Universal Knife Defense Techniques

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Universal Knife Defense Techniques

Universal knife defense techniques are those that you can use at any time. It doesn’t matter which foot you step in with, which block and/or grab you use, or what angle the attack is. There are 2 universal knife disarming techniques. Here is how you can use each of them against the four angles of attack. These knife defense techniques are part of Vortex Control Self-Defense.

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Universal Knife Defense Techniques
Universals 1A

Your opponent attacks with a right downward thrust. Defend with a left bong sau and right underhand grab.

Guide your opponent’s arm down as you curl your left hand towards you and then on top of your opponent’s upper arm.

You may choose to strike your opponent in the face.

Continue to hook down inside your opponent’s guard with your left arm until you grab your own right forearm.

Drive your right elbow into your opponent’s face and then grip the top of the knife with your left hand.

Release your right hand and move it away so you can pry the knife out of your opponent’s hand. Pry it towards the outside of his guard.

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Universals 1B

Your opponent attacks with a left downward thrust. Defend with a left chop and right underhand grip.

Use your left to strike your opponent.

Continue to hook down inside your opponent’s guard with your left arm until you grab your own right forearm.

Continue the disarm as previously described.

Universals 1C

Your opponent attacks with a right straight thrust. Defend with a right chop and left overhand grip.

Pass your opponent’s right arm between your two bodies.

As you do this your right hand adopts an overhand grip on your opponent’s wrist. At the same time, your left-hand strikes him in the face.

Continue the disarm as previously described. Your right hand can stay in an overhand grip.

Universals 1D

Your opponent attacks with a left straight thrust. Defend with a left chop and right overhand grip.

Use your right hand to raise your opponent’s arm a little so you can curl your left arm under.

Perform the disarm as previously described.

Universals 2A

Your opponent attacks with a right downward stab. Defend using a left bong sau and a right underhand grip.

As you guide your opponent’s arm down, curl your left arm so it ends on top of his right elbow.

Pass your left hand between your opponent’s arm and torso to grab the back of his shoulder. Your right hand moves your opponent’s arm back at the same time so you stay clear of the knife.

Use your left hand to apply downward pressure on your opponent’s shoulder to lock it in place.

Let go of your right hand. Bring it over your opponent’s shoulder and grab his right wrist using an underhand grip.

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Pull your opponent’s wrist towards his right shoulder to apply the lock/break and then take the knife.

Universals 2B

Your opponent attacks with a left downward stab. Defend with a left chop and right overhand grip.

From there bring your opponent’s arm down and perform the disarm as previously described.

Universals 2C

Your opponent attacks with a right straight thrust. Defend with a right chop and a left overhand grab.

Step to your left so you are on the outside of your opponent’s guard. As you do this adopt an overhand grip on your opponent’s wrist with your right hand.

Once you have a good grip with your left hand, use your right arm to pass between your opponent’s arm and body.