Knife Defense Expert Reveals The Reality of Knife Attacks 

It was awesome to absorb so much 'behind the scenes ' activity and get to mix with the variety of marshal artists that this life has afforded me . So many are now gone having left their knowledge with the next generation. Hi Doug ,Tuhan , Chino,rip Arch .

Have you gotten the other RU-vidrs to advertise this event? I think you could get more donors if the news was reaching all of your various audiences.

This is why I carry a retractable police baton.😁

That's kind of funny lol.. I got five of my buddy's together too, beat them at scrabble, chess, checkers, connect 4 and uno and declared myself the best I got an idea and I'm not even clowning.. Have me come out there and let me mop the floor with all of you and then you can decide who has the least amount of bruises lol... I think you guys should fly me out there.. I'm 6'4, 280 pounds from Matsubayashi Ryu and I would have no problem giving all of you the fight you deserve.. At the very least ya'll can try to get me for anything bad I said on your channels Lol.. C'mon.. Do a real challenge.. Don't worry, I won't hurt ya's too much.. And you know, i'm a better fighter than my cousin Dwayne Johnson.. And I'm bigger than him too..

@@JaybayJay You're too late, the three slots to participate in the event sold early for roughy $1000 apiece. Unless they get excess funding, it's unlikely they'll be inviting anyone else.

I have a similar experience.

That's true but if you know some techniques it is better then nothing .

I've done a similar drill and no one got through unscathed. Plus because we weren't wearing head/face protection we removed the neck and above as an allowed target area. Obviously in the street an attacker wouldn't be handicapped by this.

Taekwondo is originally just kicks and now they are stealing filipino martial arts lol

True. I trained TCS (Tactical Combat System) Knife fighting concept. My advice when facing a knife: If you´re in a car, hit the gas and flee, if on foot, just run. To be honest, i am or was pretty good in TCS knife, but you´ll never be perfect with hands against a knife. If you´re lucky you´ll survive with no injury. Standard i would say is about 70/30 percent chance to get cut at least once in a single attack, YES about 70% for GETTING cut!! And that cut can of course be critical. We had a nice drill that just showed the brutal reality of hand vs knife. All of us had Aluminium knifes, positioning ourselfes like about 10 by 10 feet in form of a square. About 20-30 people. You´re in the middle and hitting as fast as you can against a moving guy that is holding 2 punching pads. This isn´t about boxing technique, just to put you in stress, just punch as hard and fast as you can. Then a random guy - could be from behind you, left, meaning from any direction screams and attacks you at the same time. You vary the intervals in time, so about any 2-6 seconds you´re getting attacked. There are 7 standard knife attacks. Like I said, we were good prepared and trained, believe me! The drill lasted 3 minutes. No one of us EVER made it out after 3 minutes without getting cut critical and at least one total wrong answer on a specific attack, so yes, like you guessed, we all died... EVERY training session. And we had only Aluminium knifes, so no need to be afraid and face fear, perfect lights, perfect floor with very good grip, good sight because it wasn´t raining or snowing... You´re getting the picture ;-) That is the truth of knife fighting. If you´re darn good you got better chances, but no guarantees for nothing, that´s it.

World treasure 😁

I bet he has never been in a single real knife fight, how is he an expert?

Realistic?? lmao...this is fantasy. Nothing changes until there is injury. This is how someone intent on stabbing you attacks and the appropriate response that isn't technique based ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A-FSZSxzlso.html

Thank you for sharing that treasure with the rest of us

@@Lord_Humungus how many people have been in a knife fight? Most people who’ve been stabbed don’t even know they’ve been stabbed until they’re bleeding out. A lot of street fights are some dude sucker punching another dude, doesn’t even see it coming.

Yeah, I especially enjoyed that part as well. It's great for those reasons you and he stated. It also buys you time. It may cause them to think whether they want to continue or not, and that may be enough to get away or cause them to bleed out. Funny how we never think of stuff like that.

