Thread: Need a Knife

Originally Posted by DAVIDSDIVAD

A knife, like many things, is intuitive to human nature.

Advanced footwork/ technique may not be, but anyone can seriously injure another without having the knife taken away.

Contrary to popular belief, muggers do not have the ability to use "the force" to pull a weapon out of your hands and "use it on _____ [insert g/f, oneself]"

Actually, crime statistics do show that attempting to defend yourself with a knife results in a quite high likelihood of being injured, much higher than other methods of self-defense. Yes, it IS quite easy to get stabbed with your own knife when attempting to defend yourself with it. It's pretty hard to get shot with your own gun or sprayed with your own pepper spray (assuming you know how to use the latter), but it's not very hard at all to get stabbed with your own knife.

Originally Posted by Syme

Actually, crime statistics do show that attempting to defend yourself with a knife results in a quite high likelihood of being injured, much higher than other methods of self-defense. Yes, it IS quite easy to get stabbed with your own knife when attempting to defend yourself with it. It's pretty hard to get shot with your own gun or sprayed with your own pepper spray (assuming you know how to use the latter), but it's not very hard at all to get stabbed with your own knife.

Syme, give me a break.


Those studies include gang bangers as participants, just like all of the other "don't defend yourself, you'll just get hurt" studies.