How to Survive a Knife Attack

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:56:44 -0700

Knives can be deadly when they're in the wrong hands. It's much easier to get a knife than a firearm, and even kitchen knives can kill you when used as weapons. In 2019, in the U.S., there were 117,854 aggravated assaults involving knives or other cutting instruments. How could you disarm your attacker? Should you remove the knife after being stabbed? And how could playing dead save your life?

00:00 Intro
01:00 Step 1: Get a map
01:31 Step 2: Play dead
01:58 Step 3: Watch your left side
02:26 Step 4: Run
02:58 Step 5: Don't turn your back
03:24 Step 6: Don't remove the knife

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