Is Kali Good For Knife Defense? 

What do you think is effective for knife defense?🤔🤔

His brand of Kali is a no nonsense style of modern Kali. Effective and good usage of angles.

Balanced and intelligent. This does not belong on the internet 🤣

You can tell he's a GREAT teacher, because he starts with very slow basics, and as the video progresses and he gets comfortable, he starts showing some lighting fast sparks of true Kali. Great video.

Such a great video. And I love how "careful" you where when picking up the knife in the end, not breaking eyecontact.

Guru Danny is amazing, thankyou for sharing and inspiring us all to train hard and smart

Great video! Thanks for being a great martial artist Kevin.

This is a great reminder of what to do when defending against a knife… As Krav Maga instructor… I appreciate this video for refreshing my memory… 💪🏾💪🏾 Love it

Wisdom....it's a priceless thing....thank you, both of you. BE well.

Absolutely love this. It's not fancy. Evade, getting off the line, the stun, this is all solid information. When you see these fancy disarms or people charging in grappling, they're going to be in the ER if they're lucky enough to make it that far. Distance and timing and actually practice this ish. And most importantly carry an equalizer a gun or knife yourself, unarmed knife defense is a fast track to the cemetery.

great to see sifu danny here training at his gym is one of the best experiences of my life

I’ve known you a long while now Kevin! Your videos are always on point. Keep making our lineage proud!🙏🙌🙌

This is a very great video. Thanks so much, Kevin.

Excellent instruction! Thank you for sharing this, Kali Rocks!

I liked that the grip is not on the wrist but on the hand itself. Focusing on the wrist, as mentioned, does not limit the rotation of the hand and therefore the knife can still cut you. This mistake is quite common in general teaching of self defense against knives when "instructors" only half learn the technique and think that's how they should teach it. I also liked the emphasis on mobility and hitting rather than just control. Those have always seemed underrated to me. That is, if you have the opponent under control and within reach, what stops you from attacking the face, the eyes, for example? Excellent video.

Awesome Video...A lot of great information shared. Love what you are doing with your channel Kevin!

Thank you Kevin Lee in my opinion that is reality blend of life time of knowledge🙏🙏

Best video on this that I've seen for awhile.

impressive, some of the realest stuff on knife defence i ve seen

Thanks for demo, guro! You emphasized the importance of footwork, as the filippinos are saying: " your hands beat the enemy, but your feet save your life!"

This is gold! Excellent material.

Thanks for practical information

It's great knowledge. 👍 I love the lesson in the video.

Love Sifu Danny Terrel! He is far and away the best instructor I've ever worked with. In his classes, he has such a keen sense for when he can turn a drill into a limit-testing, humbling moment. We were working some wrestling drills, a mount escape, I think. Sifu shut my escape down and simply put his hands on my throat--not an especially effective attack. But, at that point in my training, I wasn't able to respond to the visceral stress response and completely failed to defend myself. He knew he could (safely) present that test, going off the script, and gave me the chance to humble myself. To this day, I remember (with confidence) many ways to escape that (admittedly ineffective) attack. Collapsing the arms, levering one arm at the elbows... Such a knowledgeable teacher with an incredible eye for testing limits and facilitating breakthroughs.

What an awesome teacher!

This was excellent, thank you

that was great guys

Great demonstration!!

Very consistent to almost all who teach kali... run, escape or evade. Very true. Engaging only happens on very specific situation where one could not evade, run or escape. Even then, the next option is truly to get another weapon. And if all else fails, only then you apply the techniques in close combat.

kevin is so good as a fighter and also fun to watch 😄

THANK YOU for mentioning the LAW during a knife lesson!!!!

Fantastic artist and teacher. it would be a dream to have all of the great sensei's come around show proper defense for everyone to see. Having sensei fong spar with this guy would be so good for learning in all fronts. Thanks Kevin! You and Jeff chan should set something up like this. Both of you are legends in teaching us and showing us valuable info to improve ourselves.

Great lesson chaps!

