Chapter V

Basic Operations of The SHORT

FINNISH OR NORWEGIAN
KNIFE

PUUKKO

Volkov VP
course of self-defense without weapons "Sambo"
Edited Zobova H and S. Stankevich, AL
Manual for schools NKVD
Edition school-course department personnel department of the NKVD of the
USSR
Moscow 1940












TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL CONCEPT
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 EQUIPMENT RECEPTION
o Kick straight long
Blade up
o Kick straight short
Blade up
o Side impact from the outside
Blade up
o Blow below
Blade up
o Blow top
Blade down
o Kick inside
Blade down
o Blow by hand
Blade down
o Oblique outside
Blade down
o Oblique inside
Blade up

1 GENERAL CONCEPT
In the context of melee ability to work with a short knife plays an important role.
For this purpose, developed the basic techniques of the Finnish or Norwegian knife.
Rules and methods are simple and do not require them to explore the big time.
Enough to study it and technically trained on a stuffed, t. E., As they say, to "fill" in
the technique of hand strikes and you're armed with relatively sufficient. Further
experience will show you the system works with a knife. It is important to start this
life experience to know the basic rules and techniques for working with a short knife.



2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Finnish (or Norwegian) knife, the most common worldwide, is a thrusting and
cutting weapon-hand combat.
2. Work with a short knife occurs mainly in the melee near and middle distance.
From a far distance stabbed less valid. For high skill with a knife from a distance plays a
major role in the knife throwing short goal.
3. Conduct kick straight, without any mental preparation is not recommended. The
impact must be masked quickly and unexpectedly executed.
4. In cases where there is a struggle, never carry a gun with his hand forward. It is
recommended to remove it for a spin (overboard jacket pocket and so on. Etc..) And
leading the attack with his free hand, seize the moment, a sudden stab. This is done to
protect the armed hand of the capture by the enemy.
5. Every stab must be made secretly, quickly and unexpectedly. Denoting the
unarmed hand punch to the head, in fact cause lightning stabbed in the stomach.
6. When you hit (side, bottom, and so on. Etc..) At the beginning of the movement
arm should be bent at the elbow, followed by a quick straightening with insertion into
force of the blow own body weight and twist the knife with his hand to the right or to the
left by itself (giving the movement of the knife cutting nature).
7. All the training of students takes place on stuffed. Posleusvoeniya technology
shock move to training with wooden knives on a living person. This training is aimed at
the study of the most vulnerable points on the human body, in coordination with the
technique of the performance of an admission. In developing the educational material of
the knife on the living person only to identify all the blows.
8. Methods of study on separation. Assimilation of individual elements of the
reception is done in one account. With double-sided battle-training as a mandatory rule,
in the beginning of the study methods of working with a short knife, training goes on
wooden knives in fencing masks, bibs and gloves. Then go to training on this knife on
stuffed (kick this knife training on clay, placed in a box).









1 The most vulnerable (dangerous) point of impact with a short knife:

A) front view (Fig. 385).













B) at the rear (Fig. 386).

Fig. 385

Fig. 386
2. Position of the blade when holding the handle of the
knife:
A) blade upwards (Fig. 387).

B) the blade down (Fig. 388).

3 EQUIPMENT RECEPTION
Kick straight long

Blade up
On the count of "one" - bring sword arm with a knife
behind his back.
The account is "two" - a deep lunge forward with the
right foot with a bang with a knife - right arm is straight
(see. Fig. 389 ).
Repeat all with his left hand.










Fig. 387

Fig. 388

Fig. 389
Kick straight short

Blade up
On the count of "one" - armed with a knife hand to place
behind his back, his left hand to put forward.
The account is "two" - by force of arms in a bent
position to supply the body forward and step right foot
forward to hit in the stomach (see. Fig. 390 ).
All repeat with left hand

Side impact from the outside

Blade up
On the count of "one" - bring sword arm with a knife
behind his back.
The account is "two" - by force of arms, carrying the right
side in a bent position, to strike (see. Fig. 391).
All repeat with the left hand.

Blow below

Blade up
On the count of "one" - armed with a knife hand bring her
back.
The account is "two" - by force of arms in a bent state,
bringing the bottom up, make a shot (see. Fig. 392).
All repeat with the left hand.








Fig. 390

Fig. 391

Fig. 392
Blow top

Blade down
On the count of "one" - the armed hand with a knife in the side
pocket of his jacket.
The account is "two" - hit it from the top down in the chest under
the left pocket of his tunic with a step forward with your left foot (see.
Fig. 393 ).
All repeat with the left hand.


Kick inside

Blade down
On the count of "one" - bring your right hand to your left
shoulder to the left or to the left side of the abdomen.
The account is "two"
Option 1: a sharp blow to the right; cutting motion
across his throat (see. Fig. number 394);
Option 2: a sharp blow to the right, thrusting motion in
the chest.
All repeat with the left hand.









Fig. 393

Fig. 394
Blow by hand

Blade down
On the count of "one" - bring sword arm with a knife behind his
back.
The account is "two" - to come close to the enemy and cover the
left hand on the back of the neck, sharply pridvinuv yourself.
The account is "three" - to strike at the left side of the chest
sostorony back (see. Fig. 395).
All repeat with the left hand.

Oblique outside

Blade down
On the count of "one - bring sword arm with a knife behind his
back.
The account is "two" - bring up the right-to-shoulder and strike
to the chest from the back (see. Fig. 396)
All repeat with the left hand.

Oblique inside

Blade up
On the count of "one" - armed with a knife hand to place the
left to the left thigh.
The account is "two" - hit (a stuffed animal), and conduct a
bottom-up left to right, and quickly move back (see. Fig. 397).
All repeat with the left hand.

Fig. 395

Fig. 396

Fig. 397