, the concepts brought in and tying it all together at the end. I love these videos.

[@kodypaynter9111]

Great video! Ive worked as a police officer and now in a prison having seen bladed attacks I think you were spot on in your analysis and breakdown.

[@Maodifi]

This is fair and needed. I'm an FMA practitioner, but any amount of time seriously thinking about this stuff makes it pretty apparent that: 1) knife fights are always a terrible idea, 2) disarms are hard to use and shouldn't be a primary goal, 3) defanging the snake should be a pleasant surprise, not an expected outcome. On the topic of limb disabling, I have a story that further supports your point. I accidentally chopped into my left hand a couple of years ago out in the woods while trying to prepare a log. It was deep enough that the blood splattered. However, on my way to the clinic, I used both hands to haul my log back to the vehicle. It hurt, but my hand worked almost as well as it had prior to the cut.

[@Tutorp]

I kind of suspect that blunt force is actually more effective at defanging than a cut. Unless you cut the inside tendons of the hand, the hand will still be fully functional, while broken or crushed bones will impede the function.

[@Maodifi]

@@Tutorp Agreed. That's why training to keep the inside parts of your limbs away from your opponent is usually done. The blade I cut myself with was pretty hefty, and the blunt force of the blade smacking into my hand was definitely the most debilitating part.

[@Eric3Frog]

That log must've been quite important to you. :) Glad you're ok.

[@Maodifi]

@@Eric3Frog Lol, thanks. It's a long story, but it would've been a pain (no pun intended) to schedule another trip out there for that particular tree type.

[@r.westerling4280]

Must see You made a perfect video; every second contains information, there are no empty words in your story, you cover every aspect of knife fighting I could think of and it is all well thought out. This is the best fighting instructional video I have ever seen.

[@Benw8888]

Videos like these deserve way more views- they're extremely informative, and >99% viewers don't know this info.

[@youonlylikeonce9592]

Great video. Definitely good food for thought. That whole thing about understanding knife offense as a prerequisite for understanding knife defense also makes sense. Some of those videos of attacks can be hard to watch, but if you're someone who's worried about a knife attack, I definitely think they could be useful to see (if you can tolerate them). That said, I wish there were more sports that involved simulated knife combat, especially with rule sets that allow wrestling and striking in addition to thrusts and slashes. Like with people wearing padded clothing and using rubber knives. I know that kind of thing exists, but I don't think there are nearly as many people who are actually great at that as there are people who are great at boxing, wrestling, etc. It would be interesting to see what else we could learn if such a sport actually became big. I know such a sport wouldn't be perfectly realistic, but I still think we might be able to glean more about real knife fighting and how to actually train people effectively. Also, there seem to be plenty of videos on the internet on untrained (or barely trained) people challenging pro fighters and losing. It would be interesting to see what would happen if a simulated knife combat sport became big and untrained people challenged pros to sparring matches. I just feel like we could learn a lot. Idk if that will ever happen, but a man can dream, right? :)

[@Eric3Frog]

The Dog Brothers gatherings are the closest to what you are describing.

[@logosimian]

Knife fighting is worth understanding even if you have zero intention of ever participating (meaning you are sane), simply because people get stabbed more than they get shot, even in the shooty countries. Looking forward to any future "big knife" videos. I'm curious as to your take on the differences.

[@davemay8747]

Articulate and well researched as usual, presented with a nice sense of humour. Definitely deserves a larger following.

[@blindjusticeandcommonsense2786]

Yes. There is one extra point (pun intended) to add about things like screwdrivers, ice picks, and even afro combs with a pointed handle. Whilst they are obviously stabbing only the range of targets is a little different. Blades tend to skate off the skull, where things like ice picks will penetrate. Side of the skull being the optimal for that. And of course, don't be doing any of that unless you are in a lethal force self defence situation.

[@bullfrogboss8008]

I like the idea of using a screwdriver for applying painful pressure in one point

[@paulpolito2001]

Probably the best "knife fighting" advice I've seen on YT. Granted, I'm just a random nobody in the comments; and that makes my opinion relatively worthless -- still, cheers and well said.

