Robb Hamic has a New Article Published about Surviving the Knife Threat in the Firearms Instructor M

Robb Hamic had a recent article published in the International Association for Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor's (IALEFI) Magazine, the Firearms Instructor. The article was entitled: "Law Enforcement Academies should do more to Educate Officers about the Knife threat." He is a normal contributor to this publication.

[USPRwire, Mon Aug 23 2010] Robb Hamic explains how worldwide knife crime is escalating at alarming rates. Stabbings in the United Kingdom have reached an all-time high of one every four minutes (130,000) per year in 2008. In fact, an actor set to play the next Harry Potter was recently attacked. American actor, Christian Slater, was attacked by a deranged man with a knife and was saved by his bodyguard in London. UK knife crime is being called epidemic and it was almost impossible to sort through all of the potential research as it dominates the Internet. Additionally, Japan saw a 40% increase in knife crime in 2007. Six Chinese police officers died in one knife attack in July 2008.

Robb Hamic http://www.robbhamic.com knows first hand how knife crime effects law enforcement in the United States. Department of Justice statistics state that 1,040 law enforcement officers were attacked with knives or cutting instrument in 2007. The statistics show that between (1998-2007) 11.4% of officers attacked with knives sustained injuries. 113 Florida Officers sustained attacks in 2007.

I went to the Police Academy in 1995 and the extent of my training on knives was “to stay away from them,” or “don’t cut yourself with one while searching a subject.” I learned the Tueller Drill, along with the rest of American law enforcement, which teaches officers to draw their weapon and issue verbal commands if they see a person with an edged weapon within twenty-one feet. The studies have shown that a determined attacker can close the gap to reach the officer within 1.5 seconds. This study illustrated the importance of officers having their handgun at the low ready and being prepared to defend themselves. We’ve all seen the video but not many of us expected to encounter a person with real knife fighting skills. Personally, I thought my gun would be my primary defensive weapon against a potential attack. Unfortunately, there was no further knife training but I saw them on the streets everyday. I can’t count the “stabbing” calls that I was sent to as a rookie. Suspects carried knives and I took countless knives from people whom I arrested. I had to defend myself from a few knife attacks as a cop.

One night, Hamic was on patrol and saw a man crossing a highway with a gun. Myself and another Deputy confronted him from cover. He dropped the gun and started running. We both chased him for over a mile and my partner tackled him by the legs on the side of the roadway. The man was under the effects of crack-cocaine and therefore very strong. We engaged him and attempted to handcuff the suspect but he struggled and attempted to deploy a knife from under the loosely fitting sleeve of the jacket he was wearing. It was an eighteen-inch sharp kitchen knife and I was shocked at the sight of this large weapon. Fortunately, I had my shotgun in hand and delivered a “butt stroke to the head of the attacker” at first sight of the knife before it was fully deployed. It was good to have the shotgun, despite having to run with it for such a long distance. I know now that I was very lucky because I didn’t know anything about knives. Many police and military personnel haven’t been as lucky.

Hamic made it his business to learn more about knife fighting and now he takes that knowledge to law enforcement agencies and military units internatinally. He considers himself a professional student and trains constantly. This summer he spent almost a month in Israel training with the Israeli Krav Maga Association under Grand Master Haim Gidon. Robb Hamic is an authentic Israeli Krav Maga Instructor http://www.israelikravmaga.us and he teaches a variety of gun deployment methods including Israeli Combat Shooting™, tactical handgun and carbine gun deployment, Combat Focus Shooting™ and a host of other curricula. Interested agencies, military or private individuals can contact me by email at: robb@summitselfdefense.com. Visit his website: http://www.summitselfdefense.com

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