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    Knife Defense Dynamics: Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #7
    Knife Defense Dynamics: Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #7
    Knife Defense Dynamics: Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #7
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    Knife Defense Dynamics: Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #7

    By Martina Sprague

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    The Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series gives the martial arts interested person a solid background on the importance of the knife as a combat weapon, inspires the reader about the benefits of knife training, and provides detailed step-by-step instruction in how to manipulate and defend against a knife with speed, proficiency, and confidence.

    Almost any martial art, traditional or modern, can be adapted to knife offense and defense without changing the basic principles of the art. Since the knife is a relatively small and lightweight weapon, many of the same moves and movement patterns you use in your empty-hand art are easily transferable to your knife techniques, and vice versa. The practical lessons you learn by adding knife training to your arsenal include quick reaction skills, physical and mental control, footwork and evasion tactics, distance control, and target precision.

    Knife training gives you a decided physical and mental edge and opens new dimensions that will deepen your understanding of the martial arts. Knife Defense Dynamics, the seventh book in the series, covers dynamic knife defense concepts including seizing the initiative, forcing the adversary to retreat, and taking his balance. It covers different ways to defend against and neutralize the threat in stand-up and ground scenarios. It also includes a discussion about the knife as a weapon of coercion.

    The full series comprises the following books:

    1. Knife Anatomy

    2. Knife Carry and Deployment

    3. Knife Grip and Manipulation

    4. Knife Attacks and Targets

    5. Knife Fighting Stance, Footwork, and Dynamics of Motion

    6. Knife Defense Basics

    7. Knife Defense Dynamics

    8. Knife-on-Knife and Multiple Opponent Knife Defense Strategies

    9. Knife and Empty-Hand Defenses Compared

    10. Knife Training and Advanced Martial Arts Concepts

    Save by purchasing books 1 through 5 in the special Knife Offense (Five Books in One) volume, and books 6 through 10 in the special Knife Defense (Five Books in One) volume.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMartina Sprague
    Release dateMar 26, 2018
    ISBN9781386648475
    Knife Defense Dynamics: Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #7
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    Martina Sprague

    Martina Sprague grew up in the Stockholm area of Sweden. She has a Master of Arts degree in Military History from Norwich University in Vermont and has studied a variety of combat arts since 1987. As an independent scholar, she writes primarily on subjects pertaining to military and general history, politics, and instructional books on the martial arts. For more information, please visit her website: www.modernfighter.com.

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      Knife Defense Dynamics - Martina Sprague

      INTRODUCTION

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      Weapons extend your reach and are designed to be used from a distance. Good control of distance further allows a knife-wielding assailant to reach you while depriving you of the ability to reach him. The best time to defend against a weapon attack is therefore generally when the weapon is close to the attacker's body, when he is unable to make full use of distance and reach. Moreover, a knife (or other weapon with reach such as a club) has more power and is more difficult to defend against when in motion. This is one reason why defenses against knife attacks are often practiced stationary or in slow motion, rather than at full speed in the training hall. This is necessary for learning proper mechanics of technique, before you can learn proper timing.

      With the foregoing in mind, initiating your defense when the weapon is close to the attacker's body, for example, by pinning his arm or disturbing his balance, may prevent him from setting the weapon in motion. Simultaneously you must recognize that the long range capabilities of the knife in your opponent's hand may prevent you from achieving an advantageous position close to his body. Executing a sound defense in response to a knife attack may prove more complicated than initially thought.

      Let me reiterate that the knife is a superior weapon. It doesn't malfunction and it doesn't run out of ammunition. It can thrust and slash several times in a few seconds. When defending empty-handed against a knife-wielding opponent, you must disarm him, incapacitate him, or buy yourself enough time to flee the encounter. Martial arts techniques sometimes fail when applied in real time, because you are taught moves that require the use of fine motor skills. Rather than initiating your defense with a disarming attempt, a more practical alternative is to avoid or block the first cut and launch an immediate incapacitating technique or stunning counter-attack that buys you enough time to further incapacitate your opponent or flee the encounter. When initiating your defense, don't aim for the weapon. Aim for the person you are fighting. It is the person, primarily, who is dangerous. Hurt him first in order to disarm him later.

      When discussing the knife as an equalizer in combat, we should also recognize that it is hand-to-hand combat, or close range fighting, that applies, despite the extra reach the weapon affords the assailant. A gun, for example, has great capacity to harm from a distance. If you have access to a gun, don't get so close to your opponent that you give him the option of taking the gun from you. Likewise, if your opponent has a gun and you are not within physical reach of the weapon, there is little you can do initially to defend against the attack, except trying to talk your way out of the situation. When we discuss knives, by contrast, we must recognize that, unlike the gun, the knife, much like our hands and feet, is only effective at a range where we can reach our opponent. If you are engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter when your opponent deploys a knife, the situation will immediately become dire. The moment you recognize that he has a live blade, and the moment he knows that you recognize this fact, he also knows that he has the upper hand in the fight. The knife gives him psychological power, because it is a weapon that is truly capable of inflicting severe physical damage quickly, even in the hands of an unskilled person.

      As explained in Book 1, the Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series has three objectives: The first few books focus on getting to know the knife, its strengths and weaknesses, and on manipulating and using it. The next few books focus on defending against knife attacks. The last few books focus on implementing

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