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what's a good self defense knife?

submitted by anon to askanon 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:05:34 ago (+10/-0)     (askanon)



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[ - ] anon 4081965 11 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:34:13 ago (+11/-0)

the one in your pocket when attacked

[ - ] anon 4760790 3 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:05:33 ago (+3/-0)*

https://files.catbox.moe/p3dtts.jpg

Seriously though, it wasn't until I joined the army and left home that I met any male over the age of nine that didn't have some kind of knife on him all the time. It was just expected, like wearing pants or a watch.

Training is the key though. Lots of systems out there. Pick one and work at it. By the time you're competent enough to know the difference, you can start looking around at other systems.
Over the years, I studied both of these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfJ09lOK5xU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4_5zbYiKMQ

Old saying: "The fox is very clever and knows a thousand little tricks. The skunk only knows one. But it's a good one."

[ - ] anon 2439343 [op] 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 15:08:45 ago (+1/-0)

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” Bruce lee

[ - ] anon 1184253 0 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 15:29:08 ago (+0/-0)

'Unless he's sitting down'

[ - ] VitaminSieg 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 16:46:43 ago (+1/-0)

You clearly haven't seen Steven Segal's greatest work yet.

[ - ] anon 1184253 0 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 20:24:54 ago (+0/-0)

'Ex cia chef destroys terrorist from his work bench !'

[ - ] anon 1184253 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 15:28:20 ago (+2/-0)

Exactly, anything that sticks your attacker and enables you to live and fight another day..

[ - ] Artificial_Intelligentile 4 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:11:41 ago (+4/-0)

a legal one that you actually have available when needed.

you dont need much of a knife to cut an artery. learn a bit about where arteries are.

under the axles, the throat, the hip, the inside of the upper leg, the wrist and so on.

if you cut/stab to kill...

if you cut to incapacitate, cut the inside of the hand. if those sinews are cut, he cant grab you or a knife anymore.

but usually stabbing is more effective at killing. a sharpened slit-screwdriver does everything you need. five quick stabs to the heart, and hes out.

watch the movie "black hat" if you want to see a perfect depiction of how to prepare for and win a knife fight. (its at the end of the movie)

[ - ] anon 4760790 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:38:53 ago (+2/-0)*

All good points. In the right hands a sharpened paint scraper or angled putty knife can be deadly.

Legal blade length and type may be regulated where you are. Used properly, you can kill just about anyone with only a 4" blade.

Some places let you carry whatever you want as long as it's in a belt sheath in plain view. Know the law in your area.

There's even a discrete class of carry knives called "neck knives" because you can carry them on a chain, strap or cord hanging around your neck.
https://presearch.com/images?q=neck%20knife
https://www.amazon.com/neck-knife/s?k=neck+knife

IIRC, in Japan the maximum blade length for a pocket knife when I was there was only 2.5" (I thought that was kinda funny in the land of the samurai).

One more point. Buy "good enough" but don't spend a lot of money on something you might have to ditch. Don't spend hundreds of dollars on some custom piece that you may have to toss, or may get confiscated and you'll never get it back anyway.

[ - ] anon 2780092 3 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:42:21 ago (+3/-0)*

Do not get a non-locking knife. My finger still scarred from teh time I went for a dudes heart in a fast moving fight, my knife caught his rib and fucking folded on my finger. Pretty significant cut although it was his buddys 40 ounce bottle to my head coming in from the side that took me out that time.

Get something that folds, but has an assisted opening so you can easily and quickly flip the blade out quickly one handed. Try a bunch out in a knife shop and get one you like. Also, remember that in a knife fight where you have 2 fighters, there is rarely a winner. It's not uncommon to have 2 losers. GTFO as fast as you can if it's knife on knife situation and you can outrun the situation.

Check this guys stuff out for durability and strength of blades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Nb0lFzgCc

The JoeX guy cracks me up "Write your hate comments down below". LOL - I'm waiting for a broken blade to bounce up to his carotid artery and he bleeds out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QzsVSj-eUo

[ - ] VitaminSieg 3 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:08:25 ago (+3/-0)

Cold Steel ti lite is my edc, but not for self defence. Nice white neighbourhood is your best self defence.

