[hellokitty]

Hi All, The distance which was once considered safe when facing an opponent armed with an edged weapon was once considered to be 7mts or 21 ft ( the Tueller drill ) it has since been reviewed and a lot of LE agencies have gone to 10mts or 30ft as a safe minimum , the problem however comes from the fact most serious knife users wont be showing the blade untill you are on top of them or they close distance and engage , I am stunned by the videos shown in this thread and that the LEOs did not shoot earlier, and at how close they allowed the BGs to get to themselves , any of these videos could have been a lot worse . The question of less lethal options such as bean bag rounds and tasers raised is a very valid one , but IMHO for LEOs only , in a military or self defence situation i would seek cover and shoot till threat ceases as in reality this is the best way to execute a knife disarm against a motivated opponent, Good instruction on knife disarms and defences that are realistic and workable can be found from Jerry Wetzel and the Red Zone or Stab programs or if at Bragg send me a PM and i will put you in contact with a good source of up to date info on this subject, all the best , respectfully Kitty.