I love how twice during the live demos, mike tried to throw a monkey wrench, and Aaron was sooooo ready for it. He reacted immediately both times and showed how to counter the counter. that's how you know what they're doing is real. You don't see other people do demos where the attacker actively tries to throw monkey wrenches into the demo without the instructor knowing about it, and the instructor being able to go with the flow and still win the interaction.
@@Camm604 he meant monkey wrench as in in the end of the video as the instructors are showing their examples Mike was doing random changes through the manuever that would mix up the situation, and the guest wound up winning the interactions anyway by putting mike on his head to the canvas, showing he was winning those interactions even tho it got randomized a.k.a (throwing in monkey wrenches) :)
I did love the head into the ground move. That kind of quick redirection to throw them totally off balance is the kind of thing I love most in marital arts. Especially when using their head to do it.
My cousin was always doing self defence classes. He had reasonably good boxing and judo as well. A guy pulled a knife on him and went to stab him. He was thought to trap the knife and establish a dominant position which also includes head position. He clashed with the guy so hard looking for the head position he basically headbutt him and the dude was super dazed. Ran away and called the cops. Moral of the story is these situation are super unpredictable but head position is key💪
People forget how effective a good headbutt is. We kind of accidentally train ourselves not to do it too, because we try not to hurt each other too much in sparring. But yeah, charging in hard with the top of the head into their face or chin, pretty effective.
Practice?! You want me to Practice?! Bo, no no no. That's not how this works... I watch your videos, I buy your Hoodies and I can just do it. That's how it works! 💪
At first I didn't want to say anything.. but I noticed all the dudes in your "every martial arts style" videos are starting to look like you, Seth O.o What is going on here..??
There's nothing wrong if you're a fast runner. I've watched multiple lethal stabbings and Joe on the street (think your typical person, if you have a wide selection then you get the picture) ends up dead on the floor from running away. I'm not saying stay and fight goes any better for them. Most stabbings in my area (country really) are up close and cramped, not just on the street or with wide open spaces to move let alone run (bars, pubs, alleys, crowds outside clubs). The stabbings committed in the street are usually what I'm going to call "flash stabbings" where the time to react prior to being stuck is near impossible. Usually done by people jumping off the back of mopeds or getting out of the back of a car. Mostly at night but we had a bloke quite literally carve his missus up outside of a corner shop, in the middle of the day. So aye I'm not saying don't run by any means, I'm just trying to say there's a very high likelihood you're just going to die tired
@@cloroxusthestainlessone4324 I am not fast. I have a disabled leg so if they are going to kill me. A 9mm 17 round is what I have and a cold steel xl voyager. I am a soft easy going person but in Austin TX I see too many violent people
I went to one of Aaron's KCC training events and it absolutely blew my mind. A more knowledgeable, deadly, and yet cheerful human being I have never met. Coming for your Front Kick Focus or Dirty Boxing Shenigans next, Mike!
Man, knife defense is the worst thing to study. It's hard, it's absolutely uncomfortable and has so many variables. And yes, practice practice and more practice
Learning a technique, knowing a technique, and applying that technique under stress, all the same but VERY MUCH DIFFERENT. Love the content and your guests. Keep up the good work.
Just know. If youre ever in this position. You're gonna get cut. But as long as you keep them simple injury and manage to escape, and survive. You've done your job. Love these videos. I've been stabbed and cut up before. Great knowledge and very captivating. Keep it up brother
I'm glad you survived, man. My main concern among violent crime is being stabbed to death. I watched an ASP video that put the fear of God in me, and I vowed I would never let myself be as helpless as that man was. Now I carry a gun that I chose, and hand-loaded rounds, specifically for stopping a knife attack. No stabby stabby. No way. Nuh uh.
@@honorb4glory606 absolutely. People today have forgotten the potential danger in every day situations. Road rage, crazed homeless person, just random violence. Its dad reality but it's human nature. I'm extremely lucky and blessed to be alive and I take my safety extremely serious now that I'm much older and not as strong. 2nd amendment may scare some people but i encourage anyone capable and willing to carry to get their concealed carry and learn to shot. Appreciate you brother.
Your better off doing anything else, trying to mcdojo wrestle a knife is going to guarantee you get stabbed even more so on your vital organs since your just making easy for them
7:35 I noticed that too. He got his wrestlers headbutt in there nice and perfectly without damaging you. In a real fight he coulda broke your jaw with that headbutt.
Its great that Aaron calls you out when you say its never going to happen like this, saying mostly not but that he'd posted a video of that situation recently. I constantly see people saying it will or wont happen like xyz and then I find videos of knife attacks where that situation does occur. People need to spend time reviewing the videos of actual knife attack videos that are out there as it seems most attacks are described in a way that allow the technique the instructors are describing to work.
