Knife Defense: Why We Don’t Teach Disarms

The knife is dangerous but it's the person willing to use it that is the real problem.

In this conversation at NOC Train and Learn, Ryan Hoover breaks down Fit to Fight®’s approach to knife defense: why we don’t teach knife disarms, what counts as control, and how wrestling and striking work together when survival is the goal.

We also discuss why people may not immediately realize they’ve been stabbed, the limits of a knife as a defensive tool, and what carrying one actually asks of you.

Chapter:
0:00 Edged weapons are everywhere
0:24 The person behind the blade
0:52 The mindset of a knife attacker
1:21 Why people don’t realize they’ve been stabbed
2:00 Control, wrestling, and striking
2:26 Why we don’t teach knife disarms
2:53 Fight the person, not just the knife
3:25 Understanding cuts, stabs, and survival
3:39 The limits of a knife’s stopping power
4:03 Making space vs. keeping space
4:46 Carrying a knife: Are you prepared to use it?

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