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By Ernest Emerson, Emerson Knives
An old and very experienced man once told me that the winner of a knife fight is, “When two guys go to the hospital and one lives.”
It is a fact that you are statistically more likely to die from a stab wound than a gunshot wound. Most people don’t believe it but it is indeed true.
I guess, if you only knew the previous two anecdotes, the absolute best way to win a knife fight is to never get in one.
Most of us know what we know about knife fighting from movies or television. As a result, a lot of myths, held truths and down right, bull manure has found its way into the general perception of what knife instructor and edged weapons combat is all about.
Right here and now I’m going to bust the biggest myth about knife fighting that exists. Here we go. Ready? There is no such thing as knife fighting!
The days of two combatants standing steel eyed across from each other with edged weapons in their hands has long since vanished. What I’m saying is that statistically it does not exist. That’s not to say that someone somewhere hasn’t been in a knife on knife confrontation but that your chances of being hit by lightening, while being attacked by a shark, holding the winning lottery ticket, it far more likely than being in a knife fight. Thank God for that.
The reality is that in knife related attacks there is only one knife involved (in the hands of the bad guy) and that many times the victim never knew there even was a knife involved (until he was being sewn up in the hospital).
The reality is that if you are ever involved in knife combat, you will be unarmed fighting off an attack by a knife wielding attacker.
So let’s look at developing a program that will protect you against the most likely scenario.
The first thing I’m going to caution you against is the idea of trying to go for your weapon in the midst of an armed attack. Remember, we are talking about Hand-to-Hand Combat here, not gun fighting, which has different rules. We call it a “weapons dependent” mindset and it is likely to get you killed while you are trying to get to your weapon. more
Bring a gun.
I practice knife defense and disarmament along with other self defense. But as a matter of practical advice. If someone is coming at you with a knife your best defense is to run. Don’t try and go all Bruce Lee on them. Scars are not cool, but the morgue is.
Pay attention and do as he says. He is correct.
Knives and all edged weapons are very deadly
and were used for thousands of years to
dispatch an enemy before firearms.
The winner is the guy who comes away with a scar while the other is dead! I have won many times, Never killed anyone in America! I do have scars! But I am typing they are gone!
I went to Nav Hosp in Da Nang when a Kalasnikover shot me! No blades!
The quintessential knife fight is duck taping the left arms of 2 men together, placing knifes in their right hands and letting them whack away.
Plan accordingly.
This is why I sell self defense tomahawks.
Inside 10 feet, never bring a gun two a knife fight. I attended a class a couple weeks ago that was a real eye opener. I’m looking to add an edged weapon to my kit. Lots to learn
when in a knife fight …. bring a baseball bat
aluminum or wood … either will do
… ’nuff said
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Hard to conceal. Even in your underwear. Freaks people out. Don’t ask how I know.
Always keep something in you hands to fight with. A cane/walking stick, computer bag, cup of hot coffee anything is better than nothing.
I’m sure y’all have heard the saying that the most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle….Well you might not want to piss off a Marine and his K-BAR! I don’t know what they teach now days, but the “Old Breed” were taught to be an effective weapon with their standard issue Marine Corps fighting knife the K-BAR!
“I always like taking a knife when I want to kill my ex and her waiter.”
Orentho J.
A good sniper….will save you
The knife is good for cutting the hand that grabs your gun.
A shot to the pelvis at any distance will drop an opponent immediately.
Waiting for a person to bleed out and lose consciousness is always second best.
MJA’s picture makes this article. Hilarious as always
jm, honestly that picture makes me laugh. I search for every opportunity to use it. 😀
DOC
In “the Old Corps”we referred to our predecessors as the “Old Corps”. Lingo may have changed. I met some 7th Marines at the Gym 10 years ago; just out of Faluga, while talking asks “Where’d you do ITR (Grunt Grad School) the thought I was talking Greek. When I said I was in (way) Hue 1/68 it was all “Sir” and “Mr” for the rest of the time they were on leave.
I do not remember what they said Grad School is now called. I am OLD
Thank you for your service Jarhead
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Maybe we should install knife surrender bins. I hear that worked great in Britain.