Browsing Category Knife Defense

One of the biggest factors when it comes to protecting yourself is your environment. It can determine how the fight will turn out and ultimately if you’re able to escape it. When you think about it, the environment in which your fighting plays a huge role. You could slip, fall, trip over items and so forth. It determines the direction ...

Knife attacks are already tricky situations on their own since they can end up being very dangerous if you get hurt. However, add two attackers to the mix, then it can be even more complicated. You don’t know which one is carrying the knife or if both of them are. To properly defend yourself against them, you need to assume ...

A knife fight is obviously one of the worst situations you can be in during a fight. The injury you can sustain from a knife fight can be very dangerous which is why you should always consider a few important factors if ever you’re in this dangerous situation. The first important factor to consider is the scenario in which you’re in. Are ...

One of the most common forms of mugging or being held hostage is when the attacker has a knife to your throat. This can be an extremely dangerous situation and you want to make sure that you’re very cautious. Any wrong movements can have you severely injured so it’s of the upmost importance that if ever you’re in a situation ...

While some instructors in self-defense will say that the best method to defeat an attacker with a knife is to block it, others will say the opposite, that you should trap it. Both methods could be good. However, it really depends on your attacker, your surroundings and the situation itself. Let’s say you’re in an open space area. In this scenario, ...