@@kommisar. Yeah, psych warfare for self defense is not a very trendy topic, even though there are advantages to be gained doing it. An instructor I worked with had an interesting technique, he would say...just weird stuff when going for the engage. Like "you shouldn't let your mother cauliflower". Not sure how effective it is (I guess it's somewhere along the line of "it depends" though :D), but there is a little moment when hearing this, where your brain goes "uh?". That, for him, was an opportunity. I guess it's a way to take initiative. To go back to "you're bleeding", I mean, it may still work somewhat if you say it even when the other guy isn't bleeding.

It was the point wich showed me he went really deep into this topic. If you dont use it in training you wont use it in a real scenario when under stress. Doing it by putting it into his basic moveset shows how good this is.

@@theoneandonly3435 Right! Looking back at the video, it really is among the most complete display of right things to do I've seen on youtube. It's really quickly covered because the focus was on sparring to get a real feel for it, but almost each of his point could be expended for at least 30 seconds and still only explain the basics. Like, when he says that it's good that roka attacks the hand, yeah! Whatever comes first into your slashing range, you slash. That's on purpose, not random encouragement :D He quickly talks about distracting the attention away from the knife instead of to it, that's also a school of thought not often represented on youtube, a lot of "control the weapon". Yeah well you failed, you took a big cut, wanna go again, same strategy? Oh, no time to think, stabbed 3 times now. I see value in accepting damage but going straight to being a threat the opponent has to deal with. Stab me once ? Ok, my thumb is in your eye now. Of course reality is more subtle, but yeah, different school of thoughts :D And it's only a few seconds in the video... So much depth to be uncovered with this guy, he's worth a few more videos!

Thanks! Me too! 😊😁

It was my idea but when I presented it to Icy Mike he said he wouldn’t do it.

I've taught combative martial arts (mostly pentjak silat) and self defense for decades. We always teach this. These are our assumptions about combat: * One faces multiple attackers * Attackers are larger and stronger * Attackers are armed Our specific weapon defense 'rules' are: #1 Keep your eyes on the weapon (not the attacker) #2 Get out of the way of the weapon #3 Control the weapon #4 Attack any available target #5 Continue to attack fallen opponents until they are still Note that we also teach gradations of violence. E.g. Grabbing (and breaking?) one finger to stop an attack might work in some situations but should never be counted. An attacker might be 'on something' or running amok which amounts to the same thing.

Completely agree. In Kalah we train to completely destroy the threat because they may very well be on drugs. Having watched my step father require 6 police officers to subdue him one night when I was young because he was on a bender I can absolutely attest to that.

Why the Fuck would someone go to the hospital if they didn't even have a scratch?

@@TrickinNinja breaking bad.

@@TrickinNinja they missed that. Guess they believe after a fight everyone should check in with this nurse let them know they are alright.

It is less likely to happen but not impossible. Depends on the situation. I have been in fights that involved large pieces of broken glass and could have easily been killed if the attacker simply got a hold of me and pushed me onto the glass, that was sticking straight up between us as we fought, but my quick thinking took that into account and I reached for a long range weapon. Because of my decision the attacker was severely injured for life and I came out without a scratch. Probably 9 times out of 10 though that is not the case and realistically you should expect to get cut. If you can leave the situation you should. Sadly my attacker put me in a situation whereby if I left my girlfriend could have been killed so I was forced to defend myself and her.

"... in fact don't fight at all" If you watched the video carefully, anyone intending to use a knife on you won't advertise that fact and hit you ambush style. Hard to "NOT FIGHT AT ALL" in that situation.

And the cut being shallow or deep

100%! Being in front of him then was even more scary!

@@MartialArtsJourney Haha. Yeah, I bet it was!

Yeah, I would never want to test myself in such a scenario. Your odds are not good in that. I'm glad you're OK though. Hopefully the attacker did some serious hard time for it.

@@kommisar. He‘s a paranoid schizophrenic (one of my coworkers ‚knows’ him) and was having an episode, so I didn‘t press charges. He‘s in therapy now and doing a lot better apparently.

