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I'd rather carry a second gun than a defensive knife. Knives are for opening boxes for me lol. Imo, they don't have much place in modern combat. A good saying I've heard is "the loser of a knife fight dies in the street, the winner dies in the hospital."
I've never heard of any knife fighting classes outside "just for fun" stuff, like practicing old ancient knife/sword fighting techniques. Society for Creative Anachronisms does some of the European ones, and of course some of the Asian martial arts incorporate edged weapons.
Empty-hand techniques are just as important too, I reccomend Krav Maga.
Krav Maga Self Defense and Fitness, Portland Oregon
I am interested in Krav Maga, but as it is not as popular as things like taekwondo, I worry about getting a wannabe for an instructor (less places to choose from). How is the one you linked? Have you had instruction there?
I am interested in Krav Maga, but as it is not as popular as things like taekwondo, I worry about getting a wannabe for an instructor (less places to choose from). How is the one you linked? Have you had instruction there?
Krav Maga Self Defense and Fitness, Portland Oregon[/url]
I'd say that's a bigger problem in TKD.. More practiced martial arts inevitably fall to the fault of popularity..Everyone wants their black belt so quite a few places make it about getting a black belt, and not properly training mind, body, and soul to bring alive that inner warrior should you ever need to fight someone in any violent encounter.
If you go to a smaller place.. Watch out for instructors that talk about themselves a lot. I don't mean "You know this one time I had a student" type thing.. I mean "Man, this one time I completely knocked out a guy in a bar. Then his girlfriend. With one finger. And then I tackled 12 people at once and continued to maul them like a martial arts bear."
More importantly than anything. If you instructor does not earn your respect,you do not belong as their student.
Jim's Jacobe Firearms/Self-Defense and Use of Force Instructor homepage
One of the instructors is a member of this forum.