Knife day recap

Hi Guys,

Sunday 10^th Aug we had a fun time at the knife workshop. Despite the persistent rain and a little confusion with starting time we got started with a few rounds of knife sparring using pens and to mark up our opponents’ clean white t-shirts. The idea was to see how everyone faired before and after the training and drilling. There was a (marked) difference straight away with Darren applying some brilliant Lin Sil Da!

After the initial sparring we looked at loads of things starting of course with the basics and fundamentals, we moved on to defensive positions on the 1^st quadrant then defended the stab aimed at the abdominal area. After a break we looked at disarms and ways to restrain the attacker.

Things to remember about knife situations, as discussed on the day were:

Run if you can!

from the aggressor:

The bluff

Escalation

Intent

Attack

Ambush

The draw

for you:
JKD principles of before, during and after

Triangle footwork

Making space and taking space

Abdomen and 1^st quadrant being the primary targets

Lin Sil Da and pain compliance

All the proceeds from the day went towards Team Luke Kicks Leukaemia and aid work for Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Thanks again to everyone that came along, stay safe! OSS!