THE KNIFE BLOG

All articles are authored by Paulo Rubio.  Some of them might hurt your feelings.

Can We Actually Train Lethal Intent? Aug 06, 2024

Is mindset training a load of nonsense? Is it something we can actually, reliably count on to increase our odds of favorable outcomes in deadly force encounters involving knives?

I received a great comment from a combat veteran today agreeing with a post I made recently about how luck plays a role...

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Solving the Impossible Math of Knife Attacks Aug 06, 2024

There is a critical time discrepancy between the speed of attacks and the time it takes for the average human to process a threat in order to respond with the appropriate defensive actions. 

Let’s take a closer look:

To complete a knife thrust takes as little as .14 seconds.  It...

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