[ - ] anon 4760790 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:54:48 ago (+2/-0)

Nice white neighbourhood is your best self defence.

Know why the jackals always seem to be hanging out near the watering holes?

There's nothing nice left to steal down in da get-toe.

[ - ] Bottled_Tears 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:04:31 ago (+2/-0)

Literally any. Just watch videos on how to use them.

Thumb on the backend of the blade so you don't whimply slash.

[ - ] anon 3711862 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:23:20 ago (+2/-0)

A bayonet

[ - ] H8Texpress 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:44:10 ago (+2/-0)

Unless you have received actual training on the proper use of a bayonet that is a pretty poor choice. Bayonet combat is an actual skill that needs to be practiced.

[ - ] anon 4760790 3 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:27:03 ago (+3/-0)

And any man who has been trained in the proper use of the bayonet is a man NOT to be taken lightly.

Looking another man in the face while stabbing him through the guts with cold steel is no easy thing. If a man has already prepared himself physically, mentally and emotionally to do that, there remains very little else he would NOT do.
It instills a spirit of aggression. That is why it is still taught.

https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/FM/FM23-25/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFgSmR0i3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Op1zjd7KKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQxOOG69fH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1qDjA_l1Ek

[ - ] H8Texpress 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:36:42 ago (+1/-0)

Bayonets are a brutal weapon in the hands of a trained individual, and yes bayonet training is a great way to prepare individuals for the brutality of combat.

[ - ] anon 3711862 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:54:51 ago (+2/-0)

Practice and training is always key. I wasn't being too serious...mostly saying keep a gun on you

[ - ] anon 3801907 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 19:15:11 ago (+1/-0)

Cjrb 4 inch flipper. 38 bucks, good steel, one handed open and close. G-10 grips. 10/10. I carried a buck 110 for 6 years and regret not getting a modern knife sooner.

[ - ] anon 3378315 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 16:53:12 ago (+1/-0)

The one you are always confortable wearing.

[ - ] anon 4650966 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 16:15:58 ago (+1/-0)

If you are in an extremely non-free state -- they are all non-free now -- carry a box cutter. Just as sharp, usually sharper, and plausible deniability.

[ - ] anon 2439343 [op] 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 15:09:05 ago (+1/-0)

You guys gave me so many options I don't know where to begin but thank you

[ - ] KeepPoal4fags 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 14:28:00 ago (+1/-0)

For anon posters it's obviously the urumi.
https://youtu.be/Mbz8UdVcjNc?si=ak78WdjY9a_ygmpj

[ - ] anon 2049772 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 13:28:14 ago (+1/-0)

Actually a tactical, extremely bright, flashlight is helpful.

Legally you have to check, some places limit the blade length or require it to be folding.

Also carbonized iron steel is helpful for making sparks avoid the mostly chromium stainless steel.

[ - ] anon 3473877 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 12:14:47 ago (+1/-0)

Italian stiletto

[ - ] MuricaPersonified 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:54:37 ago (+1/-0)

Just about any modern pistol.

Okay, okay. Knives. Ka-bars are about as good as it gets for a general utility fighting knife. Buck 119s can be used similarly if you wrap the grip. Stiletos are decent for pocket, but can become egregiously expensive for a quality example. The S&W H.R.T. boot knife is also a good option; very affordable.

[ - ] anon 2757208 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:52:04 ago (+1/-0)

High quality Old Timer and Buck knives. Tried & true. and buy yourself a good knife sharpener and keep them as sharp as possible.

[ - ] deleted 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:05:14 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] anon 4760790 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 12:10:52 ago (+2/-0)

IIRC, right up until he learned a lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man.

Now Leroy looks like a jig-saw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.

[ - ] anon 4760790 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:51:50 ago (+1/-0)*

Fixed blade or folder?

