What is the PIPER KNIFE SYSTEM?Lethal Close Range Knife Fighting System from South Africa

Discover  the system !!! What is the Piper System?

It begins with a group of martial artists training in a garage one night. I had been doing a lengthy study of criminal psychology & strategy, however I lacked a cohesive understanding of the physical tactics & weapons (knives, clubs and machetes) involved. A chance question to Nigel elicited a response which has caused something of a controversy around the world. We have studied the way criminals in our country have used knives in the commission of crimes (to mug, murder, rape and intimidate). This is the opposite side of the coin to what & why martial artists study knives. What we learned about how criminals use knives conflicted with the way martial artists view, utilize & are taught knife skills.

Many have searched for the holy grail in the blade arts, for that elusive ‘truth’ in edged weapons combat. Some feel they have found it in the training hall, they call themselves ‘knife fighters’. Others have found their truth – and are grateful to merely label themselves survivors. Then there are those who have found a deeper truth in blade combat – we call them murderers, thugs, muggers, rapists, gangsters and convicts.

We’ve codified the various seemingly unrelated, random methods that our proficient criminal elements employ into a system, a system which Nigel named Piper. For a description of the origin behind the name, please see his blog post “Piper – the origin of a name”, or view his video interview.

The method that we call Piper sends people to morgues and emergency wards as we speak – it teaches the truth of edged weapons combat as we experience it in our corner of the globe, a place where knives are a daily threat, where communities have lived with fear for years. The system with a style of movement, deceptiveness, viciousness and an application that is radically different to anything in “Martial Arts” – its origin is not based on stylistic imperatives, but on criminal requirements.

We are willing to teach this truth of bladed combat and assault, if you can open your mind to it. Are you prepared to be challenged, to question what you may have been taught about bladed combat?