@@Luke-yu7up He still deserves to be behind bars for possibly murdering you. He should have stayed home if he was having an "episode".

OK Luke, SOME ADVICE.... I've been in Martial Arts since i was 8 , I'm 49 I've done security work and yes , Clubs and Events as well Ok, FIRST RULE MATE, If you're scared and don't have a plan.... DO NOT DO THEJOB SECOND RULE... Have a plan, You have to understand (now i don't know if your'e doing patrol or door or Sign in or whatever) but you have to have a plan for everyone that approaches you and if they turn hostile you should get good at psychology and talking to people in a certain way that disuades them from being dickheads and doing stupid shit. Understand that your security training (the 8 hours that you do) doesn't really mean jackshit besides helping you get your licence DO ACTUAL MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING and realistically you'll only need like 4 to 6 months of training , maybe even 3 to 4 months, Seriously it's not that much but that little amount will help you gain confidence and know what to do when attacked by a knife I've been attacked many times by a knife from some dickhead I wasn't scared once, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHY it's because i practiced those techniques THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER before i was ever attacked, its like me asking you were you scared when you applied an Arm bar to some bloke, Probably not, right (Because you were trained to do that) well, get some knife defense training for a few months but yeah mate, You can be a 5th degree black belt, if you shit yourself when the time comes to be attacked YOU GREATLY DECREASE YOUR CHANCE OF SURVIVAL, OK if you believe you got lucky, then you need training if you believe you had a plan and executed it , You are well trained YOU NEED TRAINING MATE so if i can ask why did he come at you with a knife (You specifically) was he pissed, was he sober, what was the deal ?

@@martinkuliza Everybody who is mentally stable will feel fear every now and then. I‘m an active fighter and I compete fairly regularly. What I said was that I was scared of getting cut, yet I didn‘t run or anything, I handled the situation in a professional manner without any serious injury to anyone involved. As for ‚you need training‘: the fact that you go on to claim that you have been attacked as a bouncer many times that usually means you aren‘t well trained in your job, it‘s usually the meatheads and thugs with an explosive temper who get in a lot of physical confrontations. Don‘t get me wrong, I obviously get into fights too, but if you‘re trained in psychology to a certain standard you should be able to defuse 80% of confrontations without violence.

You got a lot of research kapatid well life is hard back in the days in the ancient times for war is scarce and almost not a treat...our forefathers are not naive of self defense and it's art and we blended that in our dances and rituals...if you can able to merge the dances of the Philippines you can recreate the ARTS OF SELF DEFENSE that our PANGGIITANS (THE WATCHERS, HERALDS AND DEFENDERS OF THE ISLANDS) WAS KNOWN FOR

What you said may be true in the 80s and before. Heck it still may be true in some areas up to the mid 90s. However, it is an old man's or barber's tale, if you are talking about the present.

@@rizalitogomba6303 ahh matanong ko lang mukhang may mas alam ka pa yata sa akin bakit arnis or kali student ka ba.... Tapos ang topic dito is martial arts hindi traditional dance or rituals alam ko naman na part ng kali or arnis ang ritual dance pero modern kali na ang pinag-aaralan ngayon. Tapos ang tawag sa bagong form na iyon ay (Modern Balintawak) at ang mga forms na iyon ay Solo Baston. DobleBaston. Espada or Eskrimador Dos Manos or Dose Pares Mano-Mano or Panuntukan Same parin ng old balintawak pero may mga technique's na add at maraming salamat sa pagbasa iyon lang po...

