THE KNIFE for SIMPLE & BRUTAL Fighting 

Came for the knife content. Stayed for the Dad jokes. Thanks Papa Poet.

For those asking about the Colonel Blade: (1) they are no longer in business and (2) this push dagger is better for striking due to the asymmetric design, filling of the hand, and size of the neck. If you have a colonel blade, enjoy it. It is an awesome blade. RIP colonel blade.

I’m a firearm salesman in MI and I work with a lot of customers who are new to the world of self defense. I recommend your channel to almost all of my customers who are looking for good, real life information that can help them make an informed decision about their own safety. Thank you for everything you do and keep up the good work!

"Death or Demonetization".....If I don't see that as a t-shirt from one of you in the next month I'm going to be severely disappointed.

"I rather die on my feet than be demonetized on my knees " 😂

Don't worry, I caught the "In Californina you can't even have a picture of it." joke.

You know one of the impressive things about Craig? When he smiles or laughs, he laughs with his eyes, not just his mouth - that speaks of a sincere and true spirit. A good thing!

You two are great together. You guys should have a tv show... funny funny stuff but so informative... freaking rockstars you two are

I live in California and I'm sure I am on some "list" for watching this!

You guys make a great team as instructors. Funny, light hearted, energetic, simple, and straight forward

I carried a Cold Steel push blade while in the military back in the 80's and then through 22 years of undercover work. My wife sewed the case to the inside of my jeans between the front and rear pocket on the off hand side. Reason being is if someone is fighting for your gun, your off hand is free to grab the knife and also if you are trying to control someone, usually your off hand is going to be more free to get to it. By having just a slit in my jeans (cause the case was inside) meant that it was way less visible. Also, this placed the blade handle below my waistline so that sitting in a vehicle for long periods of time it wasn't digging into my side on my waist because it was lower on the leg. It also allows a draw from sitting without having to drive your elbow up, it's just a quick pull to the rear.

Love the energy John brings to his work

I admire this man not only for the great dagger design but also for his fantastic Seiko Tuna.

- Your money or your life? - Take my life, I need the money.

love the rapport between you two guys. obviously good friends with a trust and understanding. I love seeing that.

This Craig guy is sooooo amazing! I have found John's youtube channel a couple of weeks ago. I was instantly amazed. This guy is the most trained, disciplined and funny person I have ever seen. And he suddenly brings Craig alone. Boooommmm... I can not find the words anymore... Thank you Guys !!!!!

"Make sure it's legal in your state." Okay let me check... Let's see... the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Good news! It's legal! 😁

Workouts are doing you good John! Thanks for the great content

Wow you can really tell this guy is a well of knowledge in the world of knife fighting. Clear and obv difference between this guy and the rest of the RU-vid comics reading selling points 🤙🏻 classic high quality stuff from Warrior Poet :)

You channel is very well rounded in content, Sensei Poet. You get bonus points for being found in Georgia. ;)

“SIMPLE AND BRUTAL FIGHTING” no better title. Thank you sirs

keep up the great work sir. we appreciate the vids and tips

I came across a video with the two of you a few weeks ago and I subscribed immediately. You two are really great together. Great content, thank you.

I trained In kenpo karate for a while and started carrying a Cold Steel Urban Pal for all the reasons you listed. It works so well. I love that little knife.

You two need to keep making videos. Great stuff and funny.

*As stated, in many states, push daggers are specifically forbidden BUT there is also a non-lethal option called the Stinger, developed by Master at Arms James A Keating- it is a hard, unbreakable plastic device which also fits across the palm an protrudes between the fingers and concentrates all the force of a punch behind a small truncated cone. It is devastating. Before I retired I had bought one for all the female workers in our department since they can be carried anywhere and are instinctive. They run about ten dollars. Great video!!!*

SHIV-WOKE = working a blade (or blunt object) into an adversary.... liberally.... JL+CD is like gold every time! Two of the best. Thanks for all you both do!!

Five dislikes by guys who were wrecked by a push dagger trainer.

The perfect Father’s Day present!!!

Thank you 👍. I bought the Colonel Blade from you awhile back based on your recommendation. Great knife! I’ll carry it in summer sometimes in lieu of pistol when wearing shorts & t-shirt (100% cotton 😉). Sometimes both. Will check this one out. My justification if I buy .... the old “2 is 1, 1 is none”. 😊. Just purchased .... 👍

You guys are great and a lot of fun to watch, but more importantly I learn a lot from ya'll. Great video thanks!!

Always a fun education. Thanks John and Craig.

"Not allowed to have a picture of it"....that was awesome. Had to replay, to make sure i heard that correct

Badasses are bird's of a feather flock together!!!! Love it

Their dynamic is awesome.

Nice hair! Thank's John for having Craig on your video. I carried a folding blade in my pocket until I bought a push dagger. The case it came with attached perfectly to my twin mag pouch on my duty belt.

