Knife mechanics

[Habloc]

How do the knives work? Can you block at all? How come sometimes the knife just goes flying out of your hand? If someone can explain this to me it would be very helpful

[Athrul]

The block and disarm mechanics work just like with every other weapon. With a knife you can block any attack, be it from a weapon or an unarmed fighter. Just like any other weapon, knives also have a passive block. So not every attack you do not block or evade automatically connects fully. But there's a chance that such an attack will disarm you.
The big difference with knives is that you can attack while moving around. This makes it nearly impossible to get out of a knife fight without at least some cuts.

Just a minor clarification: without any weapons you also have passive blocks. When you get hit without turning into a ragdoll, this is a passive block. But, if you don't have a weapon, your passive and active blocks will only work against other unarmed opponents. Against weapons you can only dodge.