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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Farganger" data-source="post: 1437935" data-attributes="member: 147">This is an interesting statement.  I don't think it does take much training to use a knife "effectively".  With some very basic instruction and practice in striking *through* a target rather than *at* it -- avoding the sort of pricking wounds seen in many knife fights -- and weapon retention, a person can become quite effective at disabling or killing an unarmed or similarly armed opponent.   (If you mean it would take a lot of training to teach someone enough about knife-fighting to reliably overcome an opponent that is significantly more skilled in unarmed combat or knife-fighting or armed with a more effective weapon like a bayonet on the end of a rifle, I would agree.  And I agree that most militaries don't feel time is well-spent in training soldiers up to the level of proficiency that would involve.)</blockquote>