[@CanIbeWithThee]

Your channel is AWESOME ❤ I'm happy to have found it. Gladly subscribed.

[@StealthScouts]

AV you are literally the best! Freggin love your videos and way more informative than anything I've seen KEEP IT UP !!!

[@usmansubhani7482]

I love these videos. No vagueness on what you’re trying to say, and proving a point when it matters. It’s much more communicative than whatever vague sophistry ‘Martial Artist’ use these days.

[@spookyninja4098]

Learn Self Defense FROM knives is a must = Unfortunately 90% of Knife Defense martial art classes are Crap and never pressure tested. I have only seen 3 practical pressure tested videos on utube so far that really work. The US had 1035 knife murders in 2021 - thats 10% of all murders. More people die from Knives in Australia than any other weapon.

[@RobDegraves]

The Romans researched on "volunteers" and found that a two-inch stab was more lethal than a two-foot slash. Obviously, that depends on where, but it's a valid observation by people who did a lot of stabbing.

[@ArmchairViolence]

Do you have a link to that source? Because that sounds like an interesting thing I would want to read.

[@RobDegraves]

@@ArmchairViolence "For the Romans not only made a jest of those who fought with the edge of that weapon, but always found them an easy conquest. A stroke with the edges, though made with ever so much force, seldom kills, as the vital parts of the body are defended both by the bones and armor. On the contrary, a stab, though it penetrates but two inches, is generally fatal. Besides in the attitude of striking, it is impossible to avoid exposing the right arm and side; but on the other hand, the body is covered while a thrust is given, and the adversary receives the point before he sees the sword. " Longer quote from Vegetius, 4th century

[@bigcconservativeguy2534]

BTW, just discovered your channel and am now a new sub. Found your accurate info and humorous delivery quite refreshing!

[@lerempartmidnight3077]

I have been studying this subjects for years , been in knife fights, tryed all the type of weapons you can imagine and i can say that this vidéo is the best i ever saw. Covert it all , no bs

[@kittencaboodle8124]

As an amateur killer who wants to go pro, this video was so useful!!

[@guyfawkes5012]

love your gf's slightly awkward/uncomfortabe facial expressions in the demonstrations, she is adorable!

[@ObservantPiratePlus]

Just subbed to your channel. Your philosophies, advice and techniques mirror my own that I've had for years. Basically you confirmed everything I already knew was true. Awesome job!

[@Char-hx4rb]

This video is basically a seminar in debunking common presumptions with actual research.

[@nef36]

22:13 "I give you two minutes before he's inside" Oh, you sweet summer child. *The fight will not last that long.*

[@InfinitGamerChannel]

Your channel is so underrated, I hope more people will watch it in the future. Keep it up, bro!

[@Chris-uo3rj]

Extremely well thought out and described. Thank you

[@MrWayne1701]

GREAT post! I had one piece of advice from an old biker I once knew, "if youse'r usin' a folder, go fer dere belly or t'roat, so's ya don't gotsta deal wit dere ribs"...Which made sense to me, but I DIDN'T ask him how he knew that.

[@gunnerhiro394]

A kali grandmaster said knife fighting arts (including kali) have become so stylized with so many fancy self defense moves that u can't even do it in knife sparring (with marking blunt blades) - let alone real life (where u REALLY don't want to get cut/stabbed). As they say, u can really do an AWESOME demo if u have an accommodating opponent.

[@WO0Odzy]

You're just making more a fighting nerd everyday, I hope you are happy. (You should, congrats on this amazing channel!)

[@williamcryts5337]

