A butterfly knife is another name for the balisong knife. A butterfly knife is one of the stealthiest weapons in terms of knives. It is a popular type of
concealed weapon. Moreover, the knife is an effective one for learning and using it is easy. The deadliness of the knife and its history is the cause for its ban in several countries. However, people use these
knives for performing tricks.
What is a Balisong Knife?
A butterfly knife is a
folding knife, which is concealable. Its concealability makes it a valuable weapon. The way it is concealed prevents the wielder from getting cut and comes off as stealthy.
Butterfly Knife Trick List
The construction of the butterfly knife enables it to perform many tricks. There are some tricks that are performed with butterfly knives, which look great performed the right way. Here is a list of some popular butterfly knife tricks that can be learned by anyone who is interested in it.
Flick Opening
The most basic trick for butterfly knife entertainment. Any butterfly enthusiast should learn this one. To perform this trick, you flick the wrist to send the bite handle away. The safe handle is spun at that moment. With this, the bite handle and the back of the blade are at the back of your hand. When you flick your wrist back, the bite handle goes to the front. This will put the knife in the open position.
Flick Closing
This is the opposite of the flick open maneuver. You start with the knife in an open position. You have to flick the bite handle up to your palm. It is very important that you keep your palm open. This will help the blade and the handle to link back to its closed position.
Pinwheel
This is among the advanced butterfly
knife tricks. The knife tricksters and the fans favor it as well. The starting position is when the knife is held in the horizontal position. The tang pins are pointed in the same direction as your thumb. You have to hold the safe handle and drop the bite handle. Flip the bite handle and shift the grip to hold the bite handle upwards. The bite handle will snap to the closed position.
Aerial Tricks
Several aerial tricks can be tried with a butterfly knife. This includes the popular Y2K aerial trick. But aerial tricks require a certain amount of expertise and experience, confidence as well as practice. Moreover, it is suggested that one who wants to get good with the aerial tricks should first practice with fake knives to master the technique.
An enthusiast can learn so many other butterfly knife tricks. However, the tricky part is starting the training process. But safety comes first. So for learning the fundamental tricks, you should wear protective gloves or equipment while you train. You can also use a balisong trainer for such purposes.
