31/8/17: The Art of the Blade: Knife Drills Part Two

Thanks to James for the class notes!

So we did all the defences we did on Tuesday plus the additional ones below. At the end we fed whichever angle with whichever hand and respond using all of the defences, firstly with just one knife and then with one knife in each hand.

Defence vs Stab to Belly:

Zone R. and block the knife with your L. hand as you simultaneously eye/throat jab with the R. hand. Take your R. arm over his arm and ‘scoop’ it anti-clockwise (push it into him) and as it circles round pick up the thumb with your L. hand and strip using the R. forearm or the R. hand (palm down).

Defence vs A1 Slash:

 

Zone R. and block with the L. hand/forearm and simultaneously eye/throat jab with the R. hand. Raise the R. arm  under (like hubud) and pick up the wrist as you circle the arm clockwise (keep your R. elbow tucked to your hip at 90 degrees). From ‘cup the breast’ position, turn body to the R. to strip.

Defence vs A2 Slash:

Lean away from A1 slash (rock back on heel rather than stepping back), as A2 slash comes move into cat stance (R. toe pointing) as you block with the R. and simultaneously eye/throat J. with the L. hand. Raise the L. arm under (like hubud) and pick up the wrist as you circle the arm anti-clockwise. Strip with the R. hand (palm down).