The only defense in this situation is situation awareness... if they start cutting/stabbing you lost already. Especially if someone knows how to use a knife...

I was getting slashed the other day, pulled my phone and and watched this short. saved my life.

Thugs are dumb but they generally know stabs are far deadlier than slashes.

Legend says they make you watch this when you're born in England

Stay safe everyone 🫸🏼🤛🏼

I've seen enough Bourne movies to know that the ultimate couter to a knife attack is a rolled up magazine

As a police officer I strongly recommend not to take any further advice from that guy😅

Keep up the good work man, i always appreciate these self defense videos. Especially the warning at the beginning, running and living is always better than fighting and dying

Rule #1. CARDIO. Best self defence tool? Ur feet. Run. Real talk Brother. Gratitude for the enlightenment.

The man from behind the dumpster holding a knife and coming towards me, unaware that I am about to perform a flying spin kick to the jaw (26 stab wounds in the pelvis)

bro be teaching us how to save our souls

I thought it was Rick Harrison opening the pawn shop in the morning

Thank you for your live-saving-tips, Kevin stay save too GOD bless you 🙏

i appreciate that your trying to help people in difficult and dangerous situations. because when it comes down to it, it could be difficult just to think in dire times such as the example here and just mentally prepping people for the possibility may help them get through it.

You must attack. Two guys came at me with knives. I kicked the guy in front of me. The guy behind swung at me and just cut my pants.They ran and i ran. I was lucky. Took place in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.Every situation is different.

Y’all did that man dirty in the intro

I've taken both- and believe me- I HATE KNIVES-- and any fool that carry one.. can't carry my gun any more- but wont matter. I do carry my cane and if I see it coming I can stop it easily with my cane (reach, distance and speed advantage as well as bone crushing strikes).. but in reality- on the street- you'll be walking along one minute and dead or dying the next without ever knowing what did it.. in 99% of knife cases.. (pro knifers attacking that is-- if some fool doesn't know how to use one and comes to the front of you threatening-- then you have a chance. )

The slash can be bad but not always as bad as it looks. Lots of blood everywhere and not knowing what exactly may have happened will lead to that. But that stab is so much worse. I’d take a slash over a stab almost any day.

If you wear flip flops, any situation, you’re dead

While your are protecting your neck, your eyes are wide open.

Imagine you got attacked like the start of the video. What a way to go

I from Poland, we don't have problems like that. Thank God!

I recommend trying to use leg to keep the distance between you and the attacker because knife is short range weapon

that's when I pulled over with my truck asking if you need me to take care of him 😂

Do not get backed into a wall. When somebody slashes grab the hand with the knife in it before he cuts your arms up and isolate it. To block a direct stab move out of the way of it or grab it but Do not turn the knife into a power struggle when you're already back against wall. Do what you can to disarm your opponent or run. Always try to run when it comes to knives. Your best chance is when they're slashing. Isolate the arm and disarm. Also remember the vital arteries. Armpits. Neck. Legs.

Thank you for your videos and teaching

Always fight people smaller or older than you. Nice tutorial to heaven

Depends who attacks, OJ Simpson, former football player left no chance of survival for two ordinary people.

This dudes practices and teachings are so accurate.

If you have a coat or jacket, even a hoodie or a dense scarf, it's tremendously helpful in nullifying the blade so you can defend / kick groin/ gouge eyes

True, im from Poland, i was stupid when i was young. Vital organs is your groin.

Idgaf who you are. You won’t win against a knife

I would add , wear shoes with laces. The last thing you want during evasion is to lose or trip over slides or flip flops.

I have never seen anyone,attacker or victim wear slides or flip flops. Come on ,Man. Good channel. 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦Wpg.

listen to this brother he knows real self defence.

Rule number 1….. RUN

Conceal and carry .😊

Assuming you see a knife coming, the best defense is kicks. Solar plexum kicks, low calf kicks, and strikes that knock out. Legs have bigger range than arms. If you are a very good kicker, even try to kick the knife out of the attacer's hand. I don't see many instructors focusing on how important kicks are for knife defense. I studied hundreds of knife attack videos over the years, and I'm confident to say kicks are your best bet. And as a life long BJJ guy, I'd DEFINETLY prefer to fight a gun at short range (few feet) than a knife. A skilled grappler will disarm a gun fairly easily. A knife will kill or severely injure most black belts. Also, I've heard people get shot 10 times and survive (just happened last week here in Rio de Janeiro where some doctors were shot at a beach pub in Barra da Tijuca, one survived after 10 shots). Never heard of a person be stabbed 10 times and survive. Not once.

this is the same premise as peekaboo style boxing with your arm setup being to protect your jaw and face and your arms protecting your body 👏🏼

Always enjoy content bud! Thanks

I was trained by an escrima grandmaster who taught weapon of opportunity training in the Marine Corps for 20 years. I'm confident i can defend against an untrained knife attacker or even a highly trained one.

Love this guy man - proper life skills - my protection is working hard so I can afford to live in a safe place but there’s always a chance

That's a pretty horrifying attack scenario!!!

He went full Scream on that dude. Only thing missing was the ghostface mask.

So....let me get this straight....you think after you've taken several slashes from a knife and your arms and hands are covered in blood your going to grab someone? Gotcha.

Love the vids pal keep them coming helps alot

*never stop slashing* "well in that case good luck" 😂😂😂

Thank you for the lesson. Respect from Bulgaria.

The best counterattack is always a roundhouse kick followed by a back flip.

The power of friendship can be helpful too

I love your videos I used to take JKD from Matt Numrich, senior student of Paul Vunack.. I loved it. I wish you were here in Chicago. I would definitely attend your classes.