Great philosophy and techniques of self defense 👍

Coach Danny is a super fascinating dude. I had him on The Fight House Talks Podcast as a guest and had an amazing conversation. I am looking forward to touching hands with him someday! ❤🐓🤙🏾

No, because kali is not a self defense martial arts. It's a killing art. It is designed to kill the opponent the quickest possible time. That is why it is primarily based using weapons.

I love this!!

I agree 💯 pro! I am on the same way! Best Greetings from Berlin /Germany! Pugay!

great vid

I can 100% agree with this. I train Kali Sikaran International with Johan Skålberg. Very similar ideas!

Pekiti Trisia is very a very good discipline for blades stuff... Thanks Guro Danny

Thank youuuuuu!!!

One of the most advanced technologies for knife is the Filipino Martial Arts. Proven. Battle tested and respected by people who know.

Great martial atr teacher and he makes great knives. Get one!!!

DannyTerrell really knows his stuff in Kali!

Good video, and lots of good common sense information. My only added information would be utilize what's in your environment to not only create and maintain distance, but also create obstacles and barriers helping you maintain distance; or see what is available to turn into an improvised combative tool, that would allow you to damage their arms (thus they lose the ability to hold and utilize the weapon), their legs (thus they lose the ability to close distance), and of course their head (thus by becoming unconscious or at least disoriented (thus they lose the ability to continue the attack fully, or at least continue the attack effectively). Hence giving you increased chances to get away.

I've seen it used in a real street fight here in the phils a long time ago it was spectacular..knife vs FMA,knife guy attacks like a madman the FMA guy redirects the knife like it was nothing it happened so fast i coud not believe the FMA guy walks away without a scratch if it was a normal guy it would a horrible scene..

That was pretty awesome hell yeah and yes an attacker with or without a weapon is dangerous and it's scary people may not want to admit it but training is one thing having fun on all that but when somebody seriously wants to hurt you for real it makes you feel different you move different you breathe different because now you understand I'm in danger even if it's just beating getting beat up or just getting punched once or twice you don't know what those hits are going to do what they're going to do after those hits so it is scary

Kali is the 2nd most effective against a blade. The number one most effective is running away fast. Build up that cardio and improve your sprint and that blade will never touch you

Cody broussard here, long time student of SiFu Danny, tell him I said hello!!!

Here is a slightly different question. Do you think the mentality of "self defense" is wrong? So much of what is taught as self defense is a reactive mentality. "if the opponent does this then you do this" kind of choreography almost. Is it not better just to learn to fight and the combatives that go along with the mentality you develop from knowing how to fight? My interest (because so few people train it) is the unorthodox techniques with the pikal blade indexing. I understand why the orthodox techniques are always shown but as someone who has trained in that pikal style, I wonder how these techniques would need to be altered to compensate to combat someone who uses that style. Also his methods and understanding are brilliant and you are really good at interviewing and giving people room to demonstrate, so kudos to you.

Having just watched the knife episode of the ultimate self defence challenge there stuff here id like to see in that context.

I train in kali, for many years, (mostly heaven and earth Drills on trees), and for the last 8 years Kutao silat Forms. Don't have anyone to spar against, so i use the biorhythms of music to help my sensitivity. if someone has a blade, i feel the need to have a stick, chain, or even a bottle, or some great track shoes, knives are no joke.

OK, Gentlemen, How about making levels at first least by moverments: -Beginners, -say distance , - intermediate -sideways and -Advanced - active interception. But , keeping to the beginnersś position, what I missed most is not employing environmental weaopons, if nothing a walking stink , umbrella, handbak, suitcase or an overcoat, etc. Best regards. Paul, 67,retired isntructor fo Karate

I could not make that Corte/medio stuff work in free fighting, largo works! I discovered Lastra Arnis and things changed. Weapons work tools make things easier.

that looks very usable., pretty sumilar to Wing Chun.

Guro Danny's holiday Inn express joke got me

This old guy is smart... Though in a face to face and I am the knife guy, I usually target the arms and wrist if I can and kinda do a jab slash stroke... Hopefully those that has experience can correct my way cause I want to learn more...

Sifu Danny!!!

of course it is, Kali or FMA is bladed style..they do incorporate suntukan, sikaran and dumog for hand to hand. They also have stick and staff as weapons..

