Beginner Info: Knives as Self-Defense Weapons

[Sharp Phil]

I've created what is now a suite of three linked articles for those who are unfamiliar with knives as weapons of self-defense and who are interested in the topic:

Knife Basics

Knife Training

The Continuum of Training Knives

[William]

Hey Phil,

As usual, good articles. You might want to post them over on the FMA forum as well.

If your interested, I'll e-mail you some j-pegs of helmets that I modified for knife sparring/stickfighting. I use different training (rubber, aluminum/rattan) blades for different purposes, all depends on what the focus of that particular session is.

William (jack-of-all-trades).

[Sharp Phil]

William,

Please do! If you could, please include any contact information you'd like to see included so I can credit you for the photos, and include any descriptions/explanations that are relevant so I can describe what the photos are and how the equipment was made.

Thanks!

[ryanhall]

Great articles, Phil. Thanks for posting.

[Sharp Phil]

I have completed all the articles I had planned for the now eight-part knife series on my site. The latest articles cover drills for knives, selecting knives, and carrying knives.

I've made some minor edits to the first articles in the series and cross-linked everything for easy reference, too. The entire series is:

Knife Basics

Knife Training

The Continuum of Training Knives

Eye Protection (William's contributed article on modifying helmets)

Drills

Knife Fighting

Selecting a Knife

Carrying a Knife