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Benchmade 741 Onslaught is a good choice for SD, getting one for a loved one for that role. Nice huge belly for slashes and a very acute tip for penetration.
Spyderco Police 3 in G10 has strength as well as good reach. More preferable stabber to the 741 than a slasher. Stronger tip longer reach.
Spyderco Military is probably the more EDC-able knife. I generally prefer a satin finish to a black one for SD since it can give an intimidation factor that it speaks "thats a knife" You might be just as good with the new full flat ground Endura's. Same reach with steel liners and same weight. It's what I carry for SD everyday.
Pure fighters would be like the Cold Steel Voyager in Tanto if you can find it, preferably the 6 inch variety. That or the spyderco Matriarch or Civilian. Problem with these pure fighters is they just fight, you'll probably be killing more oranges with your blades then you are humans. They're also kinda heavy and weird in the pocket I think.
I think that thumb hole knives are a lot better in high stress situations than thumb studs. But the 4.5 inch Applegate Farbarin has a lot of reach and`can be double ground into a dagger if you want it to be. It's also fast and VERY authoritative. BM710 is like the military, a more EDC tactical folder.
Be sure to practice deploying your knife from a neutral position from time to time. I'm not one of those who totally ignores what knife you carry for SD and say it's all about you. It's 50/50 between you having a good knife and you being able to use it. It's important to talk about what knife you are going to be using because that's way easier to figure out than how you will use it. Though dont neglect the latter either.
Practice by filling a soda can or a water bottle (cheap 1 dollar plastic ones) full of water, put it on a table or a desk (preferably outside) an clip your folder to your pocket. Then try to pull it out, deploy it and slash the bottle or stab it. It's harder than it sounds but if you can get that down, your already minimally proficient enough to use a folder. It's the most important part, getting the knife out, if you cant do that then nothing else matters, don't carry one.
Spyderco Police 3 in G10 has strength as well as good reach. More preferable stabber to the 741 than a slasher. Stronger tip longer reach.
Spyderco Military is probably the more EDC-able knife. I generally prefer a satin finish to a black one for SD since it can give an intimidation factor that it speaks "thats a knife" You might be just as good with the new full flat ground Endura's. Same reach with steel liners and same weight. It's what I carry for SD everyday.
Pure fighters would be like the Cold Steel Voyager in Tanto if you can find it, preferably the 6 inch variety. That or the spyderco Matriarch or Civilian. Problem with these pure fighters is they just fight, you'll probably be killing more oranges with your blades then you are humans. They're also kinda heavy and weird in the pocket I think.
I think that thumb hole knives are a lot better in high stress situations than thumb studs. But the 4.5 inch Applegate Farbarin has a lot of reach and`can be double ground into a dagger if you want it to be. It's also fast and VERY authoritative. BM710 is like the military, a more EDC tactical folder.
Be sure to practice deploying your knife from a neutral position from time to time. I'm not one of those who totally ignores what knife you carry for SD and say it's all about you. It's 50/50 between you having a good knife and you being able to use it. It's important to talk about what knife you are going to be using because that's way easier to figure out than how you will use it. Though dont neglect the latter either.
Practice by filling a soda can or a water bottle (cheap 1 dollar plastic ones) full of water, put it on a table or a desk (preferably outside) an clip your folder to your pocket. Then try to pull it out, deploy it and slash the bottle or stab it. It's harder than it sounds but if you can get that down, your already minimally proficient enough to use a folder. It's the most important part, getting the knife out, if you cant do that then nothing else matters, don't carry one.
Jet Li could probably hand it back to you fully disassembled! In the movies anyway. 
but not like there ain't another one" camp. 
