Ernest R. Emerson is the authority on the design and use of knives as tactical weapons. Ernie is one of the top hand-to-hand combat instructors in the world and has instructed thousands of military and police units in surviving violent attacks and the use of knives as tactical weapons. Mr. Emerson collaborated with Gerber Legendary Blades to create Gerber's first "automatic" -- the Gerber-Emerson Alliance.