#1: Pull-down: Grab his knife hand and wrist. |
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Pull it down from your neck & against your chest. Do NOT pull it away from you. [OK] Weakness: If the attacker is significantly stronger than you this won’t work. |
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#2 Push: Hit or push his arm [at elbow] in direction of the knife. |
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Be sure to turn your head away from the knife & hold his arm in place as you continue. [Better] Weakness: You’re not effectively controlling the weapon at this point. |
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#3: Push-Pull: Grab his right wrist with your left hand & push his right elbow as in #2 above. |
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Turn your head away from the knife as you pull down with your left hand. Hold his arm and knife hand tight against your body to restrict movement. [Much better than #2] Weakness: Not much except as you execute any type of technique you still have to be very much aware of the knife. Good follow throughs include drop throws [otoshi]. |
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#4 Push-Slide: Bring your right hand up to strike his right upper arm at the elbow. |
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As you push his arm across, turning your head away from the knife, your left hand starts to slide up under his forearm, palm facing you. |
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Continue upward slide of your left hand as you finish pushing his arm. Keep your hand against your face as you do this counter. [BEST] Weakness: The back of your left hand or forearm could be cut if he can slide back, but your face & neck are relatively well-protected. It’s easy to go into a shoulderlock rear takedown [ude guruma ushiro] from this point. |