Trainer Knife & Training DVD
A Red-Anodized trainer knife and Hideaway Trainer DVD. Do not use trainers on people! Trainers should only be used for practicing movements.
"SouthNarc" is currently a narcotics agent in the southern U.S. assigned to a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force. A veteran of the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, SouthNarc has over 25 years of martial arts training focused in Japanese, Phillipine, and Indonesian martial arts. SouthNarc has personally trained over two thousand city, state and federal law-enforcement officers, and has conducted high-risk personnel training for members of the U.S. military.
The DVD's training objective is to impart a non-stylized application methodology that is simple to use under high-stress, and easy to retain with very little maintenance. The DVD contains 9 chapters of instruction shown above, and two slide shows. The first slide-show focuses on current models and pictures that HideAway customers have sent me. The second slide show, "Sheath Attachment Systems", illustrates the new deployment options available for HideAways and other small knives.
The DVD raw footage was professionally edited by someone with considerable self-defense knowledge and skills. Footage was filmed in analog and had to be converted to digital for the DVD medium. You will notice some picture graininess and sound level changes as a result.
With digital format, you can quickly and directly go to specific chapters. I opted for the less-is-more approach with packaging as well. The HideAway DVD comes packaged in one of those cool transparent clam-shell "c-shell" case. I chose that instead of the much bigger packaging style that you buy retail DVDs in, for portability reasons. Much easier to toss in your laptop bag and watch when you can. On the downside, the smaller transparent case was actually *more* expensive then the much larger one! Go figure...
On-screen notes were added to assist in retention of important concepts throughout the 9 chapters, and to facilitate comprehension by a HideAway customer who is deaf. I've discovered the on-screen notes also help me when I want to fast-forward to a certain part within a chapter to review how-to's and practice the skill. On-screen notes haven't been used in this way before in self-defense videos, and I think they make a big difference in providing some reinforcement for the key points.
There are a *lot* of different subjects covered in this DVD. The early chapters are for everyone, and the later chapters, especially "Integration of Handgun" and "Unconventional Methods" which show some particularly sneaky, blade-under-palm techniques which are for the advanced user.
Trainer Knife Specifications
- Blade Length: 2 inches
- Overall Length: 4 inches
- Material: Red Anodized Aluminum
- Style: Straight
- Weight: 2 ounces
- Sheath Material: Kydex
- Handle Material: Anodized Aluminum with Red Paracord Wrap
- Made in USA
Items Included in Package
- Red Anodized Aluminum Trainer Knife
- Hideaway Combative Fundamentals DVD
- Handmade Kydex Sheath
- Ballchain Necklace Sheath Attachment
- Handle-Wrapping Paracord Kit with 5 colors of cord wrap to choose from
- 2 Black self locking zip ties
- Measuring Strip and Size Guide
- Hideaway Knife Sticker
- Micro Absorbent Band-aide
- Branded Packaging Box
What's My Size?
Here's how to find your Hideaway Knife size in inches.
1) Get a ruler, scissors, scotch tape, a pen and sheet of paper.
2) Do what you see the person in the above video doing. The strip of paper being cut is narrow, just 1/2 or 1/4 inch wide. He is using a small piece of scotch tape to secure the base of his trigger finger. Then, he's pulling the paper around his trigger and middle finger, where he wears rings. He's pulling the paper to "snug" but not tight. He marks the overlap point with a pen, and measures with a ruler.
After the final step, it looks like this:
3) That's it! Now look at the chart below to find out your Hideaway Size.
| Size | Measurement in Inches |
| Size 8 | 3.30" - 3.50" |
| Size 8.5 | 3.51" - 3.61" |
| Size 9 | 3.62" - 3.70" |
| Size 9.5 | 3.71" - 3.78" |
| Size 10 | 3.79" - 3.87" |
| Size 10.5 | 3.88" - 3.95" |
| Size 11 | 3.96" - 4.04" |
| Size 11.5 | 4.05" - 4.14" |
| Size 12 | 4.15" - 4.23" |
| Size 12.5 | 4.24" - 4.31" |
| Size 13 | 4.32" - 4.39" |
| Size 13.5 | 4.40" - 4.46" |
| Size 14 | 4.47" - 4.52" |
| Size 14.5 | 4.53" - 4.70" |
| Size 15 | 4.71" - 4.76" |
| Size 15.5 | 4.77" - 4.84" |
| Size 16 | 4.85" - 4.92" |
| Size 16.5 | 4.93" - 4.99" |
| Size 17 | 5.00" - 5.08" |
| Size 17.5 | 5.09" - 5.16" |
| Size 18 | 5.17" - 5.26" |
| Size 18.5 | 5.27" - 5.35" |
| Size 19 | 5.36" - 5.43" |
| Size 19.5 | 5.44" - 5.49" |
| Size 20 | 5.50" - 5.55" |
| Size 20.5 | 5.56" - 5.62" |
| Size 21 | 5.63" - 5.69" |
| Size 21.5 | 5.70" - 5.79" |
| Size 22 | 5.80"+ |
Please follow these instructions closely. Do not try to add slack to your measurement. My sizing algorithm does all that for you. I just need your 2-finger circumference measurement from where you wear rings. Or around your knuckles if those are bigger.
HideAways are custom fit to your hand for retention and speed. Please measure twice.