Would a small round shield be an effective defense against a knife attack?
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Would a small round shield be an effective defense against a knife attack?
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It could be.
Just about anything that you can manipulate and get and mostly keep between yourself and a blade being directed against you can be helpful.
The best defense against knife attacks (assuming that you do not have a firearm) is distance and more distance if you can create it.
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If you know how to use it, a small shield / buckler is a very effective defense against melee weapons when used in conjunction with a weapon of your own.
Fighting with a shield, especially a small shield, is a skill. Without training and practice it’s not going to be much help.
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I take it you mean a “buckler”.
The answer is, absolutely!
Not only would it be effective against a knife, it worked pretty well against swords too.
What made a buckler so effective against light swords is its agility.
Held in the hand rather than strapped to the arm, a fighter with a buckler could quickly change direction with it to block attacks as fast as he could move his fist. Indeed, it was commonly employed not only as a shield but also as a steel fist weapon that could punch and smash in an offensive move.
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No.
Oh, wait a minute, yes.
Be real. Most knife assaults are going to be secretive, sneak attacks. You don’t face off, in a “duel”, with your enemy. That’s Hollywood. A big, dramatic show.
Real life, they sneak up behind you, and, if they know what they are doing, you’re dead, before you hit the ground.
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You mean a buckler?
Sure.
Next time you walk down the street or get on the tube/subway, count how many people are carrying small shields around.
Notice any? One or two maybe? No?
I’ve used the lid of a garbage can twice in my life as a makeshift shield, as I happen to have both riot police and martial arts training, but I’m never going to rely on having such at hand.
You may as well ask “would going armoured in a full anti-stab Kevlar and ceramic body armour be an effective knife defence?”
Sure, but who is going to do that?
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