Another great video, and even more great information from Aaron. He is full of knowledge, and one that heavily pressure tests his material as you can see based off his reactions. I actually pressure tested most of what was discussed in this video with my students after a high school fight took place in which the attacker was grabbing and stabbing another student. I stand by Aaron statements that the focus will shift between the grabbing arm and the attacking arm, depending on various variables. The important part as a student is to practice and get comfortable with switching between the two. Great content as always
This is the most sensible presentation of how to defend against a knife attack. The discussion on the realism is the most important topic that all must learn about. Real knife attackers, as has been proven in many cctv footages, will not stop at whatever you do to defend yourself. And will not wait for you to do that.
We were taught in the Marines that while the hand may hurt you, the knife can kill you. If possible, ignore the grab hand and focus on the knife hand. But if you must address the grab hand, you MUST be prepared to quickly transition to defending/defeating the knife. It may not have to be a direct contact with the knife - a good blow to the throat, popping of the ears, etc, can often cripple your opponent such that you can take them. As always, overwhelming violence of action works in your favor.
don't they still teach people how to shoot in the Marines? Why the fuck would I waste time doing any of that crap when I can just shoot the attacker? Fights happen too fast to risk jabbing someone in the ears or eyes. I'd rather just pull out a gun on my hip and end it right there. If they have a fat neck jabbing them there isn't going to do any good.
@@stevecinneide8183 such an ignorant amateur. The dynamics of in close fighting say that a person with a knife who is within 21 feet of you can kill you before you can respond with a gun. Yes, it’s that fast. Good luck in trying to kill an attacker within that distance. For those who know, use overwhelming force to take them down. I hope you never have to ‘waste time doing any of that crap’… but also hope you wake up and realize that the enemy has a vote as well. Good luck.
Last time I saw a talk on knife defense, it was Metatron telling me to wear Chainmail. The wisdom bestowed for it was that if we're ever in a knife fight, we're gonna get stabbed, and this is the only way to stop it from being really awful.
My thoughts on this: 1. immediately break one's grab regardless if you see a weapon in his other hand or not. 2. Move your body in line with the force of the grabbing arm in order to dissolve it: if he pulls, push yourself and defend against the knife; if he pushes, pull yourself and attack the grabbing arm.
I see opportunities for elbow hyperextension and mule kicks in their movements. You guys have great chemistry, by the way! The banter and calm but skilled methods are awesome!
Self defense against a knife, even with the best training there is always a chance to be cut, doesn’t matter how skilled you are. Always remembered that statement from my sensei Wise man.
4:23 my first thought was to bow low to hyperextend the holding arm. You'd really need to be fast, or hold it in place, but the latter would be very risky. BTW: the fencing stance only occurs when the attacker fears a counterattack, be it a melee weapon, or someone who can really hit hard...
Damn this is good stuff. Glad I found this channel. We always teach in Classic Krav Maga here that you either do one thing right of many things half assed. That's why it's always block, then action. Never block and action the same time. Always better to give your 100% on one thing and then switch to another.
Just a general thought, I've always considered a kimura grip on the knife arm as the most effective thing to do if you have to engage someone with a knife. I feel like it breaks the posture of the knife arm from being able to thrust and it keeps the knife relatively away from you, plus you can destroy the arm or force them to drop it. Anyone any thoughts on this?
Committing two hands to one of theirs is great offensively but leaves you open defensively maybe? He has a free hand to do other damage to you, and if you get knocked unconscious who cares how long you controlled or damaged the knife weilding hand, he can calmly pick the knife up and carve his initials and date into your left ass-cheek (don't ask me why that's the outcome)
Great ideas! My 1st move may be eye jab, end threat. Gotta change attackers brain from attack to defense. If he's grabbing shirt, I put index finger over middle finger of right hand, go over top of his left arm&put 2 fingers thru his eye. That ends threat. Even if I miss the eye, he sees my fingers coming for his eye&his brain is still switched to defense&he'll move trying to avoid it. Then sweep the leg or do many other opportunities that split second distraction gave you time to do.
I was also thinking of something similar. I would use the impulse of a massive slap on the eye(s) passing my right arm over the oponent's holding arm, and with the same rotating movement escape in opposite direction
I'm retired now- 66 (mashed between 2 trucks in 99) was fed bodyguard, ex ranger, multiple high ranking black belts in different styles--40 year experience.. been through 1000 documented "transactions" (called that because someone ALWAYS pays- one way or another)..and lost 2. I've NEVER been grabbed- ever. never been choked, grabbed, or anything like that- it has never happened to me. (not saying it doesnt' happen- just never has to ME).. and looks like a great job of training for this.. Wish I could have seen that years ago.. I'm not out where I need that any more. (too bad a shape to use it anyway).. GREAT video and thanks for making that plain to folks that MIGHT need it. I've been in the jungles, deserts, in gang fights in downtown LA and other bad areas-with single and multiple attackers.. all kinds of areas- and as I said NOT ONCE did I get grabbed.. ever. The only guy ever to choke me--regretted it terribly (and he was a "friend" that was more or less joking-- which I found out AFTER he did it).. which is why I said it never happened-- not on the streets, or anywhere for REAL.. GREAT job though- good logic!!!!
