Great arm flip manourver.  Haven't seen that one before.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 18^th, 2026 at 12:42am:


Security guards aren't a reliable source one was killed at Westfield Bondi his co worker was seriously hurt. 6 were killed and 10 wounded by 1 crazy guy with a knife in 3 minutes before Police shot him.

When i was a 17 year old Brown belt we were going to do a weapons class rubber knives were brought in.
Before the class started a Renshi 4th dan gave me the rubber knife and said lets go.
He threw a front kick at me i stepped back at 45Deg and slashed right down his leg, he threw a punch i stepped back at 45 deg and slashed his arm, he stopped smiled bowed conceded it was over.
Another 4th and 5th dan had a go if they stuck a hand out i slashed it, stuck their leg out i slashed it they both bowed out and conceded i got them real good.
They couldn't touch me i was slashing and stabbing them at will 4th and 5th dans not beginners everyone watching was stunned at what just happened even i was surprised at they would beat me if i was unarmed.
It was a huge reality check for everyone we didn't do knives in that class we used Tonfa Hanbo and Nunchakus.
I should add in NSW Nunchakus and Tonfas are now illegal you need a prohibited weapon permit to legally own them.

If someone is just using a knife to scare or intimidate you without really intending to use it you could get lucky you might get cut or stabbed. if they fight back.
How do you know their intentions?

If someone has a knife/machete and intends to use it you're likely to get slashed or stabbed if they get close enough to you.

If someone was standing in front of me flashing a knife and i had my hands up and could reach their head by extending my arm i would punch them in the head making sure i hit through at least 45 degrees because turning the head knocks people out  straight punches just knock them back.
I would be compliant with them so element of surprise would be a factor. Then i would go to town on them.

My advice is keep clear if someone has a knife.

If i had my Hanbo or Escrima sticks i would have a go.
It would nullify the extra reach they had from knife/machete.
i would stay out of range from blade and make wrist fingers back of hand or part of forearm closest to wrist highest priority target.
You don't have to get close to them you just have to get in range to hit their hand.
When you hit the target they will drop knife have a sore hand/wrist/finger and you will still have your stick so keep hitting them until they can't continue.

I see they NSW Police took guns away from an old couple who were stabbed by a home invader because they shot him when he returned.
The man has nerve damage in his hand from the knife his wife had a punctured lung.
It's a disgrace.

When I was in my 20s, I was out at the nightclub being obnoxious. I was not drunk or anything. Yet, I was mentally unwell enough the my comments and actions were annoying enough for the security to ask me to leave. As I walked out the front door, the security guard (bouncer) decided to coward shove me in the back. Even though the shove was not too heavy that I held my balance, it was the abusive comments the bouncer made to me had me shove him back and into the glass wall. You can probably understand that it was the "Zodiac" nightclub.

I cannot remember what I said as I left. But, it was something along the lines of "do your job, properly" or something lame like that. I was not in the mood to being used as a prop to let a bouncer enhance his tough guy reputation for other club patrons.

The point being is that even if you do have extensive experience in mixed martial arts or whatever fighting techniques, you are not going to win a fight against someone who can lift your body weight.

Baronvonrort wrote on Sep 19^th, 2026 at 11:58pm:


Being able to mind read someone is not what is required of anyone. Understanding body language is important, though. If someone is staring at you for a number of moments and then decides to get out their switch blade (or whatever they are called), it is probably a good idea to take a defensive stance.

If it was not for the help of a shopping centre security guard, and the fact that I know how to disarm someone of their knives, I might not be here or have some long-lasting injuries. But the fact that I had the ability to disarm that fellow, the only injury suffered was the perp's ego. As I recall, the perpetrator got a banning from the shopping complex, as I did not want to file charges against him.

As much as I understand about the ordeal the elderly couple that got knife attacked, I don't know about arming themselves with firearms. But, being an experienced marksman, I probably would have used a rifle to threaten an intruder to make his way outside and walk on home. Then again, if an intruder broke into my home, they would probably do a search of my house and take the firearm off me. Given that the house is empty of any lockable storage big enough for me to store a firearm.

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 20^th, 2026 at 4:07am:


How do you disarm someone with a knife/machete when they aren't close enough for you to grab them and the moment you close the gap to get close enough to grab or hit they lash out?

You can't block a machete with your hand/arm numerous cases of people having hands severed by Africans in NSW and Vic.
If your hand gets severed or nasty forearm wound you're now fighting one handed while losing blood in a heap of pain.

It wasn't my lesson 3 4th and 5th Dans got a reality check on what works that day i can tell you it's not much.

self defence:

Strangely,  when a toddler in a pram.
My mother told me of how a crazed guy with a machete had attacked people on our platform, maiming a number just 5 metres away at Petersham station in the 70s.

I have a feeling that everything happens in threes.
Next time, I know I will have to kill... or be killed.