KNIFE DEFENSE! Filipino Martial Artist VS Grappler

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts are the martial arts growing the quickest in popularity. A big component of each is grappling, which is an ultra-valuable skill set to have. But when it comes to weapons, you see knife defense where people grab an opponent with a knife and use certain skills and techniques to disarm them. GM Oliver shows how grappling an armed opponent can be a very bad idea.

[renegadexrngr]

I was in the army for a decade and did every level of edge weapon training they have. And he is 100 percent correct you should never ever try to grab someone wielding a bladed weapon. Maintain distance from the knife at all times. And grab the first thing you see you can use as a weapon. That’s the only defense against someone who knows what they’re doing.

[Patrick-fkef]

As the instructor said, the basic rule of dealing with a knife in a fight is that you are guaranteed to get cut. Accept that fact and end the fight as quickly as possible. Even better, don't get into a knife fight at all.

[hibernopithecus]

First line I ever heard out of this guy was, ”Irl life there’s no block, there’s no disarm!”. Refreshing to hear from a FMA instructor. Very clear on separating the art from the reality.
Edit: Well this proved pretty popular. Thanks for the likes & comments. Few points though.
1. To all the “Yeah, well, of course there’s a disarm” replies; he’s a guro & you’re not. He has a vested interest in selling his art as effective & chooses instead to be honest. The context of the above quote was that blades usually stay concealed & you’ll likely feel them before you see them. You can’t block something you can’t see coming & you can’t disarm someone you don’t know is armed.
2. FMA is, at it’s root, a martial art in the truest sense. Mars wasn’t the god of h2h combat, he was the god of war. FMA is a battlefield/guerrilla art from a time when fencing played an actual effective part in combat. Think of it more as HEMA than wrestling, boxing or MT.
3. I train FMA so I’m not trying to disparage it. But let’s take the guro’s lesson & be fr. There’s no knife combat on da streets. There’s stabbings.

[jaycothesalamander]

As a mma practitioner, I think this is very useful. Fighting is a violent sport, but true violence is much more gruesome.

[horizonblack]

I taught weapons for 20 years. This man is absolutely correct. It's refreshing.

[Reaper]

My dad taught me a very good lesson as a kid. The second a knife comes out, the best way to win is 4 fences and 3 backyards away. Unless there is literally no other option than to fight them, running is always best when knives are involved.

[doca]

I took kickboxing as a teen and Jiu Jitsu as an adult, but if I ever see a Philippine brother with a knife, I’m running the other way.

[Kevification]

I've trained Kali for about 8 years. And I love what this guy has to say!!!! He's the truth.

[OzAsbjorn]

I spent over ten years learning hand to hand combat. Some under the concept of knife fighting. One of the things that really bothered me was some of the tactics that people taught would clearly not get you very far in a real scenario. I like this quick demonstration of that. Showing that knife fighting in the movies and knife fighting in real life is totally different. If you want to get humbled, wear a white shirt, get a dummy knife and put lip stick on it. Then have someone come at you with it. Chances are you're going to be painted a little bit. It's very hard to defend against a knife attack.

[adamg]

I have a black belt in hand to hand combat. The way this officer or civilian is trying to disarm him is the same way i was basically taught. Although this guy is extremely talented with a knife and not someone your likely to encounter in the US or daily life who knows it could happen. The first thing i was taught when training through my belts. “There is no such thing as a fair fight”. Everything is a weapon. Pick that chair up. Pick that pipe up. Hit him with that pipe. Someone is going home to their family. Is it you? One mind one weapon.

[Glenox]

Im a Filipino and it's so sad to see that most Filipinos don't appreciate their own National martial art and sport, they tend to learn from other martial art, which I have no problem with, instead of the martial art that was built for self-defense ever since our history of being colonize which really teaches you to defend your self and the right mentality to do so.

[thelastexpress]

What an experienced fighter/combatant can do from adjusting their grip, stance, position, or even leverage ever so slightly is mind blowing. Great video.

