THE KNIFE BLOG

All articles are authored by Paulo Rubio.  Some of them might hurt your feelings.

How Artificial Intelligence Will Replace Martial Arts Instructors: TOP 10 Reasons Jul 10, 2025

AI will replace human martial arts and combatives instructors.

Here are the TOP 10 Reasons:


Argument 1:

AI can never replace human experiences and intuition, which are key components of good martial arts instructors—those who were taught by credible sources and have survived critically important
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Prepared but not Ready: Why Your Martial Art Won’t Save You... knife defense martial arts self defense Jun 17, 2025

The Illusion of Certainty

Imagine for a moment that you’re a high-level boxing coach preparing your top fighter for a world championship bout. The stakes are massive—if your fighter wins, the purse is $7 million. Your cut? A cool 25%. That’s nearly $2 million on the line.

But there’s a catch.

You...

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Can We Actually Train Lethal Intent? Aug 06, 2024

Is mindset training a load of nonsense? Is it something we can actually, reliably count on to increase our odds of favorable outcomes in deadly force encounters involving knives?

I received a great comment from a combat veteran today agreeing with a post I made recently about how luck plays a role in...

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Solving the Impossible Math of Knife Attacks Aug 06, 2024

There is a critical time discrepancy between the speed of attacks and the time it takes for the average human to process a threat in order to respond with the appropriate defensive actions. 

Let’s take a closer look:

To complete a knife thrust takes as little as .14 seconds.  It takes a little bit ...

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