@@paulvicentevcurimao5596 sigurado ka ba bakit kali or arnis student ka ba at bakit kung ganya. Kami mag-trained bakit bawal ba ehh di kung bawal sabihan mo ang intructor namin punta ka sa davao dali tapos pagsabihan muna boss bawal yan dahil kwentong barbero lang yan dapat wag mong gawin

@@KevsEpisode di na kasi ng mga makabagong mga bata alam ang pinagmulan ng ating martial arts kapatid... student pa rin ako pero meron akong nabasa na mga kalatas na mga matatanda na naitago ang mga galaw sa mga sayaw sa kadahilanan na ipinagbawal po ang martial arts dito sa ating kapuluan...kahit ka pa po tumayo sa pinakatuktok at rurok ng kaalaman tanging hanggang ngayon ay studyante pa rin ng larangan ng pakikidigma...kasi ang ating mga mandirigmang mga ninuno ay mapagkumbaba at marangal...walang kagaslawan kundi sa labanan nasusubukan ang kagalingan

What style and weapon did you use?

@@finnmarr-heenan2397 Bo staff and Ninjutsu.

Thats strange!!

@@pubgconq725 Why is it strange?

Was it ninjas from a rival clan?@@sburgos9621

Humility is definitely the word that comes after pressure testing knife defense

Jujitsu gives you the disadvantage of not being able to smash them in the face too

I was gonna post these very remarks also - with the key word HUMILITY. Thanks Rokas for going down this avenue and exploring the realities of the situation. In London's Notting Hill Carnival this year, fights broke out, and police arrested around 200 people. Around 30 had knives on them. And of course no guns allowed on the streets in UK. So when I see all the macho sporty MA posturing on this channel - about fighting on the streets, even, it makes me shudder. What happened to BBJ champ Leandro Lo over a bottle of beer in Brazil is a case in point, and recently Renzo Gracie apparently took a big risk getting into a fight with a NY local on the subway. There are clear and obvious reasonswhy traditional MAs practice humility within their dojos and lives in general, and partly it is the factor of people carrying concealed knives. It's all macho posturing until someone draws a knife - and then what? You've already enraged them, and you're caught lacking. It's just not worth the risk - so stay humble, guys.

Iv struggled with this for years I teach martial arts.... Why I struggle is I train in mma as well bjj and traditional martial arts. full contact full speed pain inducing fear of getting hurt... the people who train that to pro levels are doing it 24 /7 against people with intent to hurt you and the capability to train it hard.... And they still get hit alot it still looks messy....theres some highlights in cage fights but it still pretty messy.(I consider mma as the closest to an actual fight you can get besides actually fighting) How could we ever possibly train for knife fighting where we can't simulate it to any where near its true potential of harm.... knife's scare the fuck out of me. And I actually don't see any answer given so far as believable...

@@allmight8127 what you said is true. However, having studied knife defense, what it does to you is it lessens the fear, and help you to think clearer. With that, its easy to run, or just give away anything in a holdup situation. If anything else, like point blank possible death scare, at least, it will still keep you calm. That my friend can help you avoid getting stabbed 5 to 10x more compared to 3 or less, and as to deep cut compared to shallow cut. Ofcourse, at the end of the day, there's no clear cut sure way to defend it, but at least you get a chance or opportunity to get as little harm on you as possible.

@@paulvicentevcurimao5596 thank you for saying that. I have no experience with self defense whatsoever but I do believe what you said is true. Or at least to be kept in mind

@@paulvicentevcurimao5596 very much needed

Wing Chun just as all classical martial arts are weapons centric.

Trapping can work at the correct distance and time. I often will use a trap to set up a strike or grapple. Knife or no.

No I wasn't 😄 But part of it was because how controlled I felt. It was really difficult to go 100% with Johan, since he always handled me so well. As he said though, if I would train more with him and get used to his methods my attacks would become increasingly more dangerous :)

this answered my question there. I was woundering if you are just being too kind to the old man. So you did being too kind lol

sounds like you are brainwashed yet again by another semi fake "master". aikido situation all over again. deep in my bones I know that what I saw on the video is bullshido and does not work like that under full resistance and full on pressure.