Love these videos

Situation awareness is the best keep people out of your bubble private space be ready to move in another direction to evade don’t get cornered and be ready to draw…

Aint shit you can do when somebody starts stabbing you out of Nowhere, it happens too fast

I always wonder if these teachers are any good if they have no scars? If you have no scars do you have no experience?

Most people won't be able to catch the wrist like that in real life. Keeping your hands up or kicking your attacker might be able to leave you enough time to run

Place yourself sideways then you give the enemy less surface to target . This is also the perfect position for hit and run

Thank you very much coach❤

They slash your arms like that there is no catching anything. Situational awareness is key

Btw, ty for showing the truth about self defense. I agree w you and your defense teq. This guy speaks and shows the truth!

Important insights, anything that give you any chance is worth learning! (Especially if you're dealing with someone skilled like Guro Joel!) Great Video!

The best advice is , just RUN!:)

Hello Fighter! Good job! Useful ! I'd mention the panic in the attack. )) Good luck to you , Fighter !!! 🥊

It's very difficult against individuals with a weapon. Best move 99 percent of the time is be aware and flee. Do not try and defend a knife attack. You have to be seriously skilled beyond the majority of most martial artists to even stand a chance.

Wing chun öğretmenim bize tüm bu teknikleri anlattı ve sözü bittiğinde sadece şunu söyledi. "Bıçak yada silah gördüyseniz henüz temas edilmediyse kaçın..."

You guys are out here possibly saving lives, true everyday heros

Nice KNOWLEDGE. ❤. KEEP SAFE KIDS.........

So many factors ....how "good" is somebody use the knife....situation moment, your own focus moment.... It happens fast....

The truth is, there's no efficient way to get away from knife attacks... The best way to get out alive is to run away, run as much as you can. Or use what you have in your power to get rid of a situation.

Best protection is to attack if you cannot run

All these experts love showing "double grab" techniques, but they are forgetting that the opponent has two hands too smh

Having awareness of your surroundings is key. I can literally feel the air of someone moving faster than normal near me and respond accordingly. I have accidentally injured people who made sudden movements.

Thank you❤

😍😍😍😍😍👏

It’s the knife, after learning through some training, that’s absolutely brutal and tougher to defend than a gun. It’s not just light, slow motion stabbing but crazy and fast. Only seen a few seconds of an actual attack and it was more than enough. People may think (when they see a potential attacker with a knife and say: only a knife) But no! Don’t be fooled. Yes, run if you can; but God forbid we go through that than good to know what one can do.

Sir,this was fantastic defence.

Thank-you

Just watch your outer side of your wrist I had mine cut with a switchblade. Your hand will not work you can't close your fist or fingers. And the most you can left with it is probably about the weight of 4 pencils. I had to rehabilitate mine and now and then all of a sudden when I'm lifting weights I can't that wrist just buckles. It's a little better. And then when your stabbed it's hard to breathe but, the best way to take care of it is to remain calm. If you freak out you rase your blood pressure casing it to bleed more. So handle it as quickly as you can. Because all that movement will rase your heart rate. So remain calm and taken care of them quickly. And aid your wounds ASAP.

Best self defense against a knife? A gun and insane anticipation skills

I remember the worst knife attack I received in my native country. I was going to a nightclub, 1:26 am I look at my watch, when I raise my head a guy lunges at me and places his knife at my throat. He throws me to the ground, I tell him I give up and I THROW my WALLET to the side so the guy goes after it. I was young, I had been studying martial arts for years and that night I went on the attack. It was like hitting a wall, every technique I tried went wrong, I was very nervous!!! The subject cut me on the legs and arms. In the end I took out my belt, used it as a whip and began to gain ground! Even the aggressor told me that he was surrendering! But when my belt hits me, the buckle breaks. The thief lunged at me like a beast, lunging like in the video!!! He backed away and ran, when he stopped chasing me he charged again but in a carelessness he stabbed me two centimeters from the groin! That's where it all ended for me, I escaped as best I could and asked for help in a house. In short, I don't rule out that you can handle a knife attack but it takes REAL practice. That night everything failed for me but I learned more than I had in 4 years inside a dojo. You choose...

Your defence ways are perfect

What if the guy has knives for fingers, a dirty brown hat and a red and green sweater, and he just starts slashing away?

So glad to see someone showing things and saying things I said before 👍

YES, you will get slashed, and yes you will bleed, there ain't no perfect defense against a knife, nice clip.

Thanks

one slash is enough to break concentration so that it'll be hard to think how to counter. all we do often reflexes to protect ourselves

Finally.. A logical knife defense shows up on yt

If he opens up slashes your forearms deep enough you won't be able to grab his wrists.

This is a situation where the snub nose revolver shines.

We talking about someone who doesn’t know how to use a knife and just angry

The best defense is to run like hell. 🏃

I like how suddenly the attacker became the defender.

It always looks possible when the knife comes at you in slow motion.

It's hard to believe the advice being given is to lean forward your face, get sliced a bunch of times, and then wait for a chance to try to grab a thrusting knife hand and struggle over the arm. Even more surprising is the audience in these comments doesn't see the problems with the advice. Disengaging is the best option. Move. Even if you can't run. You don't have to stand in front of him like that. That's why shiv attackers try to grab so you can't move. This is an incredibly difficult situation to be sure. But this is really poor martial arts strategy. Aikido would teach you to move.

My God, what a savage attack. Unimaginable to me.

Nice master

Thank you soo much uss🥋

Are those tactical flip flops?

Thankyou

He's already slashed your artery, your ligaments and your tendons. You're not catching anything