Grabbing the Blade – Last-Resort Knife Defense – Recon Sparring
Controlling the Blade – When There’s No Other Choice In real self-defense, things can get messy fast. You don’t always get to keep your…
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Rifle Fighting: Buttstrokes & Starting Stances
The buttstroke stays the same—only the execution adapts.Whether starting from a high or low pistol grip, the inward buttstroke remains nearly identical. The motion is…
Trench Mace Fighting – Austro-Hungarian Stormtroopers
These were elite Austro-Hungarian assault troops, trained for fast, aggressive trench raids. They broke enemy lines using shock tactics, grenades, trench clubs, and close combat,…
Police Baton Techniques – Feint High – Strike low
You see this concept throughout many systems and arts, even in old HEMA manuals from the 14th-15th century. It’s a proven, battle-tested concept, which…
The interceptor | Effective HEMA technique for self-defense
https://youtube.com/shorts/w3DSezpmUuE?feature=share » Attacking the attack of the attacker. This is a separate category defense which can be done with a stick, knife, machete and many…
Target provoker – Machete Fighting | Historical European Martial Arts
» A “Target Provoker” is a little tactic which has different which can be used in different ways to intentionally expose or present a vulnerable…
Baseball bat fighting | Zwerchhau Liechtenauer
Some basic strikes with the baseball bat + the use of a typical Hema technique from Liechtenauer -> the “Zwerchhau”. This is the standard execution of…
Fighting with a spade | Infantry melee weapon fighting
The shovel (short + long) is an excellent environmental weapon that can be found in an everyday household (gardening). This tool has proven its effectiveness…
Axe or Hammer versus knife – Historical European Martial Arts for self-defense
When dealing with a KNIFE ATTACKER, you have some options that could save your life. One of the options is to have a weapon of…
