Defend Your Friend Against Knife Attack - Self Defense

Before defending someone, you need to know how to defend yourself first. If you do not know how to defend yourself, the attacker will hurt you and your friend. When we are outside, sometimes we are with our cousin, friend, girlfriend or relatives. If someone is going to attack him or her, you are not going to stand there and keep watching like an audience, are you?

So you want to protect your loved one. When you move forward to protect your friend, the attacker will not let you go. Let's watch this video.

On the street when a guy comes out with a knife or pulls his knife, he can hurt anyone who tries to prevent him. If your friend is with you, don't let the attacker go in front of her. He has a knife. He can stab her and there will nothing you can do if the attacker gets close to her.

Behind any attack, the attacker has an intention. He can attack your friend just to hurt her or he just wants money, phone or anything valuable you have. If he wants the money or phone, give it to him. He might not attack your friend.

You can face two kind of situations here. When you keep your friend behind you in order to protect her, he might attack you with the knife right away. You have no chance to talk to him. So you have to defend the knife and counter-attack. Or, the attacker can hold the knife to your neck or anywhere close to your body.

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When the attacker holds the knife like this, don't just make any obvious move. The attacker can stab you before doing anything. Instead, talk to him, give him what he wants. If you can make him distracted or somehow he gets distracted, that's the moment you can attack you.

Try to understand the situation. It will guide you on what to do. It is difficult to say do this or do that since every situation is different and the attacker can have different intentions. You should act based on the situation.

So what do you think someone can do to protect his friend from a knife attack? Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.

I usually talk about martial arts and self defense. If you read my posts for the first time, you want to learn more about martial arts and self defense, you can check out some of my recent posts. Stay safe. Always be happy!

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