If you are asking those kinds of questions, then you're probably going to need this too:

https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/wars_and_weapons/military/Knife_Fighting_Manual.pdf

[ - ] anon 7136285 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:28:04 ago (+1/-0)

If I had to fight or survive with a knife it would be my ka-bar. I do like my Nepalese kukri though.

[ - ] anon 7196041 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:25:40 ago (+1/-0)

AR-15

[ - ] anon 4760790 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:02:16 ago (+1/-0)

Granted, but, you're gonna have a bit of trouble getting that into your pocket, sport.

[ - ] anon 7196041 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 13:23:22 ago (+1/-0)

Pockets?

[ - ] FreeinTX 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:21:26 ago (+1/-0)

Cold Steel Gunship.

Fling out a mini-machete and see what happens.

But the others are right. Protect yourself with a gun, deez daze.

[ - ] anon 4813858 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:12:30 ago (+1/-0)

Knives aren't a defense choice in a world of guns

[ - ] anon 4760790 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 11:01:02 ago (+2/-1)*

Firearms only grant you the benefit of range. At arms length, your gun becomes our gun.

(I used to think the same as you, until I watched a Filipino fella turn a leather heavy bag to tatters, cutting it over 70 times in just a few seconds. The funny part was that he never repeated any of his techniques.)

[ - ] anon 4813858 0 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 13:29:30 ago (+1/-1)

They can't cut what a gun stops at distance.

[ - ] anon 1184253 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 16:01:13 ago (+2/-0)

Stop the cap. Plenty of real life examples show that the time it takes for someone (inlc law enforcement) to draw and get shots on target is greater than an individual pulling a knife and closing 10-12 ft before fatally plunging it into the victim.
Basically if you can have a face to face convo with someone without having to raise your voice - you're in range.

[ - ] anon 4760790 0 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 15:01:33 ago (+1/-1)

They can't cut what a gun stops at distance.

And when that distance is closer than arms length? Don't bother telling me all the wonderful john-wick-style shit you're just certain you'd execute perfectly, because I've got news for you. It won't go anything like that. It never does.

I've had to go "hands on" twice to resolve shit due to close chance contact that happened way too fast and way too close for either of me or the other guy to raise our long guns, and I can tell you that you aren't always going to get to choose. In combat, the enemy gets a vote too and sometimes shit just happens. And when happens, it's faster than most people would believe. You know what will stop it? A knife in the neck. 2-3 seconds and it's over and you either won, or you got the award for second place.

But, hey here's hoping your luck holds, right?

[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 16:41:19 ago (+2/-0)

[ - ] anon 4813858 -1 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 19:11:47 ago (+0/-1)

I've done 4 tours Mr Hadassah.
I'm sure you vastly superior to trucking around a sand box full of 6 foot snack bars with weapons of several varieties.
I will ABOSOLUTLY GUARANTEE in a street scene you engaging me would end well for you if you have not prepared your final resting location.
Movies and keyboards never lasted once a door was kicked in.

[ - ] anon 4255717 -1 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 14:04:59 ago (+0/-1)

A Springfield XD 40sw.

[ - ] anon 4813858 1 point 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 19:15:09 ago (+1/-0)

To hard to get/keep ammo.
Very expensive caliber to practice with.
Most 40 shooters suck outside of six to ten feet range.(worthless) but hey they own the gun right........

[ - ] anon 4255717 1 point 6 monthsDec 3, 2023 20:14:30 ago (+1/-0)

Nonsense on all counts.

[ - ] anon 3801907 0 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 19:16:09 ago (+0/-0)

I laugh in 45-70.

[ - ] anon 4813858 -1 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 21:46:31 ago (+0/-1)

You aren't the majority fuck face so deflate your fractured life position.
45-70 is not 40,45.
I'm paying cash for 1000 rds of 22 jet,I'm sure your just swimming in it

[ - ] AugustineOfHippo2 -1 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 13:40:16 ago (+0/-1)

[ - ] Lordbananafist -1 points 6 monthsDec 2, 2023 10:27:55 ago (+0/-1)

Remember kids. In the city, the clippy goes next to your fly, inside the pants. Not sticking out of your pocket.