I bolded the key point in your statement. That is why all live knife training is done compliantly, and hence with no unpredictability.
As am I, and I am also a grappler. This technique is very context (mid-sexual assault) specific, which changes things from a grappling...
Also, I have no idea of your qualifications, Gorillas. You claim tons of grappling experience, which very well may be true. However, I have in...
Gorillas, In regards to your points, I simply disagree. You are right that you can be heavy and hold someone down without your arms. My point is...
Yup; as long as it works, go for it, is my thought.
A grip is indeed better than no grip; we just teach the goal of gong for thumb bed control. That's the ideal goal; get what you can. As for your...
That's why we do both (sparring, etc with trainers), and slow compliant drills with live knifes. Some people are terrified of doing a disarm with...
I have found that not to be true (regarding wrist grab being more successful under pressure), though I agree with your fundamentals about...
I have no idea who that is, but our goal is to generate a level of "Operant conditioning" so people simply don't freeze.
Before we continue this theoretical bitch-fest, which is basically what this has devolved into, try the technique, with a partner; use a trainer,...
I agree if you isolate the arm as well a wrist grab can work; in general though, I have found that going for the thumb-bed (which can be viewed as...
Yes, we have done compliant life knife training, similar to what Rebel Wado implied, but only with my highest ranked students. Of the 300-400 who...
Hmm... I have found that when you grab the wrist, they can twist the knife out and cut you in your wrist right quick, which is why we don't do it.
For knives, the only grip that works is thumb-bed control. Not arm, not wrist.
In our case we tested in 2 ways 1) In the act, as it were, with training knives, with me trying to cut and her trying to disarm, defend. 2)...
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