Venice Knife Combatives specializes in teaching empty-hand defense techniques for surviving sudden knife attacks. This life-saving martial arts training in Venice, Florida is comprised of techniques from a blend of Southeast Asian martial arts styles to include Pencak Silat, Silat Suffian Bela Diri, and Kali. This training reconditions participants' startle flinch response to be able to evade and capture imminent knife attacks from various angles in real time using gross motor skills​ before transitioning into a takedown or off-balancing technique. These proven techniques have been pressure-tested and are also effective in defeating opponents not armed with edged weapons. Participants must be 18 years of age or older.