we got two nice little Morakniv for utility stuff but I haven't gotten anything for protection yet
oh I know the golden rule trust me. it will stay on my belt. but I just don't want to use my other knives if I have to actually use one to defend myself. they're pretty short and I don't feel secure wielding it like a weapon. also it would get taken by the pigs in the event I did have to cut someone to defend myself. now that you've said that though I do feel kind of douchey for wanting an extra knife.Someone once told me never to brandish a weapon at someone unless I have the intent to kill them. Pulling out a knife to intimidate someone into not fucking with you is just escalating the situation and will bring you more trouble than solutions. Keep a knife on your for utility purposes not because it looks cool and you can see yourself sticking someone with it. That's my 2 cents.
There's a good discussion about this over here! Sorry to be off topic.oh I know the golden rule trust me. it will stay on my belt. but I just don't want to use my other knives if I have to actually use one to defend myself. they're pretty short and I don't feel secure wielding it like a weapon. also it would get taken by the pigs in the event I did have to cut someone to defend myself. now that you've said that though I do feel kind of douchey for wanting an extra knife.
By brandishing a weapon you are escalating the situation. Your poor self defense weapon will likely be met by something more effective, like a baton or a gun.yeah. I just want something that will hopefully be scary enough that I wont ever have to use it
Not going to happen unless you are a black belt in FMA.but one good stroke will be enough to incapacitate.
Listen to the Pocket sized Viking..Walkings sticks or a sturdy canes give you the distance and doesn't raise heads...I personally open-carry a mini-Kabar when I'm in a sketchy area. I also walk with a 6-foot-long walking stick. The only reason I would ever pull my Kabar is in a "kill-or be killed" situation.
I agree with the above comments that pulling a knife without proper training (which I do have) is more likely to escalate the situation than to remedy it.
That being said, I would like to acquire a collapsible baton; the style that cops and military currently use. It would be a MUCH more efficient self-defense weapon for me, with the training I have.
I completely disagree with this. Lethality aside, knives are excellent self defense weapons for travelers because they are legal and easy to use.1) Knives are technically lethal weapons, but unless you slice open someone's femoral artery, the lethal part comes long after the confrontation is over. This makes them very poor self defense weapons.
@zim i love ya man, but for the love of god can we stop spreading this rumor? when have you actually heard of this happening in real life? no hobo has ever told me about the time they tried to defend themselves then got stabbed by their own knife. i've never even heard this second or third hand, and it's gotta stop because it encourages people to not carry proper self defense tools/weapons.2) Without any actual training, a knife is an extremely ineffective weapon and you are more likely to have it taken from you and used against you than you are to actually defend yourself in any way.
yep, this stuff was covered in that thread quite extensively.There's a good discussion about this over here! Sorry to be off topic.
O u O@zim i love ya man
but for the love of god can we stop spreading this rumor?
It's mostly an exaggeration to make a point, because here's what I figure - people like @highwayman are everywhere. Particularly in the traveling community and homebums. It's not really difficult to pull a knife on the wrong person, and if you don't actually have any idea of how to use it, that person is probably going to mess up your day. Granted, if you are intent on killing somebody, that makes you difficult to disarm, but my hyperbole serves the point that people who have some amount of knife training are common. I don't see how it's worth the risk over a weapon that doesn't require training to really be effective.when have you actually heard of this happening in real life? no hobo has ever told me about the time they tried to defend themselves then got stabbed by their own knife. i've never even heard this second or third hand, and it's gotta stop because it encourages people to not carry proper self defense tools/weapons.
I disagree. We're (travelers) not really a big community, so I think the odds are about as high as the rate of homelessness among veterans. (it's almost 10% of the homeless population) Since travelers interact with each other and homebums more than 'normal people', I think the odds of getting into a confrontation with someone like @highwayman aren't all that low. I just don't see any reason to not use a self defense weapon that is more effective, like a 230 million volt stun gun. That will put someone on the floor in a couple of seconds, no knife swinging needed.you do not need advanced training in knife fighting. pointy end goes into the soft stuff. that's it. pretty easy to grasp stuff here. 99% of the people you have to defend yourself from are NOT going to have knife fighting training, which means their odds of getting fucked up are just as bad as yours, so most will choose to simply walk away.
I'll agree with anarchist matt derrick here (forgive me). I will say zim has some good points though and if I was confronted by someone who knew what they were doing, more so than I, even a little bit then I would probably be fucked unless an adrenaline rush kicked in and I was faster. really if it didn't look too weird I would carry a tactical axe or battle axe. more my style, larger, etc. even a longsword or morning star would fit me ten times better. but i'll be real, I'd get hassled or arrested.I completely disagree with this. Lethality aside, knives are excellent self defense weapons for travelers because they are legal and easy to use.
@zim i love ya man, but for the love of god can we stop spreading this rumor? when have you actually heard of this happening in real life? no hobo has ever told me about the time they tried to defend themselves then got stabbed by their own knife. i've never even heard this second or third hand, and it's gotta stop because it encourages people to not carry proper self defense tools/weapons.
you do not need advanced training in knife fighting. pointy end goes into the soft stuff. that's it. pretty easy to grasp stuff here. 99% of the people you have to defend yourself from are NOT going to have knife fighting training, which means their odds of getting fucked up are just as bad as yours, so most will choose to simply walk away.
yep, this stuff was covered in that thread quite extensively.
yeah I love this knife. im not sure which morakniv it is. @syrinyx picked it out. full tang, sturdy, sharp. feels good in ma hand.
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