Originally Posted by Walkingwolf

Best way to survive a knife attack is to not get into a knife attack. Situational awareness, and common sense go much farther to prevent such an attack.

It is not the movies, or TV, the attacker is not going to warn you, or run at you from a distance. They are going to get close with the knife concealed.

If a knife attacker does come at you, offense is the best defense against an attack. Most likely you are going to get cut, but where makes a big difference in your ability to continue the fight. The marine is right, whether a soldier, cop, or civilian. Disarming is your only hope at close distance.