What ever your knife training - you also need need to spar at speed and intent (with safe training knife and protective gear) and a judge.

Take a seminar with Craig Douglas or Ed Calderon. To me, they are the two best people when it comes to real world situations for self defense, especially for knife defense. I also wanted to throw in Michael Janich to the mix, he opened my eyes to what to look for in a defense system within the eyes of the law.

Seems better than the rest i have looked at

Best cell defense is what hes saying keep your distance do short attack attack and then get away after you do a short attack that has The person with the knife backing off.

I learned arnis in school here in the Philippines our guro always teach if we encounter knife always run if theres no chance fight them our guro teach us outside school with knife fighting and hand to hand combat.

Lol oh Kev Kev, you should know anyone dedicated to FMA always has a blade somewhere.

What version of Kali is this? I studied Sayoc Kali and we do a lot of the same things but not exactly.

This is a nice entertaining way to showcase self defense, they even got Dana White to participate.

So I have a question and maybe this can be a topic for another video. In confined spaces like trains, small cafes etc I feel like some of the kali training can be useful but *what are some basic training movements that are essential to knife defense?* I feel like a video on specific drills or movements would be interesting to see.

this is really cool!

"Legally justified" is definitely NOT #1. I'd rather be alive in prison than dead.

Nice know how

evry tactic will usefull if you able to execute.

people don't really hand switch on knife fighting, you would think they would, but they don't.

Just seen a knife video, this just come up after. I wonder what Mike thinks of this one ?

6:59 is a good one...

It's really weird, how alot of martial arts people can't understand that Filipino martial art is a filler, because of all the colonization alot of techniques are being mix.. but in the end of the day it's a filler, that's why is deadly it opens opportunity when there's none.

The way i see most kali systems is basically fencing with knives,all about keeping distance and maintaining control while trying to dish out punishing attacks,the second you get close thats when your going to get cut almost no Matter what

looks like aikido ... aikido could benefit from the kali drills because we do the things after the drills

Awesome video ty.

Big man with various martial art practice is a tank. FMA has long history in war times.

I see so much connection between this and Aikido, It's amazing

The very 1st rule and the most basic of knife defense in kali is to run away.

What happens if the attacker is physically bigger and stronger than you are and they have a knife out? Also you don't have the opportunity to escape and you can only fight back. What then?

Against powerful fast retracting knife attacks, switching, it wont work

I am no fan of kali, but what he said was just right. A lot of MMA (jiujitsu guys) think that grappling is much more effective in the real world. In all honesty, Jiujitsu is good in 1 on 1 but you can grapple 2 to 3 opponents all at the same time, and I think having a martial arts like Kali can actually be effective in multiple attackers, then again use kali not the traditional arts but try to incorporate different styles that is more pragmatic rather than looking fancy.

a lot of martial artist said that kali is not for selfdefense

90% of knife attacks, the attacker grabs to get leverage. I could see Kevin was itching to grab a few times.

All that arm control stuff at the end and the wall work is grappling

The Guru is right, especially considering that you're already stabbed or cut by the time you know you're being attacked!

Well, he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

Kevin Lee, why you're no longer in UFC? Why did you go to Eagle Fighting Championships? XD

how about.. try to selfdefense from a real situation knife attack

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just like Guro Johan from Arnis Sikaran

Again and again. I can't say it often enough: you can not defend Knife Attacks with Blocks. If someone Attack you and you have not the Option to run, train to do Sidesteps and direct Attack then The Agressor to The Eyes, Throat, outside of Knee etc.pp. But the most important Thing is, train again and again and again non complicatet Things and train How to not become The Fear

I would never want to be fighting against a Kali master or practioner... those guys are always armed and ready to ruin your arm.

filipino martial arts can be fancy. that fanciness is just part of the learning, and part of the training. just train with pressure as it stops turning fancy after you've practice it with real scenarios

Wouldn't it be more cheaper to learn Drumming? Percussion for concussion! Just learn how to do Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" Drum intro, and carry chopsticks with you.

Kali is used by our ancestor to fight spaniard and japaness and other enimeis... A thousand year ago.