That's good advice! Best defense against a knife attack is running! And deflect that shit so you don't get thrusted into the torso, better get cut in the hands or arms than your heart or lung.
Greetings from Finland! Would love to hear you talk about martial arts/selfdefence for us disabled folks too. Would be interesting to hear your opinion. Been doing ITF Taekwon-Do for 13 years and just reached my 1st dan despite my CP. So can be a proof that it's possible as long as you work hard and keep having fun. Thanks for your wonderful videos!
Man, the shenanigans in this video make me miss my time at the dojo! 😭😭😭😭 Thanks for the nostalgia! I work 2nds at the moment so I don't get to attend classes.
Run, knife hand control or head to the ground are the basic points and all three were excellently demonstrated near the end of this vid..well done good sirs and thanks for the pro tips
Havent you ever " trained" aikido?? They do a telegraphed lunge deliberately missing by about a shoulder width off to your left...then FREEZE.... then throw themselves helplessly to the ground
Question: what if the guy turns his weapon hand's wrist around (and cuts your wrist) once you grab it with a one on one or two on one? Something my friend taught me is that the guy can rotate his wrists around... I'm sorry for the stupid questions, it's just something that legitimately concerns me!
Guy asked my coach about knife attacks, coach grabbed a magic marker and proceeded to mark him up saying this could be your blood. Said situational awareness is key
I just wanted to comment on the beginning of the video when you said no one would ever come in with that straight to the midsection thrust. It did happen to me about 20 years ago. Someone did try to stab me with that mid straight thrust, so it does happen. I said it on Ramsey’s channel a few months back. My wife had a physically abusive aunt that tried to stab me in the stomach with a butcher knife when I got between her and my daughter. It does happen. I know because it happened to me.
@@hard2hurt I'd implore you to give the no-gi scene a chance, its basically wrestling + ground fighting + leg locks now. We did no-gi last night at my gym and like 3 of 4 of my partners were wrestlers.
This is a good video. Over on ASP there was a video in Dubai I believe where a guy got ruthlessly and horrifically stabbed to death after a road rage incident and couldn’t break the grab hand.
I met a guy once in Dallas who got stabbed and slashed 14 times. He had left his job late at Starbucks and was biking home and got attacked. He showed me the scars. Never give up.
Have to be careful with running away though because the chance they can catch up with you can be relatively high and now I'm fighting someone while I have a shortness of breath
Just run away isn't an option for everyone. If you're like myself, you're slower than most people. So even if I can break to run, I cannot out run. So I've gotta train to always engage the threat.
That's why you strike first - hopefully stop the attacker coming after you for long enough. Also remember that not many attackers will bother to chase you for very long and running if you can't outrun them can still be used to get to a place of safety or at least a more preferable location to be attacked.
If an assailant is attacking you with a knife I think most people would freeze or panic including me, I was always told in a life threatening situation go for the eyes and throat hard and expect to get hurt, but easier said than done scary stuff.
From the positions in the thumbnail, I'd pivot on my right heel, dropping my left foot back behind it and turning my hips out while capturing high on the sleeve of the arm he reach for me with and pulling it down. This will make his knife hand go as far off target as possible and he'll have two choices: raise the knife arm for balance, b/c you don't try to post a hand holding something to catch yourself OR to drop the knife so he can post a hand and catch himself. If our body mechanics are such that the initial pull doesn't floor him, I'd then go for the knife arm directly or quickly after taking his back, before he can try to gouge me over his shoulder or with a chicken wing.
If you rotate your right shoulder to grab behind the elbow with your right hand to prevent multiple stabs while using your left arm to trap or redirect the blade offline, you can defeat the grab and get into a position to destroy the arm holding the knife.
No matter what tactic you use, never let that knife hand attack freely. There will be many variations of this attack, like bent horizontal elbow, which could allow for an elbow pass, or collar tie, but NEVER EVER let that knife attack without interruption
They seem to ignore the stab to the face but it's the quickest way to kill in a frontal attack and very difficult to defend if the attacker has grabbed the victem.
I was stabbed 1 out of 2 knife attacks working night club and mosh pit security for 12 years. Thank you for not teaching another static "knife disarm."
I've watched a few Hard2Hurt videos....yeah, I'm subbing. The content is great, the delivery is funny but gives information in a way that resonates. Great work!
The technique that I have been taught and that works extremely well is to grab the wrist of the grabbing arm with your opposite hand as you grab that same arm just above the elbow step in and turn (ten kan) the opposite leg slides back and the attacker is slammed into the ground best case or rendered helpless by the extremely painful control or breaking of the grabbing arm.
Icy mike ... why do you make so much sense 🙄🤷🏼♂️ , I have never watched a video of yours that didn’t address every single aspect of the technique you are teaching , thank god there are good people out there blessed with a healthy dose of common sense 🙏😂
Well... I am able to put a lot more time and thought into this than most people can, and I have a long list of associates I can consult on these topics.
