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Derek
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Derek asked in SportsMartial Arts · 10 years ago

knife defense scenario?

so your in close quarters with your opponent, and for whatever reason you can't retreat and your opponent has the intent to kill you. you can't retreat due to military, or your wife/daughter/son/girlfriend/sister is behind you and at risk also. so you can't flee. you were on a date or whatever excuse you would like for not having a weapon.

so the attack is like a boxing hook but with a knife coming out the thumb end of your hand. arm is extended a bit farther then a boxing hook but that's the motion. the target is somewhere on the back above the hip to just above the floating ribs or even high ribs. what is your defense or strategy against this attack.

i'm thinking of rotating into it and blocking and with my other hand striking the neck or temple and following through to lower the head into a katagatame or a kimura (figure 4 lock). i'm also thinking about uchi (entering under the arm and letting the swing continue) but at a certain hight that is no longer available. and i'm also thinking a kick to gain distance then letting the strike continue then enter and do a standing armbar style movement with my body (rokyo).

the question is what would you do in that situation and what style do you train in.

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  • 10 years ago
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    If you go into a knife fight we a plan on how the fight will go you will get yourself killed. All fights are unpredictable especially fights with weapons. That is why Mushin is so important. There are too many variable that will dictate what part of my training that would be used at that precise moment. You have to take into account distance, speed of the attacker vs my speed. The angles of the attack vs my position.

    I can imagine your instructor telling you that you think too much. Thinking normally is a good thing> But in self defense it is not. Preparation is key or vital.

    Source(s): Martial Arts since 1982 Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Black Belt in Jujitsu Brown Belt in Judo
  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    Personally, I would do these steps:

    Step off the line

    In-block w/ left hand (assuming he's attacking w/ right) & Grab wrist

    Continue momentum downward

    Place opponents arm behind him & twist wrist to disarm

    Hammer fist back of the neck and knee the head

    Easier said than done, and with that in mind go to a self-defense school to learn more.

    Source(s): I train in traditional Kung Fu but know weapons defense from bits and pieces from multiple martial arts with a strong foundation in Karate
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Train in the act of run away, and call Chuck Norris.

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