Ever had to use a knife in a self defence situation?

nelsonmc

nelsonmc

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I was just wondering if anyone here has had to use a knife in a self defence situation? What was the outcome? What knife did you use at the time? I hope this hasn't been covered before. I'm just wondering because I hear a lot of talk about people buying so and so knife for the main reason of self defence.
 
try a search, especially in Practical Tactical. this has been addressed ad nauseum, so you should be able to find plenty. unfortunately, when this question gets asked, the BS masters and mall ninjas come out of the woodwork in droves.

abe
 
allyourblood said:
try a search, especially in Practical Tactical. this has been addressed ad nauseum, so you should be able to find plenty. unfortunately, when this question gets asked, the BS masters and mall ninjas come out of the woodwork in droves.

abe
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Sorry about that, will try a search. Sorry to also hear about the BS masters and mall ninjas :(

I was just thinking about the whole subject because my dad was telling me a couple stories about when he was a cop. Like this one time when he was responding to a domestic call and the guy inside tried to stab him with a butcher knife. My dad told me the knife would have hit him in the chest but he pulled up his night stick just in time, knife went right into it. Then another time when he had to stab a pitbull that jumped him when he was on another call. I don't know if I could think quick enough in either situation to save my ass.
 
Since I'm new.....I'll answer this.

No. I never have. I also have a different opinion about this than most probably do. I think that even if I had my knife on my at a time where there was trouble I would probably not use it. I would first try talking and then fighting with my hands. If the person had a gun, I would just give up my wallet or whatever I had they wanted. If the person had a knife I may do the same thing. If the person had nothing I would simply fist fight them after trying to talk my way out of it.

I would just be afraid that my own knife would be used against me if I lost control of it.

I think I would only use it in an absolute last resort situation. I know of guys who pull their knife out if a fight comes about and they do it early on. I just don't do that nor do I think it's wise.

Just my $.02 :)
 
nelsonmc said:
Sorry about that, will try a search. Sorry to also hear about the BS masters and mall ninjas :( QUOTE]

Yeah- It happens. Happens a lot.
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Fisher of Men said:
...I also have a different opinion about this than most probably do...
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actually, you'll find this is the most common opinion, among most of the level-headed knife knuts on BFC. i find that those well-trained in knife-fighting are the quickest to condemn it -- they recommend, talking, and then running if necessary. just goes to show, if the experts tell you not to use a knife in SD, you know not to do it.

having said that, many knives that i carry are tactically-inclined, but i pray i'll never have to use one that way. just too many variables.

abe
 
allyourblood said:
try a search, especially in Practical Tactical. this has been addressed ad nauseum, so you should be able to find plenty. unfortunately, when this question gets asked, the BS masters and mall ninjas come out of the woodwork in droves.

abe
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hehehe. you said "mall ninja". I agree with most in saying that a knife will probably not save your hide. Only you can do that, by using your brain and not taking a stupid risk unless you have no other choice.
 
Even if I had used a knife for SD I don't think I'd be discussing it on a public forum. Just MHO.
Gene
 
First thing I would do if someone pulled a knife out on me is shoot him and ask him if he is stupid!! Joke....I have been cut and it is not a nice feeling. I have two great scars that will be with me forever. A knife should not be an option unless there is nothing left to you really. Besides the pain factor that you will have the police have a hard time with "I was only defending myself" SD is bullsh** in this state of NJ and I am sure a few others.
 
I would never want to use my knife for any other purpose then cutting boxes rope, etc... anything where the knife is used as a TOOL. I will be the first to admit that besides waving the knife like an idiot I probably couldnt even defend myself while holding a knife... I can however do it with my fists and legs. Id be a greater danger to myself with a knife then without it. I think also... when your fighting with fists and legs it can get dangerous, BUT when you pull out weapons the fight goes to a whole new level. A very lethal level.
 
Fisher of Men said:
Since I'm new.....I'll answer this.

No. I never have. I also have a different opinion about this than most probably do. I think that even if I had my knife on my at a time where there was trouble I would probably not use it. I would first try talking and then fighting with my hands. If the person had a gun, I would just give up my wallet or whatever I had they wanted. If the person had a knife I may do the same thing. If the person had nothing I would simply fist fight them after trying to talk my way out of it.

I would just be afraid that my own knife would be used against me if I lost control of it.

I think I would only use it in an absolute last resort situation. I know of guys who pull their knife out if a fight comes about and they do it early on. I just don't do that nor do I think it's wise.

