Edged Weapon Counter Measures
An edged weapon is one of the most dangerous threats a person can face.
Knife attacks are fast, aggressive, unpredictable, and often occur at close range with little or no warning. The reality is that there are no guarantees when facing an armed aggressor. The objective is not perfection—it is survival.
Our Edged Weapon Counter Measures course is designed to provide students with a realistic understanding of edged weapon threats and practical strategies for increasing their chances of surviving a violent encounter. Drawing on principles from Pekiti Tirsia Kali, TRICOM, military combatives, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and real-world operational experience, students learn how to recognise threats, manage distance, control the weapon-bearing limb, and create opportunities to escape and reach safety.
This is not knife fighting.
This is self-preservation.
Students will learn:
- Understanding the realities of edged weapon violence
- Threat recognition and pre-contact indicators
- Awareness, avoidance, and de-escalation strategies
- Movement and positioning principles
- Managing reactionary gaps and distance
- Limb control and weapon-bearing arm management
- Tactical clinch concepts against armed aggression
- Emergency responses to common attacks
- Escaping and disengaging from dangerous positions
- Casualty considerations and immediate trauma priorities
Training is delivered through progressive drills, pressure-tested exercises, and realistic scenario-based training designed to develop decision-making, composure, and practical skill under stress.
Whether you are a civilian seeking practical self-protection skills, a security professional, emergency responder, or someone responsible for the safety of others, this course provides a reality-based approach to one of the most challenging threats encountered in the modern world.
The objective is not to defeat the attacker.
The objective is to recognise the threat, make effective decisions under pressure, survive the encounter, and get home safely.
Because when a blade is involved, awareness, timing, and control matter more than strength.
Edged Weapon Counter Measures
Because survival is the only victory that matters.