I cant remember if it was ye or not but someone did a video about this before where one guy had a knife and attacked a second guy who obviously had protection on like pads etc and he had to defend himself. It showed the best thing to do to take the least amount of damage was to actually target the shoulder of the knife bearing arm. Even just a slight push on it threw off the trajectory of the knife and even what the attacker landed with the knife it was no where near as damaging
in that situation, hes getting a broken jaw, nose, face. .quick time.. 13 years ago i got into a confrontation with 2 guys, warned them im not the right choice, one went to pull i knife from his front waste band, trapped his hand to his belly with my left hand and fed him his teeth with my right, he dropped to his back, quick knee mount fed him 2 or 3 more, i got up gave his companion a couple, the other staggered to his feet so i dumped the second guy in a bush, gave the first guy a few more while matey climbed out of the bush, so the first guy also went bush diving, the second got some more, the first climbed out of the bush, they both ran off with me chasing, couldnt catch them tho, id had a beer or 3..thats when the shakes hit due to adrenalin.. gave myself a quick triage, found a scrape on my right ear and my knuckles hurt.. could of been far worse.. be the aggressor people, be the aggressor.. weapon gives the average joe false confidence.
My first thought was to quickly grab the attacker's grabbing arm and push it in his way. But I guess it wouldn't work if the attacker grabs strong enough?
cool stuff, try throwing your right arm over the grab but instead of going for a grab break, go straight for the 2 on 1. It moves you off-line and gives you an angled attack to the knife arm.
I love how twice during the live demos, mike tried to throw a monkey wrench, and Aaron was sooooo ready for it. He reacted immediately both times and showed how to counter the counter. that's how you know what they're doing is real. You don't see other people do demos where the attacker actively tries to throw monkey wrenches into the demo without the instructor knowing about it, and the instructor being able to go with the flow and still win the interaction.
bingo
Not gna lie...i went back and scanned the video real quick for a monkey wrench...their's not one...so yea figure of speech i guess 🤦♂️
@@Camm604 he meant monkey wrench as in in the end of the video as the instructors are showing their examples Mike was doing random changes through the manuever that would mix up the situation, and the guest wound up winning the interactions anyway by putting mike on his head to the canvas, showing he was winning those interactions even tho it got randomized a.k.a (throwing in monkey wrenches)
:)
@@Camm604 you had me for a second
I did love the head into the ground move. That kind of quick redirection to throw them totally off balance is the kind of thing I love most in marital arts. Especially when using their head to do it.
"Oh nice are you learning knife defense?"
"No I'm watching to help my knife offense"
Hey your money's good here bro. Tell me a little about the people you're robbing so I can customize your plan.
Next Episode on @hard2hurt: how to rob a wrestler at knife point
@@chn3141 This made me laugh way to hard.
@@hard2hurt "how to rob a bank with a roll of quarters"
@@chn3141 how to rob a wrestler for dummies
My cousin was always doing self defence classes. He had reasonably good boxing and judo as well. A guy pulled a knife on him and went to stab him. He was thought to trap the knife and establish a dominant position which also includes head position. He clashed with the guy so hard looking for the head position he basically headbutt him and the dude was super dazed. Ran away and called the cops. Moral of the story is these situation are super unpredictable but head position is key💪
Wait who called the cops your cousin or the moron with the knife?
@@homelessman3483 my cousin the guy with the knife was fucked from the headbutt
People forget how effective a good headbutt is. We kind of accidentally train ourselves not to do it too, because we try not to hurt each other too much in sparring. But yeah, charging in hard with the top of the head into their face or chin, pretty effective.
head position is ALWAYS key
Moral of the story...he survived a first attack...and didn't stick around to face another..he ran..
Needed this for my upcoming family gathering. Thank you! 🙏🙌
hahaha
LMAO
@@hard2hurt please see my comment. You guys missed the obvious.. it will work.
Great comment!
You should read my comment. Hard 2 Hurt has great videos, but on this one, the move isn't that good. See my comment for a much better solution.
Practice?! You want me to Practice?! Bo, no no no. That's not how this works... I watch your videos, I buy your Hoodies and I can just do it. That's how it works! 💪
Honestly, the hoodie is 90% of making it work...
Oh sorry dude I didn't realize you had bought a hoodie. Carry on.
@@hard2hurt okay good. Now that we are all on the same page. I'm going to go be undefeated in the STREETS!
😂😂
Memorize all this yapping. It might save your life in a knife defense situation 😢
Are… you two starting to morph into the same person?
Mike is gonna start growing hair next
Uh oh
Both combined can kick your bulshido aassssssss!.
At first I didn't want to say anything.. but I noticed all the dudes in your "every martial arts style" videos are starting to look like you, Seth O.o
What is going on here..??
