Knife Observations from Moshe Katz

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1. Josh says

   07.20.13 at 07:14

   Perhaps his best advice:

   “I no longer believe in knife disarms, they may happen but it will never be part of my plan. I will always chose the option of running away (retreating) rather than voluntarily confronting a knife wielding attacker, no matter how small the individual or his knife.

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   A knife can cut us coming and going. It can come so fast that you will be cut before you even realize that the person had a knife.

   Any individual with a knife has an advantage over you. Period. You must accept this as the first step of knowledge in your knife defense training. We begin with humility for our abilities and respect for the knife. Now we have a chance. Let’s start training.”

   If running away (retreating) is the best response, perhaps running away should become part of our training. Our physical defenses against a knife should only come into play after we’ve exhausted all other possibilities, including grabbing a weapon or shield ourselves or just GTFOOH.

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   • Patrick says

     07.22.13 at 09:58

     I’m definitely a fan of GTFOOH! That is something we’ve explored rather frequently in Scenarios classes.

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2. Moshe katz says

   08.07.13 at 06:10

   thanks for posting my blogs

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