The Reality of KNIFE TRAINING and SELF-DEFENSE

In this episode of the Crossroads Psychology Podcast I discuss with Matei Florin, a Romanian combat expert based in Austria, the reality of knife training, knife combat and self-defense.

Matei Florin is the CEO and Chief Instructor at Tactical Combat System, a school of combat and survival that offers tactical training to civilians and to private and national security forces.

He has 9 years as an operator in a police tactical unit in his home country Romania and background in close quarter battles, high-risk arrests, and dignitary close protection.

He is trained to intervene in high-risk events such as hostage and barricade situations. He has been on anti-piracy missions in high-risk zones (such as the Coast of Somalia, Nigeria and the Gulf of Aden – between Yemen and Somalia and Somaliland). As former private military contractor, he’s an expert in the tactics of modern combat, knife combat and knife throwing, and close quarter combat among other martial and survival skills.

00:00 Crossroads Psychology Introduction

00:17 Who is Matei Florin?

01:18 How we actually met

02:22 How violence can shape your mindset

05:13 Do civilians lack the ability to recognize threats?

06:49 What is the concept of Tactical Combat System?

10:46 What’s it like to have a real knife fight on the street?

17:01 Should you fight or run?

17:54 Knife carrying legislation

19:39 Why use a knife as a defensive weapon?

23:12 Why you should understand knife aggression

26:25 Basic knife skills all civilians should have

33:34 Knife raining vs archery training

34:52 How to start knife training?

39:58 What is Tactical Medicine?

42:00 The mindset and mentality of a knife fighter

46:30 How will knife training change you as a person?

52:04 Visualization as a method of training

52:43 Deploying a knife is a huge responsibility

54:01 3 knife attack scenarios analysis

1:00:10 The importance of physical fitness

1:01:55 What’s my biggest fear in life?

1:03:08 3 practical self-defense tips for civilians

1:09:03 Build a community, become stronger, become a protector

★ SUBSCRIBE TO MATEI’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL → https://www.youtube.com/c/TACTICALCOM…

★ FOLLOW MATEI FLORIN ON FACEBOOK → https://www.facebook.com/tactical.com…
▶︎ VISIT THE TACTICAL COMBAT SYSTEM WEBSITE AND LEARN ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL → http://www.school-of-survival.org/

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