knife defense

Summary of Monday Class 7/11/2016

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Warm up:We began with a low impact warm-up : squats, lunges, knife hand pushups, planking, leg outs, sumo squats,etc.
Striking Combination: Jab cross, Hook. Emphasis on synchronized upper body and lower body as outlined in body dynamics 2 post and content.
Conditioning: Did same combination above but repeated 3x moving forward, then fingers to the eyes while moving backward. Did this for 10 minutes.
Kata/Partner Exercise: Did partner exercise featuring all open handed strikes in the following sequence: Jab, Cross, Hook, Jab, Jab. The student receiving the strikes practiced defending the aforementioned strikes with their elbows by simulating that they’re slicking their hair back(à la James Dean) with both arms bent, with minimal motion to intercept the strikes.
Knife Defense: Attacker comes toward your neck with a downward stab: you burst in with one arm to the attacker’s live side, deflecting the knife, while simultaneously striking with the other arm to the face/neck area. Furthermore, closing the distance between the attacker tightly enough to limit the knife wielding hand, following through with knees to the groin and downward elbows to the back of the neck.

Krav Maga Knife Defense- Under Stab


In this video the attacker is attempting to stab using an underhanded thrust, Note how I am blocking and attacking at the same time, I move my body away from the knife but then immediately close the distance using bursting technique striking to weak points and moving towards my attacker very aggressively, from a knee to his groin his body may shift forward which gives me the opportunity to strike the cervical spine and back of the head. I may choose to reach over and tear at the eye balls as shown in this video or torque his neck aggressively which will further expose the back of his head allowing for easier follow up strikes to the cervical spine.