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Simple Knife Defense - Responding Appropriately

Author: Jon Hines
Date Posted: December 29, 2006

Before we go into this subject, the best knife defense is to run away, so please keep this in mind. In this first segment of Simple Knife Defense.I want to address the topic of Responding to a knife attack appropriately. This is when someone gets in your face right there and now, no time to think but to react. In this case we will respond appropriately. Some will not agree with this method, but it is from personal observation through numerous testings and interviews with victims of assaults and knife attacks, that shows the best response is usually the simplest way. The following information are principles for self defense and knife defense.

I want to emphasize the importance of covering up when you are first attacked. This means hands up, elbows in. This should be your very first instinct to do, an example of this is when someone throws you a ball, your hands usually comes up to catch. This principle applies for self defense and knife defense. The reason for this type of response is because its natural and uses gross motor skills, (big muscle group such as arms and legs) you do not have to memorize this. Once taught and trained it becomes second nature. The use of gross motor skills shines while under stress during a physical assault and a knife attack (fight or flight syndrome). Another thing to consider is when you are covering you are minimizing your injury. I have tested numerous scenarios relating to self-defense situation for the streets. I would randomly initiate attacks with or without a training knife, and 99% of the time most people respond to these attacks, as if it was a slug fest, then they realize, oh I've been stabbed and cut. The issue of responding to a knife attack and using this method of covering up for knife defense works well. Yes, you will be cut and stabbed initially, but you will not die from 1 or 2 cuts, it is from extreme multiple cuts (20 plus). Theres no way around this, there is no technique in this world that will keep you from not getting cut, under high stress, low light situation.

This cover up in knife defense or any type of physical assault is to protect yourself (and vital parts) and then move on to other options. So in this first segment of Simple Knife Defense and assaults, incorporate that cover up first. You may think this is a slow defense, because you were taught to intercept their attack from other martial arts. For the streets its totally different than in a dojo, we don't walk around with our hands up in a ready posture in a daily lives. This even goes to you Law Enforcement officer out there. Just because you carry a pistol, taser, OC spray, Asp baton that you're exempt from this method of response. If you understand that 21 foot rule, then you are familiar with the Tueller drill.In the next segment we will continue with the best option for self defense and knife defense after the cover up, and that is to create distance so that you may escape. Watch your 6...

About The Author

Jon Hines is a self defense consultant for various private security and law enforcement agencies. He has over 17 years background in the security/law enforcement field and martial arts teaching studies. For more information on this subject please go to Simple Knife Defense for articles and products solutions.

Article Source: JKD Street Combat - online collection of articles on self-defense.

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