@@misterkami2 Seth needs to take his medication seriously hes obviously off his meds
There is no dishonor in running from a lethal weapon....This is merely good sense
There's nothing wrong if you're a fast runner. I've watched multiple lethal stabbings and Joe on the street (think your typical person, if you have a wide selection then you get the picture) ends up dead on the floor from running away. I'm not saying stay and fight goes any better for them.
Most stabbings in my area (country really) are up close and cramped, not just on the street or with wide open spaces to move let alone run (bars, pubs, alleys, crowds outside clubs).
The stabbings committed in the street are usually what I'm going to call "flash stabbings" where the time to react prior to being stuck is near impossible. Usually done by people jumping off the back of mopeds or getting out of the back of a car. Mostly at night but we had a bloke quite literally carve his missus up outside of a corner shop, in the middle of the day. So aye
I'm not saying don't run by any means, I'm just trying to say there's a very high likelihood you're just going to die tired
@@cloroxusthestainlessone4324 I am not fast. I have a disabled leg so if they are going to kill me. A 9mm 17 round is what I have and a cold steel xl voyager. I am a soft easy going person but in Austin TX I see too many violent people
That Aaron Jannetti is an amazing human. About the best approach to training in general of anyone I’ve ever met. Good stuff 👏
he's alright i guess
I went to one of Aaron's KCC training events and it absolutely blew my mind. A more knowledgeable, deadly, and yet cheerful human being I have never met. Coming for your Front Kick Focus or Dirty Boxing Shenigans next, Mike!
I'm going to the one in June. I'm stoked.
As an instructor, I've been teaching and training self-defense for a long time. This is one of the best videos I've seen on this topic.
You guys made a great duo. Love the information and this guy has a great attitude.
He has literally the BEST attitude.
Man, knife defense is the worst thing to study. It's hard, it's absolutely uncomfortable and has so many variables. And yes, practice practice and more practice
The worst is your chances agains a guy with the knive are still not that great even if you are good. You need to be much more than just good.
@@Sergei_Mn at that range a knife is way more dangerous than a gun. A knife is always loaded
@@Sergei_Mn So be the guy with a knife and not the one defending against it 😂😂
@@Sergei_Mn No shite! Most realistic objective; Getting away, not bleeding out and staying alive until you can get to the ER.
now practice dodging bullets or getting run over by a truck. worth just as much in real life.
Learning a technique, knowing a technique, and applying that technique under stress, all the same but VERY MUCH DIFFERENT. Love the content and your guests. Keep up the good work.
Just know. If youre ever in this position. You're gonna get cut. But as long as you keep them simple injury and manage to escape, and survive. You've done your job.
Love these videos. I've been stabbed and cut up before. Great knowledge and very captivating.
Keep it up brother
I'm glad you survived, man. My main concern among violent crime is being stabbed to death. I watched an ASP video that put the fear of God in me, and I vowed I would never let myself be as helpless as that man was. Now I carry a gun that I chose, and hand-loaded rounds, specifically for stopping a knife attack. No stabby stabby. No way. Nuh uh.
@@honorb4glory606 absolutely. People today have forgotten the potential danger in every day situations.
Road rage, crazed homeless person, just random violence. Its dad reality but it's human nature.
I'm extremely lucky and blessed to be alive and I take my safety extremely serious now that I'm much older and not as strong.
2nd amendment may scare some people but i encourage anyone capable and willing to carry to get their concealed carry and learn to shot.
Appreciate you brother.
Your better off doing anything else, trying to mcdojo wrestle a knife is going to guarantee you get stabbed even more so on your vital organs since your just making easy for them
Never would have guessed Aaron didnt wrestle in high school or college. He moves like he's been wrestling forever.
7:35 I noticed that too. He got his wrestlers headbutt in there nice and perfectly without damaging you. In a real fight he coulda broke your jaw with that headbutt.
Well... not _my_ jaw... but somebody's jaw.
Its great that Aaron calls you out when you say its never going to happen like this, saying mostly not but that he'd posted a video of that situation recently. I constantly see people saying it will or wont happen like xyz and then I find videos of knife attacks where that situation does occur. People need to spend time reviewing the videos of actual knife attack videos that are out there as it seems most attacks are described in a way that allow the technique the instructors are describing to work.
Another great video, and even more great information from Aaron. He is full of knowledge, and one that heavily pressure tests his material as you can see based off his reactions. I actually pressure tested most of what was discussed in this video with my students after a high school fight took place in which the attacker was grabbing and stabbing another student. I stand by Aaron statements that the focus will shift between the grabbing arm and the attacking arm, depending on various variables. The important part as a student is to practice and get comfortable with switching between the two. Great content as always
Yeah Aaron is the real deal.
Love the snap down. I appreciate you guys focusing on one main concept with 2 techniques that can be drilled easily. Good for novices on up. Thanks.