Love that your doing some good knife content now as well !!! Very well rounded as a warrior should be !! You are awesome !!! 😁👍

It reminds me of the katar. Very beautiful knife.

Great video again, thanks for the great info and advise from the both of you

You could tell theyre good buddies by the casual light hearted teasing and the implicit understanding for certain conversational pieces.

I love you guys. You’re such guys!

I just found my favourite letter opener.

I have a lot of experience with knife fighting I personally carry a push dagger as a secondary but this knife that you have here is amazing

I really like the design behind a his knifes so far. A stubby, short, knife with a really good comfortable handle gives you alot of control when its closer to your fingers. I love that clinch pick style too. i made a simular knife a long time ago for protection,but that handel looks way more comfortable then what i had. And i love how it has a sharp top for pulling back too. he really thought about that knife design it looks great!!

I have seen push daggers from copper and even flint ages! Amazing tools and weapons throughout history!

First rule of fighting with a push dagger...don't hit bone. I train jabs to the neck, hooks to the arm pit, liver, kidney, and abdomenal/sternum upper cuts with my offhand. I tend to think of my firearm first if I'm not clenched up, and using the blade as a distance tool is something I take from this video that I'll need to work on. I tend to practice with it as a tool when I'm already grappling and can't get to my firearm. More of a 'get off me' than a 'don't come near me' tool. Which is why I mainly go for areas with arteries, so my opponent weakens quickly and can't over power me by extending the fight duration. I carry a cold steel safekeeper II, have for years, at 9:00. I do like the asymmetric design; however, I prefer a thicker handle and rubberized grip in case my hands are wet/slick with blood. I'd love to see this offered with a bit thicker (not wider) palm swell, as I have fairly large hands, and thinner grips tend to not fit very well in my hand. I think the best way to describe it is that they tend to touch my fingers where the grooves are and a single line where it hits my palm, but fails to fill my entire fist and tends to slide because there are only a couple of points of contact, rather than fitting the entire palm. If that makes sense. I guess I could probably wrap the handle, but that is a huge issue I've seen with many push daggers. The thicker grip on the safekeeper II solves the issue completely and I don't get any kind of movement even when I hit something that immediately halts the penetration. I can't be the only one who notices this deficiency in push dagger design. Semper Fi

Another great video John. Thank you

I added one of these to my EDC. I carry a folding knife that I use for all of the daily cutting tasks(opening boxes, cutting fishing line, etc.), but I wanted a dedicated fixed blade for self-defense. Finding knife training around here is tough, but there are boxing gyms abound. I opted for a trainer because after thinking about it good and hard, I realized I wanted a compliance tool to get a guy off me, but I didn't want that level of penetration. I theorize that the increased immediate pain of the trainer will allow me to create space more efficiently and give me the chance to change to a non-lethal(dog spray) or lethal(CCW) option as the situation requires.

These two have some synergy! Hilarious and educational.

The Roman method works. "The adversary receives the point before he sees the sword." - Vegetius

Genius idea to use it with off hand!! Love it!

Awwww, they are hugging... Great vid guys. Very educational.

Great stuff as usual! Really, really digging the use of the trainer as a less than lethal. Ouch!

I have always liked push daggers, but was not keen on the asymmetrical ones. After watching your video, decided to give it a try. Received today, ordered the trainer combo and I could not be more pleased. Much more comfortable and controllable. Very glad I purchased the combo, I like the idea of a non-lethal option. Thanks

"sneak attack!!" as John yells it...... Funny stuff!!!

I absolutely love this channel and both of you guys clearly have studied blade were quite a bit. I'm very curious as to what your opinions are on larger knives and I would love to see a video on them if possible. Huge fan thanks a lot for your work

Interesting how people get to different conclusions about the same stuff... I'm a civilian from a third-world country. As guns aren't "allowed" to us, the people, here, knives are somewhat common. Were more when I was young and liked to go around in the less savory places of the town looking for women and drinks... That got me somewhat experienced in knife fighting. Got into about a dozen of them. It was knife vs. knife. Thinking about what I felt I was lacking during the fights (and that almost cost my life sometimes), I got to a *very different* knife design as the ideal one for me: big, long ones, somewhat more specialized in thrusting. With this in mind I got to my 3 ideal models, which since I'm a collector anyways I bought over the Internet: an Arkansas toothpick with a 10" blade, a Gerber Mark II (6.5") and an Indian Karud (13"). Of all of the many scars I have from those fights, NONE came after I had those three. Also for my hands, build and style at least, the Karud proved absolutely superior to any others... (At the time all the martial arts experience I had was a BJJ purple belt)

Never been this early! But woo I'm almost done watch all the backlog! Keep up the work and as always train hard train smart 💪👊

Great video! I carry a fix blade with my edc and my duty belt. I'm looking at adding this knife to my carry.

