In the seventh episode of Human Weapon, Jason a...
In the seventh episode of Human Weapon, Jason and Bill head over to Israel to learn the military martial art of Krav Maga. In this segment, they learn how to burst -- a block and punch at the same time.
If the knifeman is equally skilled he should win.....I think most martial artists etc training vs knife are assuming they will be up against an UNskilled opponent who happens to have a knife?
This is why it's called "self defense" and not "martial arts." Self defense assumes that you have a possibility to defend yourself utilizing methods that are unique to you and give you "the edge." You don't have that edge if your opponent is equally skilled.
The worst (and the most childish) argument against KM is "What if (insert stupid, non-realistic, preferrably a ww3-setting scenario here)??"
This move is not very realistic because it takes for granted that the attacker is not using his live hand. In Kali and Silat the live hand is used just as much as the knife hand. Plus the instructor is very non-chanlant about the cuts that may happen in a deflection. A skilled knife fighter will rotate the knife inward on a deflect and cut the brachial artery. You need to defang the snake not just push it away and hope for no follow-up.
yeah that is true so the thing is to try to control the attacker n the knife using a cavalier to disarm the attacker.. and inflict as much pain as possible..
I laughed so hard when I heard Bill say in the show that bursting is unique to Krav Maga and that he's never seen that in any other martial art. lol Other arts have this also. It's nothing new. It's effective and that's why they use it.
This particular knife attack is a bit unrealistic because who the hell attacks like that? But I think Krav Maga is a realistic martial art over all.
Small, fast cuts are only useable if the agressor is allowed in at very close range and then you will most certainly get stabbed. When stabbed, the most important thing is to NEVER GIVE UP and continue defending and counterattacking until the badguy is no longer a threat. Then it is time to worrying about stabwounds and call an ambulans:)
Well, I'm convinced that you have thought this through, I can't disgaree with any of your replies. And so I guess I am convinced that krav Maga has a good knife defense philosophy, at least the kind that you are talking about.
The worst (and the most childish) argument against KM is "What if (insert stupid, non-realistic, preferrably a ww3-setting scenario here)??"
Other arts have this also. It's nothing new.
It's effective and that's why they use it.
This particular knife attack is a bit unrealistic because who the hell attacks like that? But I think Krav Maga is a realistic martial art over all.