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Knife Defence Highlight #10 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #10 Taking control There are different approaches to knife defence and I don’t believe it is a one size fits all...

In Search of Efficiency Part Thirteen: Gravity Gravity is a power generator. Gravity is an accelerant. Gravity is an assistant. Gravity is a constant. Gravity is awesome. As long as we are defending ourselves on planet Earth gravity is an ever-present tool we can...

Knife Defence Highlight #9 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #9 Not your grandfather’s traditional – or is it? I heard the other day a person who kindly, and out of respect...

Knife Defence Highlight #8 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #8 Operant Conditioning We act out of habit for much of our day. Habits are responses to cues. In one famous study...

Knife Defence Highlight #7 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #7 Summing up before moving on Knife Highlight #1 was on the fact that the most dangerous knifings come up close...

I have just set up my author’s page on Amazon. amazon.com/author/wilsonrick Feel free to take a look and I hope everyone feels free to check out my Face Book page for my book “Watch Out For The Pointy End” and send or post any questions or comments....

Knife Defence Highlight #6 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #6 Right tool for the task There are a lot of training knives available today which, while presenting options, it...

In Search of Efficiency Part Thirteen: Shearing Shear means to cut. If you look at how a knife or saw cuts it is pushed or pulled along the object. It works its way into the space the object occupies. In martial application shearing works the same way. You take a part...

Knife Defence Highlight #5 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #5 It’s the first moment that counts There is no hard and fast rule that a knife assault must happen in a...

In Search of Efficiency Part Twelve: Tendon Power Not sure tendon power is the correct term here because the entire body has some “spring” to it although in very different extents; however, that is what I called it in my book "Watch Out For The Pointy End" so for now...

Knife Defence Highlight #4 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #4 Do the work For this post I am going to be using specific examples from my book; however, I believe the general...

Knife Defence Highlight #3 Note: I wrote an entire book on knife defence called “Watch Out For The Pointy End” so these are snippets and highlights only. #3 Know what You want If you have to decide in the moment of a brutal assault what it is you want to do then… It...