Anyone have any good tips for defending against various weapons that they would like to share?

Lets start of with how to defend against a knife.
Any one want to start?

Master Moran
I didnt know you were a knife fighting instructor. Care to tell us more about it?

Scott

Arnis uses stick(s) knife and whip among other things.

Hi Jule, I am not a teacher of the phil-M-arts. I have had some training with Grand Master Lanada about twenty years ago, when he came to Amarica. He brought with him two students, one of them was a great martial artist he demo-ed the Master's art, showing your Instructors and students not only how to work with the sticks but the 21 ways to open the Phil-knife, the use of the stick with a knife and the knife and the wipe. also a wipe with the unbrella. The master and I got along because he and I had somethings in common so he showed me more than the others about how the sticks work, which helped me alot when I trained with the sword later. The person to contact is Master Bob Moran he may be able to put you in touch with a instructor and writer for the phil-arts that in well known in the field. This I can Tell you, that the stick knife and whip is based on cutting angles just like the sword Upwards, downwards, X strike left and right, across the stomach, across the neck  and the straight stabs and so on. the whip works in the same way. I had no instruction at all with the whip but it is a short buggy type whip. For give me for my lack of information,  But I only know a small amount of stick fighting which adds up to four full weeks with the master, about twenty years ago. But with the sticks I did learned as I said before, a couple of tricks. I don't practice with the stick at all and it would only be far to point you in a better direction. so talk to bob on that point O.K.

                                    KIND REGARDS,

Do you happen to have any video of the umbrella kata?
I would be really interested in seeing that.

Here are a few things to concerder - If your outside, pick up a Rock and hit him in the face with it, Or get a hand full of dirt -Throw the dirt into his face, or find a big stick, and hit him with it, or pull out a bigger knife But, do not try and run away - you will just die tired!
Some people that pull knife, are just bluffing - How do you tell the difference if he, or she is serious or not - If they start talking to you, you will have time to pick up "something" to help you. But if the person really wants to stick that knife into you, you will probably get cut -
I have had knifes, straight-razor's pulled on me, on the job - And I do have a nice scar on my right upper arm from a straight-razor attack - What helped me was my pepper-spray, and a well aimed punch right into his GB-3!!! I hit him real hard, he went to the hospital, and almost died - It was kind weird riding in the same Ambulance with him though

Again Sir; Thank you for your comment As YOU well know - Experence is the best Teacher I read on one of the post, that You were Shot - SO YOU ALSO KNOW - the Nature of the Beast  In the Nam, I was attached to the South Vietnam Marines When i did the Scout Sniper thing - We went on a few Snatch a Prisoner assignments, that went wrong - someone made a noise - I had too Kill with my K-Bar(a Marine corps knife) I will NEVER FORGET The Sound of His last Breath! You know what I mean