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Permalink Reply by Gary A. Hall on January 24, 2012 at 6:26pm

Nasty looking cut. Personally I think the best against defense against a knife is a gun. A certain self defense expert with many DVDs out says he has done the prison stab against against many masters including Filipino master and none could defend against it. Any comments on this?

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Permalink Reply by Sonny Sison on January 24, 2012 at 6:44pm

Were the people he stabbed at allowed to strike back or just be defensive?

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Permalink Reply by Janfel on January 25, 2012 at 12:58am

At close range a knife can definitely beat a gun. Check out this technique:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZ172hR3yc

Just jump to 4:28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZ172hR3yc

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Permalink Reply by Guro David Battaglia on February 3, 2012 at 9:13am

IMO, there are no definites, either way.

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Permalink Reply by Shawn Hayes on January 24, 2012 at 6:36pm

Is this Guy's hand or the other guy? Who had the knife?

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Permalink Reply by Sonny Sison on January 24, 2012 at 6:50pm

It's Guy's hand.  I read the article on Yahoo.  Guy came to the defense of a lady who was being abused by her 150 lb. boyfriend in public while other people just watched.  Guy said the man attacked him barefisted first but after getting dropped three times, pulled the knife out and started swinging at him w/ the blade.  Police pulled up as Guy was pounding the assailant on the ground and almost arrested him til they found out what was going on.  Guy did not realize how bad the cut was until he got to the ER cuz he had it covered to stop bleeding.  By now, Guy's surgeon friend has worked on it.

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Permalink Reply by Rey Dennise M. Damasco on January 24, 2012 at 6:43pm

Yeah, many people think they could catch a knife! Hahaha! I am a Filipino and I practice eskrima but I am not a strong believer of empty hand versus knife. Fancy disarming techniques have 5 percent of a chance!

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Permalink Reply by Guro David Hines on January 24, 2012 at 6:53pm

I have been training with and in the defense of bladed weapons since the 1950s and I must say that this young man is lucky to be alive.  This picture is definitely worth a thousand words!

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Permalink Reply by Guro David Battaglia on January 24, 2012 at 8:20pm

People have to practice awareness and avoidance. It's noble of this man to help the woman, but he should have had a counter-weapon, and put an obstacle between him and the knifer. Using verbal commands from a distance or saying the police are here may have been a better way. Domestic disputes are highly volotill and very dangerous. If her life wasn't in immediate danger, he could have covertly called the police.

Everyone who is serious about defending him or herself against blades should watch "Surviving Edged Weapons" by Calibre press. 

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Permalink Reply by Sonny Sison on January 24, 2012 at 8:24pm

Guro David...according to the article...Guy had told the troublemaker that he called 911.  That is what sent the guy into a rage and attack.

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Permalink Reply by Guro David Battaglia on January 24, 2012 at 8:27pm

That's why I suggested he call 911 covertly. I've done this in two similar situations and it's worked..

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Permalink Reply by Sonny Sison on January 24, 2012 at 8:40pm

Apparently, the assailant was already shoving the girl around which prompted Metzger to step between them wherein he was attacked.

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