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Knife Defence Highlight #2
Knife Defence Highlight #2 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #2 K.I.S.S. Yes, I do mean the standard phrase for KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid. While knife defence is an...
Knife Defence Highlight #1
Knife Defence Highlight #1 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #1 While not set in stone pretty much…… As human beings we like things to be consistent and we like absolute...
In Search of Efficiency Part Eleven: Loose
In Search of Efficiency Part Eleven: Loose Words are very important to me. As a person who tries to translate the movements of self defence into the written word they mean a lot. Different words resonant with people. My job is to try and find the words that resonate...
In Search of Efficiency Part Ten: Arms are MOVED not Moving
In Search of Efficiency Part Ten: Arms are MOVED not Moving So, what the heck am I talking about now? I see a lot of martial arts and self defence performed perhaps with speed but with just arm movements. Fast but, unless your arm weighs a lot the effectiveness can be...
In Search of Efficiency – Part Nine: Rotation
In Search of Efficiency – Part Nine: Rotation Rotation particularly spiral rotation is an effective principle to add in all things. Rotation moves the centre and generates power. Movement and power. Rotation is a movement of the body and when actions are done with the...
The Knife Defence Drills build the needed skills and conditioning
The Knife Defence Drills build the needed skills and conditioning My knife defence book “Watch Out For The Pointy End” takes you through a learning process. It is not enough to simply hand you a technique to deal with the trauma of a knife assault you must also have...
Video clip for those who have my book, “Watch Out For The Pointy End”
https://youtu.be/6csG9SdZjFY Video clip for those who have my book, “Watch Out For The Pointy End” This clip relates directly to my last blog entry. Tactic 1: Avoid while intercepting the attack. AVOID = Rotate You must rotate all the way to face Empty Space
Knife Defence is tough so getting it right is important
Knife Defence is tough so getting it right is important This is for those who have my knife defence book “Watch Out For The Pointy End.” I say that because I want to talk about a couple of the details in making things work; therefore, you need the book to know what I...
In Search of Efficiency – Part Eight: Empty Space
In Search of Efficiency – Part Eight: Empty Space I intend to write an entire book on how to see and fighting in empty space so this brief introduction will hardly do this principle justice but the fact I want to write a book on it should impart how important I think...
Preparing for the Harsh Reality of a Knife Assault
Preparing for the Harsh Reality of a Knife Assault At the bottom of this post is a link to an excellent article analysing videos of knife assaults and finding the commonalities in a true knife assault rather than what is often thought of as a knife attack. The article...
London Ontario Knife Defence Seminar went very well
London Ontario Knife Defence Seminar went very well Just got home from teaching a two-day knife defence seminar based on my book “Watch Out For The Pointy End.” It was a small but fantastic group of martial artists all with a long time focus on self defence. Many had...
Is there an absolute answer in Knife Defence?
Is there an absolute answer in Knife Defence? Answer – no. I wrote a book on knife defence but if you expected me to say there is an absolute answer to knife defence - just read my book, you’d be wrong. I see a number of clips criticising other approaches, most often...