Knife defence – Killick Off Road Arts

2nd August 2025 Class Reflections

During today’s class, I covered our absolute beginner knife defence, introducing the worst-case scenario: you are in range, do not have your guard or fence up, and the stab is on the way. The defence worked well and stood up to a little pressure testing. We found it hard not to revert to the lastContinue reading “2nd August 2025 Class Reflections”

Enhancing Knife Training: Lessons from Nigel E.’s Podcast

My friend’s podcast just gets better and better. This one is with Nigel E. February of Piper fame. Nigel studied criminals and built a system that shows how they work, to produce a better training bad guy. The result he labeled Piper. Every time I hear Nigel, I cross-check our KORA knife system. In theContinue reading “Enhancing Knife Training: Lessons from Nigel E.’s Podcast”

Why Offensive Knife Techniques Are Not Demonstrated

Someone recently asked a good question about our YouTube videos concerning knife defence. In the videos, I demonstrate responses to common, untrained attacks. We have a highly effective martial art, but I have chosen not to showcase our offensive knife techniques as taught in our classes. In simple terms, our techniques are more effective thanContinue reading “Why Offensive Knife Techniques Are Not Demonstrated”

New Schedule for Sword, KORA Core, and Pencak Silat

Slightly tweaked the monthly class schedule for the Saturday classes. Sword 0900 – 0955 KORA Core1000 – 1055 Pencak Silat1100 -1155 Week Sword Savate Strikes and Footwork 1 Sword Savate Parries and plays 2 Dagger Lutte Throws and Sweeps 3 Dagger Lutte Combined 4 Subject Focus Subject Focus Subject Focus 5 Each Class will feature

Quotes From KORA Class 4

Leaking = Having lots of holes poked into you in rapid secession during knife sparring; it looks like a lot of leaks from a water barrel.

Knife Attack Self Defence

One quick look at the UK news gives you a good indication of where the knife crime statistics are going. In South London, the local social media is littered with knife muggings, gang-related knife fights, and stabbing games. “Data gathered and analysed by the BBC found there had been 55 fatal stabbings so far this year (10Continue reading “Knife Attack Self Defence”