Fundamentals Motions in Edged Weapon Defense

Series Summary

Self-defense and the martial arts often go hand in hand. Many of the martial arts are intended primarily as methods of self-defense. Some forms of self-defense are very aggressive, seeking to inflict maximum damage on an attacker. Other forms are more passive, going as far as possible to avoid physical confrontation while securing escape from danger.

In this free video series a US Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee will instruct you in the fundamentals of defending against an edged weapon attack. You will learn the importance of moving off of the line of attack. The instructor will show you how to parry from both outside and inside positions. You will receive tips on disarming an attacker and using wrist control. The instructor and his assistant will also show you how to kick and throw an attacker who is using an edged weapon.

Video Transcript

"This series is going to cover defense against edged weapons. We're focused primarily on knives. And in this section we're going to talk about defending against multiple angles. Helping me today will be Daniel. One thing I want to explain before we get into the specific technique are the angles that we're going to use. The attacks that we're going to work against. These are going to be fundamental attacks. We have a straight stab to the abdomen. We have a slashing cut. A reverse slashing cut. We have an overhead cut. A whole wide variety of techniques. Now understand that a lot of these attacks will tend to flow into others as well. Rarely is it going to be just a simple stab. Before that, understand that this is a very short sweet and to the point explanational video series on edged weapon defense. Ultimately encouraged to seek professional instruction. These are good fundamentals. Good tools to learn from but they are by no means the ultimate in all edged weapon defense. These are simply fundamentals of edged weapon defense and should be taken as such. So understand that as we begin to move into this that these are the fundamentals of motions in edged weapon defense."