I also own my own school in Manhattan on 25th St. I have been teaching Krav Maga for over 30 years. (2) Slash. The thrust is the most common and most dangerous type of knife attack. This is how we train to defend against close-range knife attacks. Defence against knife attacks remains one of the most contentious parts of Martial Arts and Reality ... but I saw many people practice to defend with knife from knife attack. Get an inside look into Krav Maga exercises in action. Specific visualizations and mental drills are … Transcript . In Israel we have had our share of knife attacks, mainly because of the rising of terrorist acts, but not just. The knife attack must come from top to bottom, bottom to top and the sides. You can visit us online on kravmagafederation.com. Group training – all against all with different “functional games” and drills (Initial games were introduced to us in the mid 1980’s by Jim Keenan, a master of several martial arts, a Krav Maga expert and a friend). The defense against knife attacks in a direct line is another technique which is not included in the 360 exercise. Homicide and street violence in Israel are not that common, when you compare it to other countries. Yes is good if you have that skill, but what are the chances for civilian to have knife close to himself when attack with knife occurred, if we exclude kitchen fights :D . Defending Complex Knife Attacks – Running Open Seminars by Master Eyal Yanilov . Credits : Krav Maga WorldwideKrav Maga Worldwide Krav Maga Technique: Video: How to Defend Against a Knife to Your Throat Published by Ross Cascio on March 2, 2014 March 2, 2014 There are not a lot of things more dangerous than a knife attack or threat. How to Defend Against a Knife Attack . It is a strike directed straight into the target by jabbing or lunging. Technical and physical drills against 1,2,3 and 4 aggressors. The 360 exercise is a knife defense drill. Hi, my name is Rhon Mizrachi and I'm the head of Krav Maga Federation in the United States. The different types of knife attacks follow: (1) Thrust. Learn how to defend yourself against attacks with a knife in this Howcast training video with Krav Maga expert Rhon Mizrachi. The slash is a sweeping surface cut or circular slash. The first line of defense against an opponent armed with a knife is to avoid close contact. Types of Knife Attacks. You have to imagine yourself facing a circle which represents all the directions in which an attack can come. .