There is no point in going toe to toe with me unless you want to dance.
If your intent is to plunge the knife in we both die, whats the point other than I draw a line.
Someone upthread said it “Just leave me alone”
I read Ferfal’s book years ago. Seems there is a delicate balance of being left alone and being involved. Too far either way may not be compatible with survival, which is the whole point.
Years ago a friend in special ops told me they brought an old feller in to teach knife fighting. IIRC the first thing he told then is don’t do it. If you find yourself in a knife fight you are already dead. Concentrate on killing the other feller fast and you may just survive. He humiliated them all that day and he was easily twice their age. He told them the old thing about 25 feet and my buddy chuckled. He told him to holster a rubber glock and try him. My buddy was kinda stubborn. He came by the house later that day and showed me three nasty, fresh bruises over his heart. He said that old man was on him before he could even clear the holster.