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By Ray Gano

OK… Ok, hold your horses all you gun folks.

Like it or not, the knife guys got you by 21 feet. Anything after that and yes you gun guys have the tactical advantage.

See, me having a knife and if I am within 21 feet of you and I choose to rush you with that knife with the intent to do harm, odds are I will do harm and you will lose.

What I am talking about here is called The Tueller Drill

The Tueller Drill

The Tueller Drill is a self-defense training exercise to prepare against a short-range knife attack when armed only with a holstered handgun.

Sergeant Dennis Tueller, of the Salt Lake City, Utah Police Department wondered how quickly an attacker with a knife could cover 21 feet (6.4 m), so he timed volunteers as they raced to stab the target. He determined that it could be done in 1.5 seconds. These results were first published as an article in SWAT magazine in 1983 and in a police training video by the same title, “How Close is Too Close?”

Source – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill

Now there are ways to combat the person with a knife and I have been to a number of these classes. Can it be done? Yes, you can defend against a knife attach from 21 feet, but it really means that you have to have your situation awareness turned on uber-high so that you see the attack coming.

DID YOU SEE THAT?

In the time that it took you to read that statement, the attacker was upon you and you were taken out of play.

That is how fast a knife attack can happen.

This is one of the primary reasons why I am pro-carry knife, in fact I am all about carrying multiple knives, because not all knives meet the needs at hand.
Why Is A Knife A Great Up Close Tactical Weapon

First and foremost, you can conceal it very easy.

For example I carry my Cold Steel Voyager Clip Point XL in my right hand pocket in a “Point Up” position.

The reason I do this is because I am able to draw this with my right hand and in the process of possibly blocking or having to swing, I can pull this knife and because I have practiced for quite some time, I can flick this knife open faster than someone can flick open a switch blade.

I have also practiced pulling this knife, keeping it concealed behind my right thigh / butt and I can flick it slowly and it will also deploy the knife without the possible attacker knowing that I have a knife ready to defend myself.

This is nothing special and it is something that everyone can learn.