Defense Against Thrown Knives

A Ninja needs to be prepared to defend him or herself
against thrown knives. There are three basic ways to
accomplish this:
1) Dodging
2) Blocking
3) Catching
These are listed in order of their difficulty to perform.
Dodging
In order to successfully evade thrown knives, a Ninja must
understand how a knife flies when it is thrown. Once this is
accurately understood, a Ninja can effectively judge how a
knife will come at him. Fortunately, a thrown knife is
committed to its path of flight once the thrower releases it. If
the Ninja can time his actions just right, he will move just a
split second before the knife is released. At that point the
thrower is committed and cannot take back his action. By
the time the knife reaches its target, the Ninja is no longer
there. A knife is not a guided missile; it will not actively seek
out its target if the target moves, but will continue along its
path of flight. Once a Ninja understands this, he or she can
duck under, sidestep, or otherwise evade a thrown knife.
This should be practiced with safe practice knives only. Such
knowledge will prove invaluable to attacker and defender
alike.