Inktober Day #9 - Michael Janich's/MBC's "The Filipino Grip"

My 9th picture for Inktober is posted 1 day late :( Not easy to draw a picture a day it seems for me LOL

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"Knifefighting:  A Practical Course" (1993) by Michael Janich
Pages 15-18

1. Lay the handle of the knife across your palm.
2. Curl the last 3 fingers of your hand tightly around the base of the handle. This is the focus of pressure for the grip and anchors the handle securely to your palm. 
3. Curl the index finger lightly around the handle and extend your thumb parallel to the blade.

ADVANTAGES OVER SABER GRIP

1. Saber grip as the thumb ride along the spine of the knife
2. With the focus of the grip on the last 3 fingers, this increases the area of your hand that is firmly in contact with the handle and anchors it securely into the palm.
3. Shock of a hard strike is absorbed by the meaty flesh of the palm which prevents injury and maintains control of the knife.
4. Increased contact area ensures hand will not slide down toward the blade during a powerful thrust.
5. Natural angle of the wrist provides:
1. wrist absorbs shock of strikes without injury
2. deeper cuts
6. The thumb acts as a pointer to lead the knife to its target.

NOTE:  to ensure control of the knife and prevent thumb injury, curl thumb the instant contact with target is made.

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

NOTE:  Posted 10/10 as-of 10/9