Fiore has quite a bit about reverse grip knife fighting. Its strength is its defense, its usefulness in the grapple, its leverage and usefulness in very close thrusting especially from above. I use to be in armed security and one of the things mentioned during training we should do was watch actual footage of suicides, murders, fights, shootouts, drug overdoses etc etc. Just so we would desensitized enough to reduce the risk of freezing or getting our OODA loop reset. I watched a lot of footage of knife fights. I can only think of one where the person used the reverse grip effectively. The grapple match was like 3 minutes that ended in the victim knocking over jugs of water causing him to slip and allowing the murderer to overpower than thrust in his clavicle. he then used his knife as a lever to pull him down and finished him off. using the knife as a lever is also strangely rare. The saddest thing about this encounter was when the subject used the knife as a lever to break open a cash drawer. it had money AND a gun. The victim wrestled for his life and the entire time a gun was within arms reach yet secured. To this day I wonder what the background story was. The subject had a sort of deep mabu horse stance the entire time and used the knife in a way I never saw in fight footage. Even when he was leaving he walked that way. I assume due to the water on the ground? who knows. If Im allowed to make a wild claim the only people you need to worry about a reverse grip from would be butchers and a small percentage of fiorist who like knife fencing. Butchers keep their knives sharp, use them often and also understand how to use them as lever to reliably move carcasses around. This technique can be used on humans but you never see it. The average "knife fighter" in the modern era would use shiv sewing machine thrust to the gut or rabbit punches with the shank to the ribs and back of the neck. They have no concept of using it as a lever or blocking with it.

[@LittleJimmy835]

That “front hand to control, rear hand to attack” stance for knife fighting is pretty much a classical boxing stance, as is the strategy of using footwork to achieve the outside angle. It really looks to me that learning boxing is the best thing you could do to be a knife fighting expert.

[@cpiper6338]

Great video! There's a reason why the number 1 knife used by commandos for decades is the Fairburn dagger. Long, sharp point with double edges. I learned knife defense from a gentleman who taught at an anti-terrorist school back in the 70's. He called it PerSev. Perforate and Sever. And he always said, "There's a reason the 'P' comes first."

[@herculesbrofister265]

you can actually find old OSS (precursor to the CIA) tutorial videos of William Fairbairn demonstrating his "gutter fighting" techniques here on youtube. it is a lot of stabbing and thrusting.

[@PayJ567]

One of your best videos in one of your best "series". Well thought out and well put. Love and comment for the algo

[@BaeBox]

I love your videos, thanks for your efforts.

[@inexperiencedknife]

This videos gonna be played in a court room

[@sammyli9456]

This is best VDO i have watched from your channel. I learned several weapon forms like Thai swords, Jian (Chinese), Katana (JP), Tonfa, spears for the athletic purpose. Sometimes I have sparred with my partners by those weapons just to assure my understanding to their practical application and the force line which is to encourage correct practice. In spite of my several weapon skills, I never thought about practicing knife for either self defense or athletic purpose. 🙏 Thanks again for your dedication on the illustration in depth about knife use which cannot practically establish a self defense purpose.

[@laplaceZ3ro]

this is such an underrated video bro, if you die then this world would lose SO much high quality knowledge, dont die any time soon bro I still have a lot more to learn from you

[@elsewhereboy]

Mate. I have to say that this is the most realistic video I have ever watched. When it gets down to knives, You are fighting for your life . Full stop . End of.

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

This dude deserves way more credit. You basically confirmed what I always knew.

[@fredeuhrbrand3789]

This is great - I will refer and link to you when these discussions come up - as always thorough and easily accessible :-). I will add: I have also looked at a lot of knife assault videos - and more than technique - the criminals seem to be relying on strategy - in this case, the element of surprise. Sooo many videos of people getting stabbed while being unaware. I think if you really are a self defense nerd or have a real need for self protection - your hours spent studying are more effective if you don't start with technique but situational/strategic analysis and Then potentially move on to technique. Cheers

[@pangopod2969]

Good work ! As always.

[@ja66565]

This clarifies a lot of things on the knife fighting conversation

[@thenoxz2924]

There are no words that can thank you enough for providing footage of real attacks so we as viewers can analyze them and train based on them, not based on some bullshit seen in most self defense schools. I watched your other video about BJJ Self Defense sucks and I loved that, this is your second video I watch and you earned so much respect from me immediately I am seriously considering subscribing. From the bottom of my heart thank you dude for keeping it real, for showing reality, unfortunately we have so much delusion about self defense especialy when it comes to knives. I would definitely love more videos with more analysis on real attack situations and with the playlists from the footage analyzed. Big handshake mate take care.

