One of the nice things about having spent decades spreading the message about best practices for fighting in the real world is that it has taken root with so many people. I know there are tons of folks doing jiujitsu who would not have otherwise if myself, or my buddies in the Shivworks Collective had been silent for the past 20 years. Likewise, we have helped people to realize the efficacy of AIWB carry for pistols, the use of OC spray, force-on-force training to truly pressure test techniques and practices, boxing/muay thai for a striking delivery system, and how useful a small fixed blade carried on the belt forward of the hips can be in an entanglement.

One of the drawbacks to that success though is that sometimes, when the information gets carried through second or third hand sources, that some of the details and nuance can get lost. One area where this is really noticeable is in knife carry and use. It can often be easy for smaller but important details to get lost. So the following video is a short guideline in why the knife is best carried in the manner we tend to advocate. It is somewhat related to why the sheath I designed for the Craig Douglas ClinchPick works the way it does, so be warned that there is a tiny bit of a sales pitch, though that is a minor part of the video. But I did want to point out that proviso.