Instead of talking about a lot of b.s. concerning so-called
unarmed "knife" defenses, let's reverse roles for a moment.

Let us assume the "role" of the attacker, instead of the "defender".
First, let's consider the "choice" of weapon.

A knife or any edged weapon is an "up close and personal" tool of
ferocious and brutal mayhem. You have to close with your mark and
physically, violently and with extreme prejudice stab, slash, and
hack him to bits. It's not like a gun, which could have an element of
detachment. No, a knife is about as personal, brutal and ruthless as
it gets.

So what kind of "mind-set" does this entail? You are going close with
your target hard and fast, using deception, surprise or simply a
committed and brutal pouncing. You are going to be determined,
ruthless, brutal, ferocious, vicious, and most probably filled with
hate and rage.

You are going to seize the target with abject brutality and stab,
slash, hack and eviscerate with totally committed rage, ferocity and
hate. OVER and OVER and OVER.

NOTHING is going to stand in your way. NOTHING! You are going to
DESTROY whatever DOES attempt to thwart your murderous assault. You
will attack repeatedly with ALL the strength, speed, and brutality
you are capable of. And THAT will be heightened even MORE by rage and
adrenalin.

You KNOW that you MUST get this over with QUICKLY. Your attack will
be a frenzy of hate, rage and murderous INTENT.

You WON'T "feint" with your blade, you WON'T "spar" with your blade,
you WON'T "half-step" with your blade.

You WILL attack with brutal and ruthless rage. You WILL punch, kick,
bite, gouge, butt, and do ANY and EVERYTHING that will accomplish you
GOAL in as ferocious a manner as inhumanly possible.

Unless YOU are killed outright, NO injury will dissuade you from
KILLING your mark. In FACT, anything LESS than your death, will ONLY
add MORE FUEL to YOUR FIRE. NOTHING, short of your immediate demise
CAN stop you. Rage, hate, murderous intent and adrenalin are fueling
you to an almost superhuman state of FRENZY and FEROCITY!

Even when your man goes down, and DOWN you are determined to put him,
YOU still continue the assault. You stab and stab and stab. You kick
and stomp OVER and OVER and OVER again.

You DON'T even begin to "disengage" until your "blood" lust has been
quenched, and your mark taken off the count.

THAT is what REALLY happens when one human being uses a knife on
another.

Face that FACT squarely. Too many are "playing" knife gymnastics
without EVER even realizing what the street has in store for them. It
isn't going to be pretty!

Are you REALLY preparing to DEAL with THAT?

Or are you kidding yourself and others?

REALITY sucks, as they say. But it is what it is!