In this video from the online course “Martial Studies: Defend a Third Party”, discover the last chance technique to defend someone who is threatened with a knife at the throat.
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“A bitch”
If you get assaulted with a grab, the counterattack may be pretty handleable, although it depends on a lot of factors.
If it’s a punch, it gets complicated, because you just don’t see it coming, you just feel it and BAM, whether it’s on you or someone else.
If it’s a stick, it’s even more complicated, because all it takes is one bad hit in the wrong part and you die.
The knife is a “bitch”! This is what scares me the most in self defense, even more than firearms! It does not mean that firearms are not dangerous, but I really hate knives!
Note that it’s not necessarily Rambo who is after you! I am saying this with regard to the size of the knife.
It can be a very small blade that you can’t see and then it slices you. That’s why it’s a real bitch, because it slips everywhere, and you can’t see it!
Threat at the throat
Let’s be realistic and stop dreaming: if someone threatens you, the first advice I give you is not to intervene!
“All right, but what if…” remember that you have no idea of your attacker’s intentions.
First of all, your aggressor may want something from you. Then, give him what he wants! Don’t try to negotiate, give it to him! Give everything you have: your car, your clothes, your underwear even if you have to, as long as it allows you to stay alive!
On the other hand, if you are with your child and the aggressor is trying to kidnap him, of course you are not going to give him anything. Unless the child is mean, as I often say…
This situation is extremely risky, both for you and for the person who accompanies you. Then you can avoid all the techniques that consist in catching your aggressor in the face or in the back! Please be aware that I’m talking about a particular case here.
Do not act unless it is absolutely necessary
In such a situation, we must try to act on the armed wing, being as clever as possible.
First, we’ll do the most simple operation possible. (Well, it’s just a manner of speaking.)
Let’s consider an example. You are standing on the inside, the knife blade is on the opposite side. If you hit it, it slices, the game’s over!
Imagine you saw a guy in the street, he has already stabbed 3 people, he comes towards you and threatens someone close to you. Watch out, he’s going to slice! Well, maybe you can try to do something, but only act in case of EXTREME necessity!
If you have enough time, try to analyze the situation, but don’t be fooled, it is very rare or even improbable that you will have enough time. Maybe you will have the right reflexes at the right time, but don’t forget that you have the person’s life in your hands! Even if, at first sight, it is the aggressor who has it in his hands. Hence, if you want to act and you DECIDE to do it, don’t mess up!
Explosiveness
You must go to the opposite side of the throat.
While being explosive, you will try to grab and “bite” the attacker’s arm, then, you must make sure to move the blade away from the victim then strike! Strike up, down, non-stop, until he drops the knife or collapses! Not only do you have the person’s life in your hands, but you also have your own. You are “nice”, you saved him in 1 second, but you must also save yourself. Don’t even consider doing locks, we’re dealing with extreme survival here.
Extreme survival conditions
If you can, strike at the same time – with a headbutt for instance – but remember that you only have one chance!
If the initial victim has time to flee, or can possibly come to your aid to subdue the attacker, the important thing to remember is that if you mess up, you will lose your life as well as that of the person with you.
“What do you want, his wallet? Here, take it!”
If you can, try to ease the situation. Give what you have. If you can’t or it’s not the aggressor’s original intention, you have no choice but to act smart.
For instance, grab, “bite”, and press STRONGLY! If the situation ever gets out of hand, the aggressor is sweating, it’s raining, snowing or whatever, grab the garment but never let go! If you let go, hold on to something else, his hair, for instance.
To sum up, either you adopt the version *armed wing arm seizure, headbutt to the face, kneebutt to the genitals – but remember that it looks easy in the dojo but is not necessarily obvious in the street. *Or, you draw out your animal side and you use the most reflexive technique there is – quite disgusting, I know – but which remains an extreme survival technique, you seize the armed wing of the aggressor and you BITE him!
At that point, the attacker will most likely drop his knife, and it’s now or never to “smash” him! Finally, if you manage to flee, think of getting the blade back without hurting yourself or the person who accompanies you.
