ANIMAL McYoung shows how to realistically stab someone

**danno** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 6:10am

i found the video to be a mix of good and bad. lots of good thoughts on cutting and stabbing, then he says something like "a side kick to the knee will instantly break your leg".

other things i didn't like:

-not a huge fan of the footwork he demonstrated.

-i don't really like how he suggests that you should lead with your unarmed side. i thought leading with your knife would be a better idea?

-he has this weird idea about balancing your hips, and uses a bowl of water to illustrate his point.

other than that i'm pretty sure he knows how to kill someone with a knife better than most people.

my older brothers are big fans of pig hunting. they go out with dogs and big knives, hunt down the pigs, set the dogs on them and close in to stab them to death. i went along for a week of pig hunting one time and saw how they used the knives, which was quite similar to how "animal" suggested - stick it in deep to reach something vital like the heart (with the pigs it was usually through the top of the ribcage at the base of the neck), then kind of wiggle it about to slash things up. blood pumps out like crazy, splashing everywhere. i did one myself.

no slashing about on the surface, stab in deep and mess up the insides for a quick kill.

**danno** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 6:22am

i just realised how much i learned about knife fighting by killing a pig...

**Gezere** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 8:53am

Thing with MacYoung is that his advice might be pretty good but his techniques aren't always on par.

**Carpe Noctem** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 12:02pm

One of the best things I heard of with knife technique was to "stick it in and work it like a pump handle". Do it with a double-edged knife for extra joy. :happy:

**maofas** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 12:41pm

Originally Posted by danno

my older brothers are big fans of pig hunting. they go out with dogs and big knives, hunt down the pigs, set the dogs on them and close in to stab them to death. i went along for a week of pig hunting one time and saw how they used the knives, which was quite similar to how "animal" suggested - stick it in deep to reach something vital like the heart (with the pigs it was usually through the top of the ribcage at the base of the neck), then kind of wiggle it about to slash things up. blood pumps out like crazy, splashing everywhere. i did one myself.

no slashing about on the surface, stab in deep and mess up the insides for a quick kill.

Lord of the Flies?

**Lebell** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 12:42pm

someone should find his hairdresser and give him/her a firm beating.

**illegalusername** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 12:57pm

BROUS

LEE

**poker** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 1:25pm

Originally Posted by Lebell

someone should find his hairdresser and give him/her a firm beating.

In fact it is a very unthreatening hairdo for such a disturbingly scary individual.

**danno** · Posted On: 10/19/2008 4:53pm

Originally Posted by Carpe Noctem

One of the best things I heard of with knife technique was to "stick it in and work it like a pump handle". Do it with a double-edged knife for extra joy. :happy:

long, double-edged, almost bayonet-like knives seemed to be popular amongst the pig hunters i've met.