How to Defend Against a Strait Stab with a Knife

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Tres Tew. I'm an instructor here at Yeshua's Ryu Martial Arts and today I'm going to be talking to you on behalf of Expert Village, about how to use a knife for self defense. Now we are going to be talking a little bit about how to protect yourself when an opponent is striking straight at you with their knife. Now, again, we are going to use a concept called "meet the force, beat the force." I'm meeting the force with my open hand and making sure I'm not catching it right on the knife, but I'm catching it just above it so that I'm grabbing. Okay. Then, I'm beating the force. Meet the force, beat the force; then I'm attacking again, again, again; here, here, cut, slash and it opens up a lot of possibilities. So, that right there, is exactly what you want to get. So, he switches his hands, and you're a right fighter, all you do is just cut his hand. Right there, as soon as he comes in, just attack the knife hand. He's not going to be coming at you any more. That's how to defend yourself against a thrust with a knife. "