Witty Rejoinder said:

I think DA was suggesting that people usually retreat rather than engage even if the weapon is only a knife. If you have to disarm someone with a knife all you really need to do is use an item of clothing to protect your hands and try wrench it off them. You probably need to have quick reflexes and good hand-eye coordination though.

It’s something that everyone ought to try.

I mean, not for real, but with a friend playing the role of the knife-wielder, with a toy rubber knife or similar. Educational.

It takes a lot of practice to learn how to do it without the near certainty of ending up dead, or slashed to ribbons. Very dangerous.

Had a wee bit of training in it many years ago. Would avoid it if at all possible. Would still rather shoot ‘em, or at least clonk them with something lengthy and solid.