[@lacabravoladora692]

great video love the content i suscribe and i am greatfull fro the existence of people like you since i seldom come across quality channels like this one

[@jaggedskar3890]

This was really well presented and on point - so to speak.

[@HamzaShams_]

I loved how you broke down all the points in this video. Please also make a video on knuckle duster fighting, does it have enough stopping power to be a good self defence weapon ? That would be an amazing video and would answer alot of my questions for sure

[@cdk2968]

As a relevantly experienced friend of mine once said: There is only one single rule in a knife fight: make sure that you have a knife - and the other guy doesn't!

[@snehithabraham9907]

Bro I appreciate the level of research and grateful for the information, but damn, you really sat through tons of footage of people just dying and getting stabbed. That's nuts

[@clarkethedark9750]

How is your channel only 16K subs is beyond me. Ten times (at least) better content then some other much larger channels...ugh. I guess a few more months and you'll be at a few hundred k ;) Thanks for this!!

[@tyrusmfrechs7025]

Trash that’s why

[@jjkkllqaswqdqasqwd]

I have been looking for this information for so long

[@dariusjavidan5609]

Excellent explanation. I always argued with people teaching knife defence that most techniques simply wont work in a pressure situation. And you are better off using the knife simply as extension of your fist. And best skill to teach would be distance management and quick movement which can partially negate size difference. (unless stuck in a confined space) which is a totally different game and significant size advantage will almost always prevail).

[@Shiresgammai]

Excellent as always. This is pretty much the only good video (aside from Bae313's videos) about knife fighting which I've seen on KZbin. Most videos about this topic are horrendously delusional.

[@davidmc8478]

Great video. Two anatomical things, one is that hitting a major organ usually kills through massive haemorrhage so that’s another circle. The exception is an intestinal wound that causes bowel leak and infection which kills over 3 days without medical attention. The second is that a knife thrust compresses tissue during the thrust so knife wounds penetrate deeper than the length of the knife. This just makes it more scary.

[@SethHood-pw1cr]

excellent video and vibe. I just discovered your channel and 2 videos got me subscribed. I've only seen 1 man in real life who had been in a knife fight. He looked like a man who had been a knife fight too.

[@Mulligatawney]

Piper knife system is basically almost all these points, albeit with a reverse grip and lots of footwork to get the outside angle. It's based on studying knife attacks in South Africa

[@Bombsuitsandkilts]

First video of yours I've seen and this is my type of dark humor.

[@athallahhafidz7689]

Nice analysis! I love these facts. It would be great if you can also do some analysis for why "Celurit", an Indonesian weapon, are widely used by criminal gangster in their act, especially these days recently. Keep up spreading facts brother 🔥🔥🔥

[@Mightylcanis]

That bit about knives not being good against armored opponents is technically true.. since knives aren't daggers. But my heart weeps for rondels and bollock daggers (even though quite a few of both of those types of daggers are often single-edged, and could easily be called fighting knives.)

[@academiacadejo3266]

To paraphrase James Yeager, "The root of the word knife-fight is "fight", not knife." You need to learn how to fight.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

I’m waiting for the angry FMA fan boys talking about Bobby Toboada and other ancient men with no actual fight record.

[@Shacksies]

Except all of the FMA people commenting are saying they agree with these points and most of this is already fundamental knowledge in FMA. Also Bobby Taboada's style is almost entirely a stick/sword system for longer weapons and involves relatively little knife training compared to other FMA styles. It's just that none of AV's points justify his attempt to debunk knife training, and if anything these arguments prove the value of knife training.

[@fawazahmed4978]

wow thought this would be a channel with 1m+ subs, super good quality

[@katidaniel]

Awesome as always!

[@SD8Sportverteidigung]

i wish i have had found your channel erlier!!!! great work, thank you!

[@charlesroberts9675]

Really like your videos, thanks.

[@gerardonunezdelafuente6330]

What an usefull and terrifying video, Thanks. PD: Your dojo looks so white and clean that I thought that was a green screen stuff 😅

[@AnUnknownPlayer.]