This is the most sensible presentation of how to defend against a knife attack. The discussion on the realism is the most important topic that all must learn about. Real knife attackers, as has been proven in many cctv footages, will not stop at whatever you do to defend yourself. And will not wait for you to do that.
We were taught in the Marines that while the hand may hurt you, the knife can kill you. If possible, ignore the grab hand and focus on the knife hand. But if you must address the grab hand, you MUST be prepared to quickly transition to defending/defeating the knife. It may not have to be a direct contact with the knife - a good blow to the throat, popping of the ears, etc, can often cripple your opponent such that you can take them. As always, overwhelming violence of action works in your favor.
don't they still teach people how to shoot in the Marines? Why the fuck would I waste time doing any of that crap when I can just shoot the attacker? Fights happen too fast to risk jabbing someone in the ears or eyes. I'd rather just pull out a gun on my hip and end it right there. If they have a fat neck jabbing them there isn't going to do any good.
@@stevecinneide8183 such an ignorant amateur. The dynamics of in close fighting say that a person with a knife who is within 21 feet of you can kill you before you can respond with a gun. Yes, it’s that fast. Good luck in trying to kill an attacker within that distance. For those who know, use overwhelming force to take them down. I hope you never have to ‘waste time doing any of that crap’… but also hope you wake up and realize that the enemy has a vote as well. Good luck.
Last time I saw a talk on knife defense, it was Metatron telling me to wear Chainmail. The wisdom bestowed for it was that if we're ever in a knife fight, we're gonna get stabbed, and this is the only way to stop it from being really awful.
Wear chainmail, carry longsword, remove skull cap with zwercopter.
My thoughts on this: 1. immediately break one's grab regardless if you see a weapon in his other hand or not. 2. Move your body in line with the force of the grabbing arm in order to dissolve it: if he pulls, push yourself and defend against the knife; if he pushes, pull yourself and attack the grabbing arm.
I see opportunities for elbow hyperextension and mule kicks in their movements.
You guys have great chemistry, by the way! The banter and calm but skilled methods are awesome!
Aaron is very knowledgeable. Alot of practical information and tactics.
Self defense against a knife, even with the best training there is always a chance to be cut, doesn’t matter how skilled you are. Always remembered that statement from my sensei
Wise man.
4:23 my first thought was to bow low to hyperextend the holding arm. You'd really need to be fast, or hold it in place, but the latter would be very risky.
BTW: the fencing stance only occurs when the attacker fears a counterattack, be it a melee weapon, or someone who can really hit hard...
Damn this is good stuff. Glad I found this channel. We always teach in Classic Krav Maga here that you either do one thing right of many things half assed. That's why it's always block, then action. Never block and action the same time. Always better to give your 100% on one thing and then switch to another.
Great work. Really love this channels approach to martial arts and self-defence
That thump when he put your head to the floor was priceless. Shows the power of surprise 🤣🤣
One of the best practical knife defense strategies I have seen in decades.
Just a general thought, I've always considered a kimura grip on the knife arm as the most effective thing to do if you have to engage someone with a knife. I feel like it breaks the posture of the knife arm from being able to thrust and it keeps the knife relatively away from you, plus you can destroy the arm or force them to drop it.
Anyone any thoughts on this?
yeah a kimura trap would probably be ideal tbh
It's strong. It has it's own set of pros and cons. Some people are really good at it... some people struggle.
Committing two hands to one of theirs is great offensively but leaves you open defensively maybe? He has a free hand to do other damage to you, and if you get knocked unconscious who cares how long you controlled or damaged the knife weilding hand, he can calmly pick the knife up and carve his initials and date into your left ass-cheek (don't ask me why that's the outcome)
Great ideas! My 1st move may be eye jab, end threat. Gotta change attackers brain from attack to defense. If he's grabbing shirt, I put index finger over middle finger of right hand, go over top of his left arm&put 2 fingers thru his eye. That ends threat.
Even if I miss the eye, he sees my fingers coming for his eye&his brain is still switched to defense&he'll move trying to avoid it. Then sweep the leg or do many other opportunities that split second distraction gave you time to do.
I was also thinking of something similar. I would use the impulse of a massive slap on the eye(s) passing my right arm over the oponent's holding arm, and with the same rotating movement escape in opposite direction
"You give me your goodies, Mister..."
I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣
That opening laugh, and HI! from Aaron set the tone for the whole vid
I'm retired now- 66 (mashed between 2 trucks in 99) was fed bodyguard, ex ranger, multiple high ranking black belts in different styles--40 year experience.. been through 1000 documented "transactions" (called that because someone ALWAYS pays- one way or another)..and lost 2. I've NEVER been grabbed- ever. never been choked, grabbed, or anything like that- it has never happened to me. (not saying it doesnt' happen- just never has to ME).. and looks like a great job of training for this.. Wish I could have seen that years ago.. I'm not out where I need that any more. (too bad a shape to use it anyway).. GREAT video and thanks for making that plain to folks that MIGHT need it. I've been in the jungles, deserts, in gang fights in downtown LA and other bad areas-with single and multiple attackers.. all kinds of areas- and as I said NOT ONCE did I get grabbed.. ever. The only guy ever to choke me--regretted it terribly (and he was a "friend" that was more or less joking-- which I found out AFTER he did it).. which is why I said it never happened-- not on the streets, or anywhere for REAL.. GREAT job though- good logic!!!!
