would have to say that keeping distance and trying to negotiate a peace works as well. ie: crazy girlfriend wants to stab you, but you can overwhelm without being overly destructive even when she has a knife and even if its a big one. this has happened
Yes that can work. Still, the guy I knew who died of the stab wound to the leg was stabbed by his girlfriend.

In a life or death situation there is no overly destructive.

you do not want to be in a clinch when your opponent has a knife,
I wasn't talking about a knife situation here. In my experience most fights end up in a clinch position if even for a second. It's good to know how to deal with it.


Your hands shouldn't be shaking
They weren't shaking wildly but fatigue is to be expected after a hard bag workout.