Contemporary Knife Fighting Developments
Knife fighting is also emerging as a prominent component of various martial art styles and quickly growing as a sport known sometimes as knife fencing where simulated knives, such as those made from rubber or "shock knives", which utilize a mild electroshock blade, are used to strike or slash scoring zones for points.
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