Attack from a knife

[Tombstone]

I'll never know until it happens, so hopefully I'll never know

 

So I guess I have 2 choices:

 

1. get stabbed

 

2. keep my distance and wait for an opening

 

But like I said, I hope I never have to find out. And I'd rather try my second choice

[CrazyAZNRocker]

Well alot of things have to be accounted for, like for example, the skill of the knife user. I know one well trained knife fighters, and i assure you they are very dangerous. What makes good knife fighters really dangerous are the knowledge of tendon areas and nerve areas. Also a good knife handler will usually hold the blade in an upsidedown fashion, and the blade would rest on the forarm, however thats not always true. However I sparred with the knife fighter for my own training ((he had a rubber knife)) and i noticed that he wouldn;t attack with the knife, but rather defend using the knife. Instead of blocking with the inner for arm, he would have the knife make the block, and cutting the attacker. When attacking with the knife he would do a hook like a boxer only using the knife as the extention of the punch((as martial artist stated in a previous post)). Though he would usually have the blade upside down, he showed me some ways of a good knife fighter if the blade was rightside up. One thing about holding it that way is that the grip is not as good and can get knocked off, however if the fighters hand is quick enough, he can use the knife to slash incoming attacks, like defending with the blade upside down. Also the good knife fighter will rarly Slash for an attack, but will mostly go for rapid speed thrusts, in other words a jab.

 

With all that been said, a good knife fighter is much more of a threat than some thug with a poket knife. I just think that should be accounted for. But then again i might be overdoing it

[delta1]

Remain calm and centered (yeah, right!) Well, at least try not to panick and freeze. Avoid his attacks, control the weapon, destroy the man. Try to kep my hands higher, backs of arms toward the weapon, and move. As for what specifically I'd do- other than foul my pants, I don't know. You can train for it, but you can't preplan it.

 

Holding a knife does make a fighter faster. He doesn't have to generate nearly as much power,so his movements can be quicker and more erratic. Harder to grab until he commits. And until you control the weapon, relative size and strength don't matter (except possibly reach).

 

One thing for sure, I wouldn't hold back. Deadly force is the rule. I want him completely incapacitated (deadly force doesn't mean you have to kill him, just that you could). Use any dirty trick or weapons at hand. Ex: if I did crap in my pants, I'd reach in and throw a handful in his face!

 

If it is a serious knife fight and your opponent is at all competent, you'll probably get cut. Flick the blood at his eyes if you can. Besides temporarily disrupting his vision, most people cringe at having someone elses blood in their eyes. Also, I've been told there are chemicals released into your blood under severe stress (and this qualifies) which have a psychological effect on others if they smell it. If you must bleed, use it!

 

This probably isn't what you were looking for. But a good BM is about the only part of the script I can write. Other than that it's just application of principles, concepts, ideas and training. Sorry.

[shotokanwarrior]

One thing my sensi has done was to throw change from his pocket in a under hand throw so the change goes up towards the attackers face. The attacker every time looks up at the change and some times even raises his hands. This distraction gives you time to attack

[Kaju_influenced]

Very good distraction i like that, IMO we have to analyse the kind of situation we are in and how to deal wit it. For say in a bar use something chair pool stick whatever, here is a little trick i have learned: the position of the oponents knuckles will govern the position of the blade well in most cases unless he is carrying a unorthodox one e.x reverse blade,pinky claw...ect. However it is almost impossible to actually defend properly against a blade that is where exp comes in with them( the more u know how the handle them the better off u are second and most important if ur gonna try to block it!!!!!! *Turn ur forarms to the blade and try not to grab without proper deflect first, a cut on the wrist and inside forarm can kill you* After that its about concentration relaxation and praying u dont die! Hopefully we can come out of a situation like this alive GL guys and be carefull.

 

KEEP TRAINING AND ALWAYS WORK HARD AT IT!

[mArTiAl_GiRl]

Hmmm.... well, IF I could run, then I would.

 

Bruce Lee said: Even I ran away sometimes, it's the best choice when you can do it

 

But, if I can't run away, then I would...

 

1) Show a scary face at him/her, like: BWAH!

 

OR

 

2) Wait for his attack and then do a... (what was that word in english)... umm.. do that 'trick' my instructor taught me.

[martialartist1]

well, man all you is kick the bottom of their hand, knife gone, then if the bad guy attacker still attacks, you need to takedown them down and perhaps injure them so they cant move normally. the rest let the cops handle it. alternatively as they attack you, you can take them down.

[JerryLove]

Wow, there's a huge variety from reasonable to people who have wathed far too many movies.

 

I won't presume to try to discuss techniques; that's simply folly against an imagined attacker. We have no idea how he's using the knife, relative positions, etc., I'd just be jabbering. I will however, discuss basic ideas.

 

Firstly, the people who said you will get cut are right. And even if you don't, I really recommend never assuming there is even the possability you will not. If you think you might not get cut, then you will try to avoid getting cut. If you do that, you are fighting defensively; which is suicide against a knife.

 

Work range, you want to be as far away as possible or as close as possable. Far away you can minimize cuts, when you close, get in close enough to control the knife. Anything in between is chopping range.

 

Your situation will not improve. The longer that fight lasts, the more you bleed. Better to take a hit and end the fight than to sit out and wait. Don't spar, don't play, don't hang out.

 

That knife is the most dangerous thing he has; if you dn't have control of that knife you are probibly going to die... heck, you are probibly going to die anyway unless he's both uncommitted and incompitent. Get control of that knife and take his control away. I like braking the arm or hand as a general tactic there; but pinning it while killing him works almost as well.

 

Really, all he has to do is put that knife in front of him, keep his hand movin, and poke anything that comes near, and you are in a great deal of trouble.

[kle1n]

i would get my dick out and whip him to death.. no seriousley depends on the knife attack

[Kaju_influenced]

Good point jerry i agree howevr i find knifes are the most unpredictable type of att. I repeat turn outer forarms to the att much more painfull but wont kill you like a slit to the wrists or inner forarms. If u face a skilled practitio0ner wit the knife ur prob gonna die WTV tho its better to run if u can but if u cant try to grab weapon or brick or anythin wtv gl guys ..!