That's good advice! Best defense against a knife attack is running! And deflect that shit so you don't get thrusted into the torso, better get cut in the hands or arms than your heart or lung.
Single most overlooked elements, instinctive reactions or (startle response) and practice!!!
after learning good stuff practice thousands of times from now on daily and always breathe. it's coming back to me a little.
Greetings from Finland! Would love to hear you talk about martial arts/selfdefence for us disabled folks too. Would be interesting to hear your opinion. Been doing ITF Taekwon-Do for 13 years and just reached my 1st dan despite my CP. So can be a proof that it's possible as long as you work hard and keep having fun. Thanks for your wonderful videos!
Aaron is good people. I need to get to one of his seminars
He is a very good dude.
4:30 the slickest thumb/wrist jam to right hook. Didn't even see it coming. Great stuff
Man, the shenanigans in this video make me miss my time at the dojo! 😭😭😭😭 Thanks for the nostalgia! I work 2nds at the moment so I don't get to attend classes.
Run, knife hand control or head to the ground are the basic points and all three were excellently demonstrated near the end of this vid..well done good sirs and thanks for the pro tips
I saw More poke Curly in the eyes in a similar situation! Worked really well!
You Guys are both super cool, I got a vibe like you 2 know eachother for ages
I can tell you right now. Anything can happen in a fight/knife fight. Just be carful people and stay focused
LOL! That snap down towards the end was awesome. Icy Mike totally bit on that.
So funny and educational. I rewatch this one. Need some people to train with though.
Best video I have seen on defence to the sewing machine attack
It is so funny to see Mike gesticulating with the knife in his hand so casually like it’s a pen 😂😂
Havent you ever " trained" aikido??
They do a telegraphed lunge deliberately missing by about a shoulder width off to your left...then FREEZE.... then throw themselves helplessly to the ground
This is literally the best knife defense I've seen. Very Practic-able!
Y'all are having way too much fun
Question: what if the guy turns his weapon hand's wrist around (and cuts your wrist) once you grab it with a one on one or two on one? Something my friend taught me is that the guy can rotate his wrists around...
I'm sorry for the stupid questions, it's just something that legitimately concerns me!
Guy asked my coach about knife attacks, coach grabbed a magic marker and proceeded to mark him up saying this could be your blood. Said situational awareness is key
The dull thud of bald head on a mat is just too good 😂
Don't get grabbed :) & don't be shy with the kicks. Especially low fast kicks to groin and knees.
That snap down caught me of guard 😂😂
I just wanted to comment on the beginning of the video when you said no one would ever come in with that straight to the midsection thrust. It did happen to me about 20 years ago.
Someone did try to stab me with that mid straight thrust, so it does happen.
I said it on Ramsey’s channel a few months back. My wife had a physically abusive aunt that tried to stab me in the stomach with a butcher knife when I got between her and my daughter.
It does happen. I know because it happened to me.
Good comment. In the real world all kinds of shite can happen.
This is the best I've seen versus the grab and stab.
The last bit is hilarious. I'm so glad that I stayed till the end!😁
A hatakikomi! Never knew my bit of sumo wrestling would come in handy one day.
Really great quote I heard somewhere, hmm, wonder where it could've been. "You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to your training."
05:58 "you have a knife!"
..."I do".
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mike is slowly turning into a BJJ guy one grappling art at a time
No he is definitely not.
@@hard2hurt search your feelings, you know it to be true. OSS
@@hard2hurt I'd implore you to give the no-gi scene a chance, its basically wrestling + ground fighting + leg locks now. We did no-gi last night at my gym and like 3 of 4 of my partners were wrestlers.
Thank you guys! I'm planning a trip to the UK next week and this was really helpful.
I watch a lot of Eli. Surprised I don't know Aaron. Grateful he's here in this video though. Good stuff folks!
There was some serious bromance tension between them in this video 🤣
Excellent video! Great practical info! Although hopefully never have to use it! Thanks
This is a good video. Over on ASP there was a video in Dubai I believe where a guy got ruthlessly and horrifically stabbed to death after a road rage incident and couldn’t break the grab hand.
I met a guy once in Dallas who got stabbed and slashed 14 times. He had left his job late at Starbucks and was biking home and got attacked. He showed me the scars. Never give up.
Have to be careful with running away though because the chance they can catch up with you can be relatively high and now I'm fighting someone while I have a shortness of breath
Nice toss and Catch of that training knife 🔪! Toss by the handle then caught by the handle same hand ✋.
Today's shocking revelation is that having a knife is a pretty big advantage over an unarmed opponent.