This is gonna be great, two inappropriate warnings? Beautiful

[@ozramblue117]

Just stumbled on your channel a few videos ago. Nice work. Keep it up. While I love knives they scare me even more than guns (for violence). Look forward to watching more despite having managed to avoid violence (most effective survival strategy) for some 47 years now… mostly. Been stabbed once in the leg with a big “survival knife” and attacked in hand to had a couple of times. Got lucky and I’m still here. Also had a few guns pointed at me, but social graces saved me from those.

[@samklibaner7252]

I don't know if they are referring to the same thing, but I think I've read about Kali being different form some other fighting stiles, at least in terms of knife use, because it promotes use of the active hand. Not sure if it's the same thing you're talking about, but it's interesting to note. Also thinking about some videos I've seen about testing knife defenses, which have generally shown that most popular knife defense are bogus, but the ones that do seem to work reasonably well, seem to rely on the knife being in your lead hand. So that gives some support for it being in your back hand. Plus, it goes to your point at the end of the video about have to know about realities of knife offense, before being able to make a good defense.

[@SpidermAntifa]

Saber grip IS less secure than hammer grip, but hammer grip can still be stripped with the thumb gate when you use a training dagger that won't bend lol I've used both, got stiffer training knives when we realized we couldn't use thumb gate disarms.

[@redigiovanni]

The thought of defending myself against a knife is why I also carry a gun!

[@anonymousbosch9265]

My understanding of modern military knife training is to get to your knife fast and get it into the other person first with an eye to not letting them get their knife into you

[@scottcusatis9071]

I've been stabbed and it is very unpleasant. I was ambushed while standing at a urinal. I got hit a few inches below my sternum. I reacted with a left hook. Didn't even know i was stabbed. Knife went in 5 inches and missed my heart by an inch. I knocked him out and someone took me to the er. I woke up the next day in pain after hours of f surgery

[@iChefTheImpossible]

Everytime I see knife and gun self defence listed on a club or school website I write them off

[@viiltelijamurhaaja7225]

Im quite sure that wrestling is best defense for both, after verbally trying to not get in a fight.

[@daveinthemicrowave]

Very interesting, hopefully never have to put this information to use but nice to have nevertheless.

[@jimmyjam-vc6rf]

Lol dude i was searching for this other day and it was driving me crazy just to know how people die by pokey things. Thank you for making this!

[@iotaeta-pi2770]

My Drill Sergeant had two confirmed combat kills by knife. But that was done by sneaking up behind them. Otherwise, he used his rifle 😊.

[@bigcconservativeguy2534]

Precisely! I was going to mention that stealth approaching from behind and stuffing your off forearm in your victim's mouth while using your knife to quickly and repeatedly stab the person (knife in the icepick grip) in the chest with 0 chance of any harm coming to your own person. This however is well outside the theme of this video as it is really in no way self defense and definitely more of a combat skill/tactic thing!

[@iotaeta-pi2770]

@@bigcconservativeguy2534 And my DS had a strange, almost other-worldly way of moving. Once, he just strolled halfway into the barracks before anyone called out "at ease". We figured he could knife half the platoon in our sleep before anyone noticed! 🤣

[@cynicalnitro8416]

Subbed to you because you don't seem to be selling a fantasy. My father told me "if you ever get into a knife fight, you WILL get cut".

[@nathanwhitfield4462]

Absolutely nailed it as usual.

[@8Phobos8]

Finally someone with common sense and down to earth about real fights! I love this sociopathic guy! Going to watch his videos for sure

[@godwarrior3403]

All really great and scary info. As always, training will be a determining factor guys. Watching this video and getting this knowledge is good, but get some practice knives and train against actual resistance (meaning train with family or friends, practice your techniques, and spar at least sometimes in a way where you're actively resisting each other) if you want to make this part of your self defense game.

[@titomala-madre]

I guess I will have to throw away my entire wardrobe. I had it all custom made to carry all 50 of my lapel daggers.

[@MotorcycleWrites]

Love these videos for writing purposes. I’m never gonna stab someone to death and I don’t want to learn a whole martial art system to figure out how a competent knife wielder would do it lol. Same with grappling/punching info on YT, very nice to get some concise info on the basics of how competent people beat each other up.