When Should You Make Your First Move To Defend Against The Knife Attack?

When you have to deal with someone who is attacking with the knife, that becomes serious. Before defending yourself, you might get cut several times. In my previous post, I talk about a situation when two guys attack a girl with a knife. If you want to read more about that, here's the link.

A fight usually starts from an argument. Then it gets in the wrong direction. People start shouting, pushing each other and they start fighting. When you have an argument, you have the control. When you see it's going in a different and wrong direction, you can stop there.

If you get into a fight, anything can happen. You just don't know whether the guy has any sort of weapon or not. You start fighting and the guy pulls his weapon. That's bad news. For example, if the guy has a knife, he will pull his knife at some points in the fight.

As soon as you see him drawing the weapon, attack him before he grabs the knife. Once the knife is on his hand, the situation might get worse. So don't let the attacker grab the knife and attack you. Don't wait when you see the guy reaching out to get the weapon.

To get good at defending against a knife attack, you can practice with your training partner. Start from a single strike, then move to defend a knife against multiple strikes. You can see how someone can attack you on the street. The more you are aware of reality, the better you will be.

Thank you so much for reading this post. If you want to add something or have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comment section. If you want to learn about martial arts and self defense, you can check out some of my recent posts.

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Stay safe. Always be happy!

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