

This is because, as a Russian Spetsnaz soldier, you NEVER know what position you’ll be in to throw your knife when you’re in a real combat situation and you won’t have time to get set properly. The only knife-throwing technique that’s taught to Russian commandos for combat purposes is the “no-spin” knife-throwing technique.
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How To Throw A Knife “Russian Spec-Ops” Style You might even want to throw your knife as a distraction so you can switch to another weapon. Why would the Russian military put any time or effort into training into knife-throwing?Īs Vladimir put it, some reasons for throwing your knife included protecting a third party that is in danger, simply wanting to close the distance so you can finish off your adversary, or maybe you struggled to hold the knife because of sweat or blood on them. I wish I could tell you more about the armpit knife fighting (I’d love to know myself).īut I can tell you the craziest part of Russian Spec-Ops knife fighting is their… that shocked me as much as the armpit comment did – was that they are actual trained in “combat knife-throwing”!
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Fingers are good so long as they are functioning.” revealed Vladimir. You should be able to use a knife with your elbows, held in your arm pit, (or whatever you could). “You must be trained in many ways to use a knife. Here’s a look at some of what he shared with me… Russian Spec-Ops Knife-Fighting Lessons because the Spetznaz trained harder and differently from everyone else. Spetsnaz soldiers were experts at shooting any firearm on the planet… and were just as deadly with any knife they got their hands on…. He demonstrated a 2-inch punch on my stomach at half-speed that did some weird “energy thing” in my gut that had me feeling queasy the rest of the day.īut weird “energy martial arts” is far from the only combat skill he was trained in. As a former member of Russia’s elite Spetsnaz special operations unit, Vladimir Vasiliev’s mild-mannered exterior hid a vast arsenal of deadly skills including hand-to-hand “Systema” combatives.
