kinfe defense

This video is composed of clips recorded at full speed; they are not sped up. The video highlights possible options against a straight knife stab to the face.

The principal thing to focus on is bursting inward and off the line. I have to burst inside, yet not put my force straight against the attacker’s. By sidestepping as we burst in, the hands-together-like-an-arrow technique may be used while bursting inward to protect the neck and face.

The idea is to strike as much as possible while moving towards the attacker’s backside, displacing his/her center off the line, following through with punches and elbows to the side, to the back of the head, and the spinal area.

In this video you see me use a form of a wrestler’s arm control. I am putting weighted pressure on my partner’s rotator cuff, dragging him down, and from here I can follow through with more damaging attacks and strikes, maximizing damage.

In a real situation, this will not be easy. I may be stabbed a few times while employing this technique. I can try to use his knife hand to forcefully stab him, taking his knife arm and making it an extension of my body.