Video: Kung Fu Self Defense Tips: Knife Awareness

The most important thing in self defense against a knife is an awareness of the blade itself and its location. be aware of the surroundings as well as the blade angle with these tips from a black belt kung fu instructor in this free self defense video.

Video Transcript

Hi my name is Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center in Seminole and in this clip we are going to be discussing basic knife awareness. So sometimes if you have to face somebody with a knife first you have to get into your mind that you are going to get cut most likely. So to keep yourself from getting the worst possible injury there is a few things you can do to prevent it. First of all number 1 you have to be prepared and aware. You have to know how to stand. The best way to stand against a knife is actually with the palms in like this and this keeps your veins on the inside so they don't get a clean cut. Also with your elbows in like this you are not exposing your internal organs. So if you notice it is kind of hard to stab in. I mean I can move around this way, I can grab when my palms are open. It is very very hard for them to stab straight in this way, here you can grab and do whatever you have to do. Also you want to make sure you notice what kind of grip they have. From this kind of grip usually they are more skillful knife fighters because here you get more power, you can come across the waist, you can upper cut, stab straight in. With the other type of grip, just straight in it is very limited, they can poke straight in, they can slide up but there is not too much power. You are going to get very little of a cut so if it is the other way you might have to change your techniques a little bit. You want to use more techniques where you can go straight to the inside or come back this way. You have to move to the outside so you have to be aware of these things. That is some basic knife awareness.

Kung Fu Self Defense Tips: Knife Awareness

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