@@kamikame9952 More like being too worried and unprepared than kind haha. The psychological effect of facing someone who has proven that they control the fight can be extremely disarming.

this is not easy to add, the best thing to do is having a gun or just run

Glad to hear it! Johan is definitely amazing and there is one more video I will be releasing with him: where he is teaching me Kali stick fighting. I will also be releasing a number of knife defense related videos in the near future including: testing knife defense techniques with MMA fighters and sparring a knife fighting expert.

@@MartialArtsJourney It's an incredible job you are doing. You change alot my vision about martial arts and self defense. Keep that quality of the videos and i hope to see the Ultimate Self Defense Championship soon

@@alexandrecuchi2400 You can also search on Johan Skålberg on youtube. He has lots of instructional videos here

Thanks!

if you train it right!

I'd rather be able to have those tools at my disposal though, and it also depends on the situation. If the other guy has a knife, you better not pull your punches (figuratively speaking of course). If it's an unarmed person, then, yes, it will depend on how much he's trying to hurt you. That bodega clerk in New York who stabbed the man who came behind the counter, trapped him and tried hitting him, that was one of those situations where clerk really could have gotten severely injured or even killed by the man, so he stabbed him until the threat was neutralized, but thanks to New York's backwards justice system he got charged. Still, you can't risk your life just because you think you might go to prison. As the saying goes, "Better to be judged by six than carried by nine."

@@kommisar. I'm not dismissing the usefulness of lethal knife techniques. However, if killing techniques are the only ones that are repeated drilled and ingrained in you, you are still at risk of being on the wrong side of the law. So the point is you should learn both lethal and non-lethal moves as well as how to apply them accordingly

@@StevenRayW If you're using a knife it's because you genuinely feel your life is in danger, not because you're trying to calm down a drunk uncle during a holiday get-together. Everyone already knows "non-lethal" knife techniques anyway. You're better off spending your time learning the proper ones and then having the ability to take your foot of the gas pedal. There are numerous proverbs or metaphors for what I'm referring to here. What you're saying has some logic to it, but it's still overall silly.

@@kommisar. Well, like I said in my first post, a lot of it depends on the country and jurisdiction you are in. I grew up in PA and IL, but relocated to Asia 12 years ago in order to study various styles martial arts. So far I've lived in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that if you seriously injure or kill someone with a knife out here even in self-defense situations, you'll still face serious jail time 9 out of 10 times. So your "overkill" mentality towards self-defense is what would be considered silly in my neck of the woods. (One of my teachers was the chief instructor at Taiwan's national police academy, so I know what I'm talking about.) Moreover, non-lethal knife techniques are not just random cuts, stabs, and slashes. They involve attacking specific areas in manners that either incapacitate or cause intense pain to deter an assailant without deadly force. Detailed anatomical knowledge is required in order to apply them effectively, such as which muscle or tendon to sever to take away the ability to make a fist or stand upright.

@@StevenRayW You're missing my point with regards to the lethality of the attacks you want to use. I'm not saying go for the kill to be safe than sorry. I'm saying it's better you know how to fuck the guy up and be able to hit the brakes than to try to "play it safe" and possibly get yourself the one who's seriously injured or dead.

Short knifes( concealed) are meant for stabbing, how bigger the knife more slashes are involved, however, the human body can take a incredible amount of slahes before any effect is created, the thrust is more lethal, penetrating vital organs and immediately more damaging to the motor functions of the body, thats why you (if possible) should try to control the knife wielding arm and stab into his hand/ forearm ( what you get first), the biggest issue is, in theory you will keep distance and if you hit him or his hand, let him bleed out or atleast for so long until he feels the pain and give up because he cant hold the knife anymore, but we all know we have 2 arms/hands, which means switching the knife to the otherside isnt a big deal, so if you want control his arm you have to close the gap and go close or extreme close combat, not a easy task because every attacker is different with moving patterns, speed and so on, not to mention if he has some substances in his body plus adrenaline rush makes slashes almost useless, you have to go more vital, but again extreme close against maybe a bigger/ taller/ stronger opponent is the last thing you want, a stick or umbrella would be the better choice than knife vs knife( empty hands is almost suicide), because range and impact can matter here, knife vs knife is almost 50/50 because even if you practice some things for years, unexpected things can happen and you're done, this brings us to the conclusion theres no between in, knife vs knife( or anything you can get/ grab) you have to go vital and try to end it fast, and this is the 2nd not so easy task, because maybe you go to jail for it even when it is self defense, but your mind have to overcome this thinking, because if you do think about it when this evil person comes slashing at you, those seconds can cost you your life, all begins and ends first with your mindset, if you dont have this all training is useless, sounds harsh i know, but thats the reality and brutality of surviving encounters against pure evil.

