Leg defenses vs. the knife!

[Praksion]

hey ya'll,

just wanted to ask what's people's opinion/critiques/suggestions about the leg defenses against the knife from russianmartialart.com

check it out at : http://www.russianmartialart.com/main.php?page=clips

its under the heading "legs against the blade"


also, are there any filipino martial arts fighter/teacher student who has any viable experience in either russian martial arts, krav maga or any other russian or israeli combat arts? just curious...

p's!

f.

[Juramentado]

I'm guessing that the video is meant to demonstrate a point and hopefully isn't really a self defense option in that system for knife attacks. It would be interesting to hear what that demo was all about and what was its purpose.

leg only defenses against a knife attacks in an SD situation? Nope, I wouldn't try it, unless of course I already have both of my hands hacked off. IMHO it won't work against an unskilled knife-weilding atacker, much less a trained knife fighter.

[krys]

I wasn't able to view the files... but my tp (SYSTEMA, fmas) howed me some knive defenses using legs which surprised me......

I think used by most practitioners leg defenses wouldn't work but some of those Spetznaz have incredible fighting skills and could make them work.....
If you don't have any experience in their approach of fighting and bodyform it is of no use....

One thing to remember is that they will often use those long heavy military boots and that allows you to take some punishment with the knive.....

I practice ROSS (russian martial art) besides fmas and also SYSTEMA when I meet my friend... if you train with a good instructor practicing those arts will boost your fmas to another level...

[fernast]

II practice ROSS (russian martial art) besides fmas and also SYSTEMA when I meet my friend... if you train with a good instructor practicing those arts will boost your fmas to another level...

Do you practice Systema in Paris with Jerôme, Koshrow or Jean-Michel?

[krys]

No I practice ROSS and SYSTEMA in the UK.... may go one month to Russia this summer to train (Rutchenko's school)...