Robb Hamic has a New Article Published about Surviving the Knife Threat in the F

irearms Instructor Magazine

Robb Hamic had a recent article published in the International Association for L
aw 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 publicati
on.
Austin, TX, August 23, 2010 -- Robb Hamic explains how worldwide knife crime is
escalating at alarming rates. Stabbings in the United Kingdom have reached an a
ll-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 h
is bodyguard in London. UK knife crime is being called epidemic and it was almo
st 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 C
hinese 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 i
n 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, whic
h 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 pote
ntial attack. Unfortunately, there was no further knife training but I saw th
em 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. Mys
elf and another Deputy confronted him from cover. He dropped the gun and starte
d 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-cocain
e and therefore very strong. We engaged him and attempted to handcuff the suspe
ct but he struggled and attempted to deploy a knife from under the loosely fitti
ng sleeve of the jacket he was wearing. It was an eighteen-inch sharp kitchen k
nife 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 shotgu
n, despite having to run with it for such a long distance. I know now that I wa
s very lucky because I didn’t know anything about knives. Many police and militar
y personnel haven’t been as lucky.
Hamic made it his business to learn more about knife fighting and now he takes t
hat 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 Ins
tructor http://www.israelikravmaga.us and he teaches a variety of gun deployment
methods including Israeli Combat Shooting™, tactical handgun and carbine gun depl
oyment, Combat Focus Shooting™ and a host of other curricula. Interested agencies
, military or private individuals can contact me by email at: robb@summitselfdef
ense.com. Visit his website: http://www.summitselfdefense.com
Contact:
Robb Hamic
Summit self-defense
2900 N. Quinlan Park Rd
Suite 131- B-240
Austin, TX 78732
512-284-0087
robb@summitselfdefense.com
http://www.summitselfdefense.com