What To Do Against A Brutal Knife Attack

When you learn martial arts and practice knife defense with your training partner, it seems work. You can defend the knife attack in training.

So what would happen if you face the knife attack for real?

There is something that you can miss when you practice knife defense. And I am sure you can relate to that if you practice martial arts. Your opponent is in front of you when you train. First of all, you can see him. He has a knife for training. You can see the knife, and you know he is going to attack you.

You also know whether he is the only one who is going to attack you or you face multiple attackers. You usually have enough space where you train. So, you can move and make the technique work.

Okay, what am I saying this? What's the point? Let's watch this video. All video credit goes to Nick Drossos.

After watching this video, I hope it is clear why I am saying this. I can say something cool that might make you feel better. But that is not going to help you to protect yourself if you face a situation like this.

There is no enough space to move, and you have to make your move in that situation. In this video, you see the attacker attacks him from behind. If you keep an eye on other persons instead of focusing on a single person, you can get the signal of what might happen.

Before attacking, the attacker looks around. And if you see that, that is a clear indication that he is going to do something. When someone attacks you with the knife in an icepick grip, you can block that with your front hand, and if you are fast enough, you can grab his hand as soon as you block his strike. Then you can make him off-balance and have control of the situation.

You can also use one hand to block the knife attack and punch him with another hand at the same time. You might not get the chance to counter-attack if the attacker keeps attacking you like this. So you can defend and attack at the same time.

Thank you so much for reading this post. Please feel free to let me know your thoughts in the comment section. To learn more, you can check out some of my recent posts.

Stay safe. Always be happy!

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