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Big: That’s Not a Knife . . .THAT’S a Knife

Article by: World Wide Dojo

By Lynn Thompson – Cold Steel ~ In my earlier article regarding “Mouse Knives” I urged my friends and customers to examine their knife carry choices with intellectual honesty, to look at the advantages and disadvantages of their knife choice and to study what is genuinely and realistically possible with those small knives in a [...]

Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack

Article by: Darren Laur

Unconsciousness and Death – Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack . . . witnessed over my 23 years of being a law enforcement professional. In this article, the author first quoted a book written by Captain W E Fairburn called “Get Tough: How to Win In Hand-to-Hand Fighting” published in 1942. On page 99 of this [...]

Streetwise Knife Fighting

Article by: Dana Abbott

In the world of knife fighting there is an unspoken rule. Go in, cut and get out unscathed. It is that simple, but we often run into knife techniques that show excessive movements, grandiose flourishes and pomp. This does not imply that these techniques are weak; it merely suggests that many employ techniques that are [...]

PD Knife Regulations and Policy From Borelli Consulting Incorporated (BCI)

Article by: Frank Borelli

In today’s litigious society no law enforcement agency can afford to overlook the need for administrative and training regulations for any weapon, or potential weapon, that police officers carry. Most police officers today are carrying one or more knives on their person, in and out of uniform, on and off duty. Police officers are carrying [...]

21 Feet Is Way Too Close

Article by: Frank Borelli

It is common knowledge that a suspectperson who is believed to be committing a crime, about to commit a crime, or has committed a crime., armed with an edged weapon and within twenty-one feet of a police officer presents a deadly threat. Why? Because the “average” man can run that twenty-one feet in about one-point-five [...]

Neutralizing The Committed Edged Weapons Attack

Article by: Hank Hayes

This interactive training session is written and designed for operators who are in the face of life threatening situations on a daily basis or those that find the need to be prepared for these situations. This session is targeted to what happens on the streets with an edged weapons attacker who is committed, has a [...]

Knife vs Gun: Inside Six Feet, I’ll Take The Knife

Article by: Frank Borelli

Okay, on the surface, it’s an insane statement: if I have to fight someone, hand to hand, I’d rather be armed with a knife than a gun. However, if you take time to think about it, it makes perfect sense. For me, this revelation came while I was attending an Instructor course on the “Tactical [...]

The Backup Edge

Article by: Hank Hayes

As a senior knife instructor for both Mil and L/E as well as a combatives practitioner for over 37 years I think this idea of a usable backup edged weapon is vital. By usable I mean too often we get comfortable with having a folderslang term for a folding knife. on our person and don’t [...]