YankeeTarheel wrote:Interesting, and terrifying!
It's long been considered good advice "Don't bring a knife to a gun fight" but there's been some new ideas that at a very close range, a skilled knife fighter can deploy and attack before the handgun carrier can effectively act.
I'll try to avoid both.
That's an actual "thing"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill
it is a big freaking "thing" in the Tactical community / instructors
http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/firea ... le-at-all/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwHYRBNc9r8
http://www.policemag.com/channel/weapon ... -rule.aspx
https://www.policeone.com/edged-weapons ... id-Part-1/ and it links to part 2
Good book on knife fighting, any kind of self defense, hand to hand, and close combat pistol ( came out well before Cooper and the "stance" ) so it is either the older school of pistol combat or the OTHER school of pistol combat... it also happens to be the USMC hand to hand combat training manual.. so there is that
https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Get-Killed- ... 1581605587
Col Rex Applegate and other knife fighting experts William Fairbairn and Eric Sykes have some definite ides bout knives and knife Fighting although these days .. if you know the names at all, you know them from the WW2 commando and fighting knives they designed or the knives used by todays Special Operators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbairn ... ting_knife
or what I carry
https://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/stor ... eries=2323&
Knife fighting is it's own martial art.. as separate from "handgun-do" as it is from fencing
this is the reason the criteria for a respectable draw is 1.5 seconds ..
The contest is between a quick accurate gun draw and a knowledgeable employment of the knife.. ( and you though shot placement counts.. Ha.. know where to stick the knife?). If you read Col. Applegate's book you will find knife fighting is closer to sniping than handgun combat.. and actual military sniping is way more about getting close without being detected than making low probability long range shots, and still being able to get away unseen. .. knife fighting is all about not being seen as a threat while you get close enough for the first incapacitating strike.. knife fighting has a lot more blood and wounds and stuff spraying all over the place than even Hollywood typically shows ... get two magic markers ( different colors) and a buddy .. one marker each.. first one to put a dot right under the sternum wins ( you can vary the target if you want.. the carotid artery or the femoral artery or eve the axillary artery.. the hand flexor muscles , whatever) .. try not to use permanent markers unless you want to start a new body decoration fashion craze .. some call it naked paintball at 3 feet. wear "tightish" clothing that you can afford to mark up ( think paintball clothes) safety glasses always .. if you are real good friends you cn wear the customary minimum of clothes for your relationship.. but it is going to leave a stain no matter what you do.. have multiple colors, so marks from one drill can be distinguished from the next drill
Oh yeah you get to count how many times you cut/ stabbed ( or marked) yourself as your points.. the most points gets the kill.. not unusual for beginners to kill themselves by accident
There are knife fighting lessons on you tube of varying quality .. what is important is learn anatomy, the location of the Arteries, organs, bone that will deflect or stop a strike ect.. tendons or key flexor muscles ect so if you get a clear shot you can put some force behind you use it on something that will give you the greatest advantage as the fight continues or can stop the fight
this is also mix martial you can fist hit or kick use improvised weapons broken bottle on the end of a broom handle or open scissors taped to a broom handle one blade point straight and one at 90 degrees as a spike on a pickax or rock hammer.. grab a trash can lid s a shield ... all very improv and adapting stuff..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC5vz1Bh5c4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr-3SA-y_g4
This guy makes great videos, and his laugh, which he does a lot, is very infectious .. he creates some truly unique weapons?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZj5rMECi7A
and this guy
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... yardbowyer makes some very impressive and practical improvised weapons
One of the main first things to learn is what makes a good fighting knife ( yes, knife fighters say thing like "any knife will do" and "better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it" " can't believe that turkey brought a gun to a knife fight" ) The experts, Applegate et al, explain why the designed their famous knives the way hey did in a variety of places .. Applegate, in his book for example .. so many knives out there are "fantasy" designs or constructed of the "wrong" maybe "less than optimum" material
http://www.zknives.com/knives/articles/ ... lfaq.shtml
excited rant over . I got to go back to typing class now.. record number of typos
You can also ( with a training gun) have your buddy rush you from 21 feet .. if you get your gun drawn and point before he has a hand on your neck.. you win.. switch and you rush him