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[Video of this waza fast and slow, from the side, and ideally, overhead]

Defense against a knife thrust

• Deflect the knife thrust with an inside crescent kick block.
• Immediately grab the wrist controlling the knife.
• 7-3 outside, entering a horse stance with an outside elbow strike under the chin or to the throat.
• Twist to face the opponent, and taking them down with kokyūhō.
• Apply an appropriate finishing move (e.g., stomp kick, shovel pin) until the opponent’s gives up the knife.

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