Thank you for this session brother. Very informative.

Nailed why I never liked push daggers, they tend to torque in the hand. Never found one that “fit” right, and don’t desire to go the custom route when there’s other proven designs mass produced that suit my needs. Good video

*"I know in California you're not allowed to have a picture of it."* 10:35

big fan of Craig and also Tom Sotis. I like how as time has gone on, they have both simplified their systems by going back and constantly re-evaluating things and stripping things down, rather than tacking on more extraneous junk to stretch out their curriculum for the sake of dragging it out for money. I just wish I had as many opportunities to attend Craig's classes as I had with Tom's.

Using the TDI K bar knife we were taught coring and jogging the blade to go for maximum wound channels for maximum blood loss, I would love to my hands on the clinch knife and push dagger.

I love your hair you keep it so healthy looking

Does anyone know why push daggers are made with a traditional blade instead of a triangular or square blade for a stiffer, stronger blade, more penetration and possibly a longer blade?

This guy would be so fun to train with . The stuff u would learn about your vulnerability would be amazing

Damn... That's an awesome video John! I'm gonna go grab one of those and a trainer!

Man that’s a genius design. Great idea with the trainer being a less lethal force multiplier as well. It would definitely tune up an evil soul nicely 👏 John, you and James Yeager are making my wallet hurt.

Your Kung Fu Panda reference was not lost on me John lol

Such good free info. Thank you W.P.

Awesome I'm a army veteran and Martial artist and I appreciate the knowledge wisdom and education and information drop peace and many blessings brothers ✌🏿✊🏿💪🏿

Just watched this video for the first time. Craig and I used to work in law enforcement together. I can tell you without a doubt that he is one man you NEVER want to cross. Don't let his size fool you.. I did.. once...

Now you have a second lady subscriber lol! Great stuff and info, thank you!

I like this guy. Col. Fairbairn advocated carrying a blade for offhand deployment. Excellent video!

At the 16:00 mark...running a trainer: I was participating in a knife class. My training partner, a Juijutsu player and 2x my weight ended up on top with the training knife perfectly placed to break my upper rib over my heart area. It was not malicious, just good technique. We finished the class, no drama, and the rib healed just fine. Yes, I can see real application for running a trainer, especially in regions where a lethal blade would be illegal. Thank you both for your excellent service work!

Well I found the knife for me. I was an amateur boxer for 10 years, never really felt like learning kali or another art to feel really effective with a blade when i have trained so much with my fists and guns.

I once saw a T-style dagger concealed as a belt buckle, the whole kit (belt and buckle) was insane. I would love to see this style of concealment in your product line. If you get the clinch pick to conceal the same way; I'll buy both!! By the way I'm a 44 waist (easy on the fat jokes). :-)

Nicely designed push dagger I have to say so myself, most I have seen would either torque in hand, or hurt the palm of your hand when used with for behind it.

Clinch Pik is the shiznit ..... added that to my edc a couple month ago. Easy to hide and very easy to access in a close quarter / on the ground grapple situation when can’t get to done

"so tell me how many kills do you have with this knife" 😂

Thoughts on which blade - this push dagger or the clinch pick...I understand they both are very different but just interested to hear your thoughts around which one you would pick as part of your EDC?

I like that he brings it back to principles in ju-jitsu and boxing that are relatively easier to find training for around the world. I don’t know of a lot of knife fighting classes in the city I live in, but I train martial arts. So it is useful I can use the same/similar techniques and body position I can practice with live energy, then just do it with a knife if need me. In my mind that is the big advantage of the push dagger. You know how to throw a punch? You can use it.

I'm sold. I really like that knife design. It just makes more sense to me personally. Thanks for the lesson guys. Cheers from Texas.

“Lit” is what kids say. “That knife is lit!”

i could see this push dagger being used in john wick

I can watch your videos over and over again... Pure information and entertainment.. Amazing vids

This video was John Lovely!

Just had my buddy ask me about finding a video about "an old man talking about avoiding the fight". You mean like managing unknown contacts? "Yea!" He was talking about one of Craig's videos about MUC. I was like, "man he's not THAT old." LOL

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Very good video !!!

first time seeing your videos. love the comedy mixed in. Great job!

My left ear love it!

You're welcome to hand over the channel to Craig whenever John, it's been real.

Really great product and instruction!

Awesome vid, knife enthusiast, always room to learn how to properly use and defend, subbed

I just realized my years of golden gloves boxing mixed with this knife has made me a combative knifing bastard. 🤣

Demonitized on RU-vid....buys 5 times the gear on Sportsman's Guide. Fuckkkk the algos :-)

Good advice tip; Hi have a push dagger with a 4" blade mounted underneath my Beretta holster I keep on my shoulder.

Loved this