Date/Time
Date(s) - February 9, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
American Drengr Krav Maga
Categories
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Come join us at American Drengr Krav Maga for an Edged-Weapons Defense Seminar on February 9th, from 6-8 PM; the seminar is open to students and non-students alike (ages 13+).
Learn to recognize and effectively respond to edged weapons threats and attacks.
Cost: $40/person
Facts On Edged Weapon Attacks
An edged weapon is any object with a point or edge that can stab, cut, or slash. Aggravated assaults using edged weapons have increased. Gaining access to such weapons is as simple as raiding the kitchen drawer at home, making a quick trip to the local hardware store, or creating innovative alternatives from everyday items.
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- Edged weapons are the most common weapon in fatalities (35%); in half the incidents of muggings, the subject is armed with a sharp instrument.
- There is a one in three chance that if faced with an edged weapon, you will be attacked and injured.
- Edged weapon attacks are responsible for 3% of all armed (fatal) attacks on officers (firearm attacks account for 4%). In shooting cases, 10% die from wounds; where stabbed, 30% die from wounds.
- Since 1980 the number of people routinely carrying knives in the United States has increased by 92%.
- Many people did not see the edged weapon they were assaulted with and failed to recognize the danger cues leading to the attack.
- Within their respective ranges, edged weapons are more lethal than firearms.