Defensive Folding Knife: $175

Course Designer: Greg Hamilton & John Holschen

In this informative and action-packed one-day self defense class you will learn to deploy and use your folding knife with great skill. The Spyderco Clip-It or similarly styled pocketknife is a superb stand-alone self defense tool and an excellent companion to firearms, pepper spray, and other defensive tools in your family's layered personal protection plan. Most small pocketknives can be carried in any State and in most foreign countries. If you can't have your handgun, have your knife!

Students will use special training knives to "cut" their way out of mock assaults. This course also integrates defensive knife skills with your defensive handgun skills, so wear your carry gear (inert guns will be provided, bring your own if you have one).

This self defense class is highly recommended for women and teenagers, who are the most likely group to encounter grabs, chokes, and holds with the greatest disparity of force during violent assaults. One day of self defense knife training will allow you to be victorious over an opponent with years of street fighting, martial arts, or wrestling training!

Subjects Covered:

Safety considerations during training and during lethal encounters
Equipment selection
Carry techniques and grip of the knife
Rapid deployment from carry positions
Vital and non-vital points of the anatomy
Types of slashes and stabs
Basic counterattacks and counterattack combinations
Escapes from grabs, chokes, and holds
Defenses when downed, ground fighting, and grappling with the knife
Legalities associated with knife carry and use of deadly force

Upcoming Class Dates

Issaquah, WA

August 14, 2010
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August 14, 2010 8am-6pm

October 09, 2010
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October 9, 2010 8am-6pm

December 11, 2010
w/ InSights Staff Course Times:

December 11, 2010 8am-6pm

Penfield, NY

October 01, 2010
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Training Prerequisites

Concealed weapons permit or documentation of good character.

Equipment Requirements

Lightweight, comfortable clothing with long sleeves and long pants; Court shoes, wrestling shoes, or no shoes. You will be working in close contact with other students, so good grooming is appreciated.

Optional Equipment

Soft elbow or knee pads

Student Testimonials

Very rarely, if ever, do I enter a room with such little or NO prior subject-knowledge and walk out 10 hours later with not just more knowledge but real, very "practical", psycho-motor skills hardwired into my mind, my hands, and my psyche. The InSights Defensive Folding Knife program is not only comprehensive and the essence of progressive skills building, but the techniques integrate seamlessly into other sound, unarmed defense and even handgun techniques. ~ Rolf T., Sheriff's Deputy, Prince George County, MD

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Defensive Folding Knife: $175

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