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Questions tagged [knife-fighting]

Knife fighting is fighting with any number of involved combatants armed with knives. Knives are generally shorter than swords, and knife fighting can come in many styles. Make sure to specify which style of knife fighting the question pertains to.

Knife fighting is fighting with any number of involved combatants armed with knives. Knives are generally shorter than swords, and knife fighting can come in many styles. Make sure to specify which style of knife fighting the question pertains to.

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Apache Knife Fighting System

Is this system really an original system thought by Native Ametrican Indians from generation to generation or it's just a system artificially developed by Robert Redfeather http://apache-knife.com/redfeather.htm ? It seems to me like a copy of other…
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How do you turn a knife attack back onto the attacker?

Is there a technical term for this counter-attack, where the defender uses the attacker's own knife against the attacker? How exactly do you subvert the attacker who's obviously applying force against you? Do you have to counter with even more…
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How can you — on the ground lying on your back — defend against an enemy on top trying to knife into your chest?

I was watching the last episode of the 2021 BBC TV series Vigil. See 10:16. I can't find the whole clip — if you do, please add it to this post. Lieutenant Commander Mark Prentice on the bottom gets knived many times by Chief Petty Officer Downard…
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How to defeat a stronger opponent, on top of you, trying to knife into your chest?

Consider this scene from Saving Private Ryan (1998). Replace Private Stanley "Fish" Mellish with me, a weak female 16 y.o. teenager. I don't even work out or go to the gym! https://youtu.be/NSRr7wUjLxw?t=183 Assume I'm in the exact same underdog…
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How useful is a Karambit for Everyday Carry - noncombat

I'm looking to eventually learn the use of the karambit in martial arts training, but I have a question before I get to that point. Given the form of this karambit (The Mauler) would this be a useful tool to carry in the woods, or just use as a…
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