Gebhard Solutions

I bought a knife recently for protection and a friend of mine mentioned that he was taking a knife defense training class in Orange County. This sounded like something fun and informative to do so I enrolled in the class along with my friend to see if I could learn some basics on knife handling.
We actually did the training at the Allsafe Defense System firearm training facility in Tustin, CA. There were about 14 or so people signed up and we paired up in twos to learn the various techniques of fending off an attacker wielding a knife or a gun and defending ourselves with our own knives.
We were taught blocks and defensive moves and cuts that would leave a would-​be assailant immobile and inoperative while being attacked. It was a good physical and cardiovascular work out as we drilled over and over with each other how to recognize types/​angles of attacks and to condition ourselves for the appropriate responses as we practiced the blocks, parries, and cuts with our partners.
The cost to take the class was $ 100 plus another $ 25 if you wanted to buy a training knife from them. I actually purchased my own training knife beforehand so you could bring your own if you have one already. Come dressed in workout gear, sweat top and pants, t-​shirts or jeans are appropriate. They also recommended that you purchase some shin guards that we used as arm guards. I picked these up at OTM Fight Shop in Torrance
. The shin guards should be the cloth covered ones that look like this:
You should also bring some protective eye gear that could be picked up at Home Depot for less than $ 20.
The class started at 9:00 am and ended at 3:30 pm with a 45 minutes break for lunch.
Uli Gebhard is the instructor and owner of the school and I would highly recommend him and his school to anyone who would be interested in learning techniques for knife defense.