Street fight: Long stick vs. knife and machete A long stick gives you reach but you better time you swing well, otherwise this will happen: Your browser does not support JavaScript! JavaScript is needed to display this video player! Recommended instruction: Self-Defense Tip #97 — Using Staff Weapons: Cane, Umbrella, Walking Stick Self-Defense Tip #105 […]
Self-Defense Tip 109 You Better Time It Well Read More »
Knife fighting technique in hand-to-hand combat on the ground Don’t you think there is something wrong with this book cover? Considering that in addition to the point, the knife has a sharp edge or even two, which can cut forward and backward with little pressure, why use it as if it were a dull stake
Self-Defense Tip 89 Knife in Ground Fighting Read More »
A very educational video of a real knife fight It is amazing it was not over much sooner. . . . The video shows how difficult it is to defend oneself without an “arm extender.” It also shows that although the defender was brave, he lacked the common sense to take off his backpack when
Self-Defense Tip 88 Empty Hands vs. Knife Read More »
Edged weapons often used in street attacks: Straight razors and sharpened bicycle spokes This tip continues the topic of edged weapons most often used in street attacks. Today, straight razors and sharpened bicycle spokes. Straight razor: This weapon slashes and is obviously not suitable for stabbing. In skilled hands, a straight razor can disable a
Self-Defense Tip 87 Using Edged Weapons: Straight Razor and Bicycle Spoke Read More »
This tip and the forthcoming one are about general principles of using edged weapons, whether for attack or for self-defense. Unlike blunt weapons, edged weapons require very little force to do great damage. With well-sharpened blades, a touch and press is usually all it takes to leave an unforgettable impression. I write here only about
Self-Defense Tip 86 Using Edged Weapons: Knife and Machete Read More »
Garrote: How to make this flexible weapon As you know from the preceding self-defense tip, most flexible weapons are blunt, but the garrote is a flexible weapon that cuts like an edged weapon. It is easy to make in either the common version, with piano wire and metal handles, or the nonmagnetic version, with synthetic-fiber
Self-Defense Tip 85 Using Flexible Weapons: Garrote Read More »
Best fighting grip for a knife, push dagger, and pencil If you viewed the video in my Self-Defense Tip #58 — Tactical Pen vs. an Ordinary Pencil, or “Pay More for Less,” you noticed a peculiar grip I used in the demo. That grip turned an ordinary pencil from a mere bloody annoyance into a
Self-Defense Tip 79 Knives, Push Daggers, and Pencils Read More »
The most effective methods of knocking out or incapacitating enemies This tip is my comment on an article on knockouts in violent encounters, written by James LaFond and published in Black Belt magazine. First, two lists of various methods of knocking out or otherwise incapacitating an opponent, based on James LaFond’s analysis of 1,675 acts
Self-Defense Tip 65 Knocking Out or Otherwise Incapacitating Assailants Read More »
Weapon reliability: Knife vs. straight razor Asked about his preference, a straight knife or a straight razor, G. S. first replied, “Get lost.” When pressed, he repeated, “Get lost.” But finally being a good friend, he relented and said, “Knife.” Asked why, he said: “Once I slashed a fellow, my razor got jammed in his
Self-Defense Tip 63 Learned Opinion on the Superiority of a Knife Over a Straight Razor Read More »
Someone has asked me about the video Self-Defense: Tools of Attack. He said that he already has the video Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and likes the moves it shows and the way these moves are taught. He liked that all moves build one upon each other and that similar moves are used against many different
