Knife Safety Pathway
For most of our NiN Pathways, you will be using a knife for various skills. Completing our Knife Safety Pathway is essential to knowing basic knife use and safety. For some youth students, this may be their first time using a knife. Some parents/guardians like to award their young ninja their very first knife after completing this pathway. Learning these skills can serve as a mini "rite of passage" if they have never used or owned a knife. This is optional.
What you learn with our Knife Safety Pathway
- Our knife safety rules
- Safe carving techniques
- Hands-on carving demonstrations: pencil sharpening, bark carving, making a point, edge, and notch
- How to put together a basic wound kit
- How to sharpen a knife
What you get with this Pathway
- A checklist of the skills required to complete this Pathway
- Training videos for the above skills
- Links to our preferred knives and sharpening stone that work well for youth
- A certificate of completion (pdf)
- Access to purchase the Knife Safety Patch