MILITARY KNIFE RESEARCH COURSE by Hock Hochheim
A few years back now I wrote the missive tome, “The Knife Combatives” book. No brag, just a fact, that it was and is still[…]
HAVE I FALLEN ON THE KNIFE? BIG MISTAKES I HAVE MADE TEACHING MY KNIFE COURSE OVER THE DECADES
Or…How To, or How NOT To, Maintain a Popular Knife Course Through time, the who, what, where, when, how and why, my original, once quite[…]
FIGHTING KNIVES, FRUITS TO NUTS?
Notes on Paring Knives, Kitchen Knives for Knife Fighting? This is my knife, there are many like it, but this one is mine.” –[…]
Knife Dueling?
Knife-to-knife dueling is a controversial subject. I have come to believe that knife dueling is way over emphasized and over-practiced in these so-called “reality” knife[…]
Less Than Lethal Knife Fighting
Less-Than-Lethal Knife Tactics At times, missions, rules of engagement, the law, and use of force standards require the capture, containment and control, not the death[…]
My Mistakes in the Knife Teaching World.
.This is where I have fallen down. Where my knife course has fallen down. Before the fall, in the 1990s there was a “resurgence” if[…]
The Equal Opportunity Stabber, Saber or Reverse Grip?
The Equal Opportunity Stabber. Saber or Reverse Grip? I am an “equal opportunity stabber.” Sound weird? Hear me out. I’ve heard the knife whisper. Have[…]
Personality of the Knife
Knives have personalities. The generic look. The generic history. Military look. Kitchen look. Slashing look. Stabbers. Think of some more! Even the personality of the[…]
Escalation! “I PULL, THEN HE PULLS!”
Trauma and drama. Years ago in a seminar in Kentucky, USA, an attendee, someone with zero martial or martial arts experience, just a regular guy[…]
Should You Even DARE Use a Knife to Defend Yourself?
For 26 years now, a motto for my Force Necessary: Knife combatives course is, “Use your knife to save a life!” Desperate times and situations.[…]