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Summary: In this free video clip learn how to properly use and defend against edge weapons according to Krav Maga teachings for self defense training.
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Steve Jimenez Steve Jimenez is the lead instructor of the South Austin location for Krav Maga International. He holds three black belts in three martial arts disciplines --... read more
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Questions & AnswersThis is Steve “The Dragon” Jimenez along with Heath Jones. In this segment we are going to go over on edge weapon. Now in our combat as there is also in our self defense there is what we call a 360 defense. 360 defense are blocks for unorthodox swings or punches may be a swing with an edge weapon or a swing with a blunt object. So from here we use defenses here and here and now here as well. So coming straight down or coming straight up or over the top. The person can have a knife behind is back and I have no idea this gentleman has a knife and I was just standing here, “you know just kind of take it easy.” I don’t want any problems here, I just want to go home to my family and the attack comes from here boom! straight up I am going to make a defense. I don’t know what he has in his hands. I am going to make the exact same defense. Think about a knife. The knife attack is a crime of passion this is why you never hear of anybody of dying or being attacked with one stab. You have multiple hundreds of stabs 50, 40, 200 stabs and the person is dead. So it’s a crime of passion. So when this gentleman comes in with the weapon the attacker he is not going to come in with just one and then he is going to come in attacking. So we have to attack the attack when it comes so this defense is here. So when we attack the attack I come here boom! I catch him at his weakest point right here. Notice how my hand will run through his face here. So I am coming here with the counter attack at the exact same time, so nice and slow coming in (boom) right to the face here and making a solid defense. My elbow needs to be in a 90 degree position. If I am extended out like this he is going to come down and fillet me. If I am inside here, weak on the inside he is going to come down and stab me in the hand. I want to make a a good 90 degree defense I am attacking wrist to wrist. I am hitting his wrist trying to break his wrist. I want to hit him so hard and if the knife pops out that would be good thing for me. Here is the strike from here he is at his weakest right here. I am going to come back driving the hand back down to the back pocket right here. Real nice slow control. I am going to come right here, driving knees, knees, groin kick, soften him a little bit more and if he still has the weapon and it is still in his hand. I am going to take a step back, bringing the weapon towards me coming up breaking the wrist coming straight down, raking the weapon out, now its mine right here.
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I spoke with one of the instructors at my school, and he said that a change was made in Soo Bahk Do anti-knife techniques regarding the overhand attack. The chances of getting stabbed in the head were too high, that the high block is force against force, and a change was made for more redirection. I think Steve is right in this video that it's speed that's necessary to prevent repeated stabbing attempts. I wonder about the knife itself. I wonder if longer blades like the one in the demonstration are more likely to be used for overhand attacks, while shorter blades (a simple 4" blade is easy to come by, even be hidden better since this size blade is often in a folding knife) are more likely to be used underhand. This might account for that "knife stab in the head" that I had found out about, that your technique may be good, but how long is that blade?
yeah DFS is right what if he cuts my hand? I will try to hold his hand with all my power i have but what if he is much stronger than me! i´m 8th class (in germany) and i think, the 7th class outcasted, i´m the 5th less powered man in my school! what schould i do??? this is what is important! and i dont think that an old lady will try to rob out a bank! there are only strong guys! ANYONE SHOULD DO A MOVE OR A MARTIAL ART 4 SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!! sry 4 bad english XDDD
This info was very well done. Haters if you dont like...get your own informative site. I will tune in for more. 3rd degree blackbelt in kenpo and taekwondo.
Teacher, thank you for the insightful lesson.
you are really doing good job there its so claer easy understaldible i tthak you for this outstanding service
Two concerns: a trained attacker will pull the knife back and cut your wrist if you block hard and static like this; also, this technique is unhelpful if the attacker is somewhat larger than you - your block depends upon strength meeting strength. How would you compensate these concerns?
What if they attack you from behind??? O.0
this guys is not a krav maga expert. he makes many mistakes and does not take into consideration many different scenarios. it is clear he wasnt trained by i.d.f experts