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Stuff like Arnis and Silat.
Are we talking 2 guys armed with knives being squared off in an octagon?Stuff like Arnis and Silat.
Are we talking 2 guys armed with knives being squared off in an octagon?
its a hell of a lot different. Imagine if a jab could potentially kill you or completely tear out your eye. That's reality with blades. Even if he just gashes your forehead and misses the eyes, you got instant blood pooling into someone's eyes that will be a quick difference maker. Footwork and head movement are a whole other level of importance.
Depending on how sharp the blade is and how much clothing you have on, slashes can be lethal against someone targeting your arteries. A slash inside the leg at the femoral artery or at an overextended arm on the brachial artery is lethal fast. Like unconscious in 20 seconds dead shortly after fast. People instinctively protect their face and neck and leave those spots open to an experienced military.
Knife fights are usually over fast. you need to accept that you are probably getting stabbed and try to control where you get stabbed and try to trap the blade for the few seconds you need with your blade free if the other guy is faster and better on his feet. And that is painful as fuck.
sometimes i wonder about this scenario (i guess when i'm bored): if someone comes at you with a knife is the best counter to also use a knife, or a stick weapon, or even bare hands and try to get two-on-one wrist control on their arm with the knife?Are we talking 2 guys armed with knives being squared off in an octagon?
its a hell of a lot different. Imagine if a jab could potentially kill you or completely tear out your eye. That's reality with blades. Even if he just gashes your forehead and misses the eyes, you got instant blood pooling into someone's eyes that will be a quick difference maker. Footwork and head movement are a whole other level of importance.
Depending on how sharp the blade is and how much clothing you have on, slashes can be lethal against someone targeting your arteries. A slash inside the leg at the femoral artery or at an overextended arm on the brachial artery is lethal fast. Like unconscious in 20 seconds dead shortly after fast. People instinctively protect their face and neck and leave those spots open to an experienced military.
Knife fights are usually over fast. you need to accept that you are probably getting stabbed and try to control where you get stabbed and try to trap the blade for the few seconds you need with your blade free if the other guy is faster and better on his feet. And that is painful as fuck.
You obviously haven’t watched samurai champlooI don't think there's any real way to become proficient with melee weapon combat in this day and age. Simply cause there's no way to emulate an actual combat situation without someone dying in the process.
I actually have lol. I didn't feel like a Ronin though after I finished it however.You obviously haven’t watched samurai champloo
I don't think there's any real way to become proficient with melee weapon combat in this day and age. Simply cause there's no way to emulate an actual combat situation without someone dying in the process.
this is a gun vs a knife scenario, but it seems pretty realistic to me. well, as real as it can get before you actually have to kill someone.