Just my $.02 :)
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i feel the same way about my handguns. i never bought them to use on anything other than targets. same with my knives. they're for boxes etc., not people. life is a very precious thing and i don't feel that i should be a judge of who keeps theirs.
 
benchmademan said:
i feel the same way about my handguns. i never bought them to use on anything other than targets. same with my knives. they're for boxes etc., not people. life is a very precious thing and i don't feel that i should be a judge of who keeps theirs.
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Soooo....let me see if I get where you're coming from. If you were faced with a threat of deadly force and had the means to defend yourself with equal (deadly) force, you would find it preferable to either respond with a lower level of force or none at all, thereby greatly increasing the chance your assailant wins and possibly ends your life, and somehow in this scenario you wouldn't think you had anything to do with your own possible demise and therefore didn't "judge" who's left standing?:confused:

Larry S.
 
There have been a few times where I have had to draw my BM710HSSR to defend myself. Fortunately I keep my blade wicked sharp with a 30 degree back bevel and a 40 degree micro bevel for the edge, finely polished so it can shave a hair 3-ways and slice through toilet paper like no one's business. This one time the attacker came from my side and I didn't have much time. Fortunately because I carry a BM710HSSR with the AXIS LOCK, best lock EVER, I was able to quickly deploy my blade and slice that f'ing bee in two pieces. There were a few other encounters with pesty winged insects, but I seem to have blocked them from memory.
 
the only instance i can think of using my knife on someone is if my life or a loved one's life was put in danger, in which case i'd have no qualms O.J.ing the attacker.
 
There was this one time.....! (no, not at band camp!), when I was attacked in my very own garden! :eek: I drew my trusty dagger and sliced the attacker badly!
Click here to see what happened! :D

Bo
 
Larry S. said:
Soooo....let me see if I get where you're coming from. If you were faced with a threat of deadly force and had the means to defend yourself with equal (deadly) force, you would find it preferable to either respond with a lower level of force or none at all, thereby greatly increasing the chance your assailant wins and possibly ends your life, and somehow in this scenario you wouldn't think you had anything to do with your own possible demise and therefore didn't "judge" who's left standing?:confused:
Larry S.
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If everything else totally goes to heck and you have to respond to a person attacking you with deadly force, the objective is to stay alive. Its best for you if both you and your attacker live through the experience. So deadly force as a response to deadly force should not be the automatic reaction. However, a deadly force response should not always be excluded either. Both are preferential in different situations.
 
WadeF said:
Fortunately because I carry a BM710HSSR with the AXIS LOCK, best lock EVER, I was able to quickly deploy my blade and slice that f'ing bee in two pieces. There were a few other encounters with pesty winged insects, but I seem to have blocked them from memory.
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HAH! You think that's something? You really think that's something? There I was at ten-thousand feet, Zeroes all around me, engine out, wing on fire. The cock-pit release was jammed, oil was streaking my goggles. It wasn't looking good. I pulled my Victorinox SuperTinker from my hip pocket and quickly deployed the can-opener, cut an eighteen inch hole through the fuselage of my wounded Hellcat, and squeezed out onto the wing (the one that wasn't burning). Oh, God, my parachute is plugged full of thirty caliber holes. I took a seat on the trailing edge of the wing and awaited my fate. The Zeroes weren't about to let me die peacefully. They made pass after pass, pumping thirty cal and 20mm rounds into my bird. I pulled out the main blade on my SuperTinker. I slashed madly at the Zeroes as they passed. I severed the vertical stabilizer on one. He spun out of control toward the ocean below. Splash one meatball! I turned to face the others. When they saw I wasn't backing down, they scattered like cockroaches. I rode my Hellcat the rest of the way down. Just before she crashed into the waves, I jumped off. Didn't get a scratch. Now though, I had problems of a different kind. Sharks! The water was swarming with them. In just a nick of time, I took off my belt, deployed the SuperTinker's leather punch and fashioned a loop. I lassoed the biggest baddest shark of the bunch and rode him back to the ship, where I gutted and filleted him. The "Jolly Rodgers" squadron had shark steaks that night. A little sour-cream, dill, and capers; boys I tell ya, it was a feast. And that ain't no mall ninja story, either.

Bill
 
I carry a knife for self defense and have for approx. 20 years. I have never had to use it or brandish it. It is for multiple attackers and weapon attacks only where you cannot escape. Note: Increased awareness can give you more reaction time and more opportunities to run. There is definitely a chance of being prosecuted if you use your knife for self defense purposes, even if you do know the law and act properly. However, if I ever use my knife, it would be to save me or a loved one from death or serious injury. I'd rather face a legal nightmare, than be killed and not allowed to raise my kids. I have a good knowledge of the law, know what I can and cannot do and how to articulate it. I refuse to let the bad guy win!
 
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