Karate does, the name itself means free hands

@@tatumergo3931 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aTpq9Xi2TJ8.html well, I think this video shows that it does and was more useful and realistic than this one

He's a Kali Expert. In Kali you either use, Stick, Knife. He's not a just a Knife master. It's Kali.

@@tatumergo3931 it's Kali. Not Karate.

To my memory their ranking was a bit superficial take on how well you’d do self defense after a year. Obviously it’s easier to judge martial arts you really know well. Kali is great, but takes a lot of time to really master. Getting the confidence, reflexes and ability to use it in real life situations is not instant at all. But Kali builds character and discipline if you get out there on every session. In the beginning it’s more like a very cool hobby that eventually will work, after a lot of focused training. Practice it two or three times a week with dedication + homework, and I’m sure you’ll get there faster. Personally I love it and I’m training the same system in Norway.

@@Ytterdahls that’s actually a great way to frame kali training. I’ve always been on the fence regarding taking up kali. Now, I’m seriously warming up to it. There’s also a place close to home.

@@strikesubmit people who already does some sort of martial art training, will have a decent base before they begin. Boxing translates well to panantukan. Most kicking arts are nice toolkits for sikaran. If you’re a grappler, then that translates well to dumog. And the list goes on. I find that I feel more confident in panantukan and footwork because I also train boxing in a gym in the same building. I would never trade one for the other. Instead I think it’s nice to have a lot of one thing and use Kali to sprinkle new ideas on top of “regular” boxing, even though Kali stands well on its own. Being that there’s so much to learn, you just need some patience and eager to do some homework if you want to learn faster.

A year later, from what I've seen Rokas just decided to act like this interaction never happened.

Yes, it is possible to defend your life but virtually impossible without cuts. I tried it in training just a few days ago. The most common mistake in training, and in many videos too, is that the attack is not realistic. Norman Bates kind of stabbing do not exist in real life, except in some cases of domestic violence by women.

@@TubeArmadillo as I said: the most defense techniques against knife showed on RU-vid by the different "masters" are horseshit. If you're not trained, after the first cut, you see your blood= you're done. My advice for those not trained: run! Run as fast as you can! Or fight but be mentally prepared to be seriously injured.

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Next video will be of me trying out FMS myself!

@@MartialArtsJourney Thank you Sir for trying our Kali, and hope you'll enjoy too it. Love from Ph.

Yes. That is also what Skålberg has said, the few times I've seen him teach knife stuff. :-)

I think it can work, but the set up is the hard part. I will release a video in a few weeks where we tested kotegaeshi and some other knife defense techniques with MMA fighters. You'll have a chance to see what happens with Aikido kotegaeshi against a knife attacker :)

@@MartialArtsJourney Who knows, maybe you can actually make Kote Gaeshi work against knife attacks. You made it work in a Randori, maybe you can find a set-up for the technique and reform Aikido.

This video was super short. Skålberg will teach you thousand more strategies, depending on context. Kicks can be used, but will also remove your balance while you kick. That’s bad if you don’t succeed.

Check out Craig Douglas/SouthNarc/ShivWorks or Sal Mascoli/IDO Tactics.

Not yet 🤔

There's a defense. Just don't count on it. Lol up a World War II British armed/unarmed combat trainer who was routinely attacked by bayonets wielded by students.