This is maybe one of the hardest defenses against any weapon in the krav-maga. This attacking technique is very difficult and dangerous to defend against and we have to understand that it is impossible to defend against a knife attack and to get out completely unharmed, especially against this stabbing form. But, if we will not to the defense, even with the risk of“ gaining” a few stitches, we will die. Before the age of the modern Gillette style disposable razors, almost everyone shaved with the straight razor. This kind of razor had blades so fine and sharp that you only needed a slight movement in order to cut someone ' s throat. During Imi ' s service in WWII, almost every soldier had in his pocket a straight razor, weather with the intention of shaving or for self defense, and those razors where as lethal as knifes. The way you held the razor and the cutting movements you could do with it made it so dangerous. And again we can see that Imi was the first man in the world to find the way( the only one that exists actually) to do a defense against such a dangerous technique such as Dekirat Shisuf. Today few people walk around with sharp razors in their pockets, and even less than that would actually use it in a fight. Imi himself said that the age of using a razor has gone. But, not the knife that attack us that is important, but our physical ability and mental preparation to face an attacker and to be able to do all the defenses. Only in this way we will acquire the physical and mental capacities we need. This is the only way to find inside ourselves the courage and the willingness to defend ourselves in time of danger. A blurred sense of danger, that maybe some day something will happen, is not enough. The greatest warriors in the world had already written about it. We must feel and see ourselves as dealing with the reality every day and every moment. This is also one of the reasons why BUKAN organizes special trainings at Wingate Institute in Israel. Wingate is located near the IDF 8th instruction base, the place where Imi began his way in developing what we know today as the krav-maga. During the ten days stay in Israel the students are exposed to the Israeli way of life, to the daily sense of stress and danger. Only this way we will be able to comprehend the spirit behind Imi ' s creation of the krav-maga as the unique Israeli martial art. The Wingate Institute decided to contribute to the idea of preserving Imi ' s original kravmaga by making available to us the school ' s installations, giving various lectures and certifying the participants. These trainings are open to everyone, from all federations and associations.
Imi created the krav-maga combining its techniques one with the other, meaning, each technique is built inside another one and completing it, like layers of onion, one above the other, until reaching the core. In our case, the core is our ability to defend ourselves, which is the essence of our self confidence.
Before we finish, there is one more important thing I would like to explain. The defense is never against the knife, it is always done against the opponent which holds the knife.
Study and maintain Imi ' s 14 rules of the krav-maga. Only through them we will be able to really protect ourselves in time of need and danger. Imi wrote once on the board at BUKAN School:“ Physical capacity = Mental capacity, and both of them together mean self confidence. This is the secret formula of the krav-maga”. So said Imi.