Inktober Day #4 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's knifefighting stance

Continuing with the draw-at-least-once-a-day in the month of October, known as "Inktober", I drew a picture of Bob Kasper's knifefighting stance from "Bob Kapser's Tactical Knives" published in 2011. My goal is to develop a fast-draw type of skill for when I attend martial arts seminars or classes when I take some notes.

I also have started journalling.  Here are my notes on Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's knifefighting stance:

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GUARD POSITION

• Foundation upon which other combative knife skills are built
• Mobility - Advance, Retreat, Pivot, Sway, Hollow
• Vital Area Protection - "Vertical Shielding" with the "Complementary Hand"
• Defend and counterattack against any line of attack
• Knife-hand position - "Cocked-and-Locked" - retracts knifehand while positioning it to deliver various cuts, slashes and thrusts
• Guard position gives illusion of distance yet remains within striking distance

REVIEW

1. Take a natural step forward
2. Square the torso
3. Place complementary hand in the Vertical Shield
4. Cock-and-Lock Knife hand
5. Guard position is a well-balanced stance that's mobile, protective, and ready for defense and counterattack
6. Practice drawing your knife and moving into the Guard from various positions such as sitting, squatting, bending, and walking until it's natural

From "Bob Kapser's Tactical Knives" by Bob Kasper (2011), pgs 27-32

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My drawings for Inktober 2017 - drawing at least 1 pic each day in October:

• Inktober Day #1 - Taiji's "Snake creeps down"
• Inktober Day #2 - DBMA's Chupacabra knifefighting stance
• Inktober Day #3 - Peacock Pose/Mayurasana/Kujaku
• Inktober Day #5 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-Com's "Passata Sotto"
• Inktober Day #6 - "Grab & Stab" vs. "C" Grips
• Inktober Day #7 - Richard Ryan's/DCM's Knifefighting Stance
• Inktober Day #8 - Michael Janich's/MBC's Knifefighting Stance 
• Inktober Day #9 - Michael Janich's/MBC's "The Filipino Grip"
• Inktober Day #10 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's In-Waist Band Carry
• Inktober Day #11- Trapping's "Pak Sao"
• Inktober Day #12 - Bob Kasper's 'palm push'
• Inktober Day #13 - Bob Kasper's tiger claw entry
• Inktober Day #14 - Michael Janich's Vascular Knife Targets
• Inktober Day #15 - John Styers' On-Guard Stance
• Inktober Day #16- "Box Theory" by Terry Trahan
• Inktober Day #17 - Bob Kasper's 5th Principle of Knifefighting - "Stay in the box."
• Inktober Day #18 - Dwight McLemore's/American Fighting Congress' "Window of Combat"
• Inktober Day #19 - Beware the hidden knife!
• Inktober Day #20 - Richard Ryan's Tactical Concealment/Deceptive Carry Methods
• Inktober Day #21 - Lee Morrison's/Urban Combatives' Body Language Cues
• Inktober Day #22 - Lee Morrison's/UC's The 3 Es
• Inktober Day #23 - John Styers' In-Quartata (or Out-of-Line)
• Inktober Day #24 - John Styers' Passato Sotto
• Inktober Day #25 - John Styers' Targets
• Inktober Day #26 - Amante Marinas'/Pananandata's 12 Targets
• Inktober Day #27 - Fernan Vargas'/Raven Combatives' Fairbairn Vital Template
• Inktober Day #28 - Bloody Brazilian Knife Fighting Techniques' Immobilizing Targets
• Inktober Day# 29 - Hank Reinhardt - Old fencing trick
• Inktober Day #30 - Michael Janich's/MBC's Abanico
• Inktober Day #31: Craig Douglas' Pikal: Some points and stance

Hope this helps you in your Sojourn of Septillion Steps!