[simonzendel]

I trained with a guy in college who traveled Europe training with different weapons and we used to drill knife fights and the reality was no matter how good you were you always got cut (we used long sleeves white t shirts and markers to demonstrate to the students, the main difference was those that had more experience and skill took less fatal cuts/slashes but regardless they all got cut.

I laugh at 90% of thar tik tok BS.

[gabrihellgarcia]

Run-Fu is the first option against knife attack, best ever

[davidmadrid]

Even thought there are valid points here. I would like to share my thoughts on this.

I was in the military here in Colombia, due to most fire weapons are prohibit, most of the cases (Fights, Homicides, Rooberies) are done using knifes. In the military, we took a course from a Brazilian comander that specialized in knife conflicts. Id like to point out a few things:

1. Best option is always running, RUN, man, even if you are tough as JVD, there are several crucial veins and arteries thorugh your body, neck, arms, legs, and not to mention your vital organs, any stab can be deadly, no matter if its in the leg. So RUN.

2. If you are asked to give your things, just do it man, fuck it. Just throw away your shit and keep with your life. Nobody needs to get hurt.

3. If you are going to fight, prepare to see your own blood. You will get stabbed somehow, somewhere, how deep and bad depends on your actions, but you will definetly get stabbed.

Now, about the video.
Unless your oponent has real experience using knife (And that´s not the same of had stabbed multiple people, but knowing how to use it in a fight against a person that knows how to defend himself or against another person with a knife) they won't change hands. The reason of that, is because when you are on a life-death situation, your cortisol levels skyrocket, your brain changes to animal instict, your cognitive levels decrease almost to none, therefore, your abilitie to think and perfom complex tasks (Such as visualizing possible outcomes, performing combos, or switching your knife) are very low, not to say 0. Unless, like i said before, you have a great deal of expirience in this situation (And not just that you have taken several martial arts courses, or you have fought several times, real experience is war type shit, against people that know how to hurt you badly and deadly within seconds).

Having said that, always watch their hands, and get your feet and body in position to fight, raise your hands to your body, so you are able to move them fast enough. If you dont see one of his hands, assume they have a knife, dont take any chances.
There are two possibilities, either they make the first move, or you do.

In case they attack you first (Which is going to be the most cases), put your arm firmly between you and him, like a wall, so when he tries to stab you, his hand is not going to be able to fully reach you. If they are grabbing your with his other hand, it means they are unprotected, you could try to punch him, elbow him... I would tell you what the commander said, go for the eyes, use your other hand and fingers to push their eyes as if you wanted to crush them or take them out, this will make him back off instantly, and will give you time to either RUN, or take your chances finishing the fight.

In case you attempt to grab it, which could be effective as well, keep either glued to his body, or yours. (The man in the video says that he would change the angle of the knife and cut your arms. 1. Thats not going to happen, in real life you wont be able to think and perfom this actions. 2. In case its done, due to the angle of the knife, and how close is to your body, the cuts are going to be superficial and you wont feel them thanks to the adrenaline.

[lifestylezwaks]

I am a Filipino, I train Kali and have been doing BJJ for 9 years (purple belt). This is true, the only way to disarm a blade is with a blade, then the game begins on who has better, faster, and better skills at (defanging the snake) slashing fingers and wrist will win. Barehand fighting a guy with a knife is always not or last(est) option. Running away is always first.

[emmanpedida]

"THERE'S NO BLOCK IN REALITY" and that's true. I've witnessed with my own eyes, guys fighting with fist. The other guy has no match to the well trained guy in martial arts. So he pull out his knife ang starts attacking. In just a split of seconds blood all over his body and cuts in his hands. Mma guy died instantly in that moment it was terrible. Everything went so fast. There's no take 2 or pause.. Everyone around is shock, it happened so fast. We thought it was just a fist fighting.

[leviefrauim]

Bottom line- if you're ever in a knife fight, you're gonna get cut... or worse, especially against someone with solid knife fighting knowledge like a Filipino knife fighting expert.

[Mike_Virata]

I bought the Pintados course on Budo Brothers and have been loving it so far.

[gunsfreedom]

This is what a real instructor looks like.