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Originally Posted by Halls

After reading the last few posts on gun vs. knife I thought I'd post again pertaining to this scenario.
Dog Brothers Die Less Often 2 : Bringing a gun to a knife fight trailer
YouTube - DLO 2 Trailer

I own DLO 1 and look forward to buying DLO 2. Gabe Suarez and Guro Crafty did a great job on this aspect of functional martial arts for LEOs and gun carrying civilians.

As far as knife vs. empty hand Pekiti Tersia and Sayoc Kali are hands down the best methods out there. Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje gives many seminars during the summer all over the country. If you are at all interested in knife training I suggest attending at least 1 day of a seminar. A FMA backround will help but not necessary for these seminars. Just be prepared for a strenuous workout.

Hey Halls,
How have you been man? Good to see you around, your opinion holds alot of water in my book.

As for my personal opinion on knife disarming, yes ofcourse its possible to train to disarm a blade weilding opponent. But it should be your absolute last option to try to disarm an opponent with your bare hands, no weapon. Your first idea should to escape, or run away. You dont want the stress of dealing with someone with a knife, trust me. If running isnt an option, then look for a weapon. If a weapon isnt available, then its a good idea to know what to do once the attack happens. A majority of the time you're going to be in a load of trouble, but its better to be prepared to disarm an attacker then to not be. Ive had the oppurtunity to train in AikiJitsu and have learned quite a few disarming techniques as a result. However Im not foolish enough to think Im invincable and that it is fair to fight someone with a knife while I am disarmed because I learned"what to do against someone with a knife". Its a dangerous task to mess with someone with a knife, but sometimes this shit happens in life and you may want to know the basics of what to do.