I take back what I said about the sword. I take back what I said about fedor. He is my favorite fighter.
People still use the knife don't they?
You say no one carries the stick. What if they have a metal pole? What if they used a bat. The stick can be substituted with many other weapons. Does the average MMA guy know what to do if someone has such a weapon?
My Arnis training teaches me that only at the end of a wild swing or at close range in clinch do I have a chance to get the baseball bat out of someones hand. If I block I block not the bat but the attackers wrist area to stop an attack if I am close. I would simply try to avoid a fight or attack and get away if I can but this is if I cannot.
If someone is trying to attack me with a knife I try to get away. If I cannot then the only way I will get the knife out of someone's hand at the end of a thrust. I cannot get it out when someone is slashing diagonally. Does the MMA guy know these things? These things are important in self-defense.
Arnis is a good art to learn to fight off multiple attackers.
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