Tomorrow we are going to blow the lid off "fighting is hard"
The content just gets better and better while always introducing new faces that knows their stuff.
Trick question. You need to track the knife and disengage the grapple. Both are equal threats.
Just run away isn't an option for everyone. If you're like myself, you're slower than most people. So even if I can break to run, I cannot out run. So I've gotta train to always engage the threat.
That's why you strike first - hopefully stop the attacker coming after you for long enough.
Also remember that not many attackers will bother to chase you for very long and running if you can't outrun them can still be used to get to a place of safety or at least a more preferable location to be attacked.
8:23 you guys are hilarious! Great, informative video, as always!
Awesome! And when you've fully grasped that magic, you're called Magic Mike.
If an assailant is attacking you with a knife I think most people would freeze or panic including me, I was always told in a life threatening situation go for the eyes and throat hard and expect to get hurt, but easier said than done scary stuff.
"You, give me your goodies. " lmfao
From the positions in the thumbnail, I'd pivot on my right heel, dropping my left foot back behind it and turning my hips out while capturing high on the sleeve of the arm he reach for me with and pulling it down. This will make his knife hand go as far off target as possible and he'll have two choices: raise the knife arm for balance, b/c you don't try to post a hand holding something to catch yourself OR to drop the knife so he can post a hand and catch himself. If our body mechanics are such that the initial pull doesn't floor him, I'd then go for the knife arm directly or quickly after taking his back, before he can try to gouge me over his shoulder or with a chicken wing.
If you rotate your right shoulder to grab behind the elbow with your right hand to prevent multiple stabs while using your left arm to trap or redirect the blade offline, you can defeat the grab and get into a position to destroy the arm holding the knife.
Best explanation I heard till now and I heard many!
No matter what tactic you use, never let that knife hand attack freely. There will be many variations of this attack, like bent horizontal elbow, which could allow for an elbow pass, or collar tie, but NEVER EVER let that knife attack without interruption
They seem to ignore the stab to the face but it's the quickest way to kill in a frontal attack and very difficult to defend if the attacker has grabbed the victem.
“Psychologically speaking…(points at knife) Fuck.” and I felt that in my entire being
I was stabbed 1 out of 2 knife attacks working night club and mosh pit security for 12 years. Thank you for not teaching another static "knife disarm."
The arm with the knife is ALWAYS TOP PRIORITY. Because that arm could kill you in a second.
I've watched a few Hard2Hurt videos....yeah, I'm subbing. The content is great, the delivery is funny but gives information in a way that resonates. Great work!
You two are so funny together. Can this guy be a regular guest on your channel?
The technique that I have been taught and that works extremely well is to grab the wrist of the grabbing arm with your opposite hand as you grab that same arm just above the elbow step in and turn (ten kan) the opposite leg slides back and the attacker is slammed into the ground best case or rendered helpless by the extremely painful control or breaking of the grabbing arm.
Icy mike ... why do you make so much sense 🙄🤷🏼♂️ , I have never watched a video of yours that didn’t address every single aspect of the technique you are teaching , thank god there are good people out there blessed with a healthy dose of common sense 🙏😂
Well... I am able to put a lot more time and thought into this than most people can, and I have a long list of associates I can consult on these topics.
I cant remember if it was ye or not but someone did a video about this before where one guy had a knife and attacked a second guy who obviously had protection on like pads etc and he had to defend himself. It showed the best thing to do to take the least amount of damage was to actually target the shoulder of the knife bearing arm. Even just a slight push on it threw off the trajectory of the knife and even what the attacker landed with the knife it was no where near as damaging
Very good. Mike
in that situation, hes getting a broken jaw, nose, face. .quick time..
13 years ago i got into a confrontation with 2 guys, warned them im not the right choice, one went to pull i knife from his front waste band, trapped his hand to his belly with my left hand and fed him his teeth with my right, he dropped to his back, quick knee mount fed him 2 or 3 more, i got up gave his companion a couple, the other staggered to his feet so i dumped the second guy in a bush, gave the first guy a few more while matey climbed out of the bush, so the first guy also went bush diving, the second got some more, the first climbed out of the bush, they both ran off with me chasing, couldnt catch them tho, id had a beer or 3..thats when the shakes hit due to adrenalin.. gave myself a quick triage, found a scrape on my right ear and my knuckles hurt.. could of been far worse.. be the aggressor people, be the aggressor.. weapon gives the average joe false confidence.
So what y’all are saying is that knife defense isn’t as easy as “brush block, strip the weapon, stab?”
Don't forget the spin under the arm
Oh man I didn't even think of that. Disregard this video. That sounds way easier.
My first thought was to quickly grab the attacker's grabbing arm and push it in his way. But I guess it wouldn't work if the attacker grabs strong enough?
cool stuff, try throwing your right arm over the grab but instead of going for a grab break, go straight for the 2 on 1. It moves you off-line and gives you an angled attack to the knife arm.