Yo Mama: That's exactly what I'm thinking of doing. The khukuri I'm looking at at Gurkha Khurkuri Knife Industry is a decent-sized large blade (World War 11," but I don't know it that means the distance from the handle to the end of the blade as a straight line or the total length of the blade including the curve). It comes with the smae knife & the metal sharpener, all for about $50. What I'm thinking of running into is thick growth in "New Yorky" areas. I guess you'd say I'm thinking about American Eastern Woodlands & the possible type of brush you'd run into around there. I guess there would be more woody plants, so a solid blade would be good (it seems the light & whippy ones don't really have a good chopping dynamic & also make your wrist tired, both because it flops around). It's not really a huge problem for me to get a regular machete if the khukuri doesn't work out, I'm just trying to get a feel for what I should buy first. I'm not loaded, so I try to really "aim my shots" financially.
I think that it would be cool to have a khukuri, anyway. I'd think it makes a dandy blade for violent encounters, particularly considering that hooking ability & the powerful front stab (that you can always reinforce with your other hand). I think the stab with a khukuri would be good to have in a home defense since there's all kinds of obstacles in the home like walls & furniture, plus it'd probably be best to make or keep the house dark (since you'd know the way things are arranged better than a complete stranger breaking in & that makes them more likely to have mobility problems than you). Good, short movements with an ability to hook & deflect seems like a good way to go.
Speaking of which, have you guys ever seen how you can use a HAMMER like a knife? It was a very enlightening video I watched about how you can basically use a hammer like you would stab with a knife if you flip it so the head is under the edge of your fist like a knife pointed downwards. You'd be able to use it at all kinds of angles very quickly & unpredictably, including hitting lower level sutff like the legs & hips or looping around to hit the back while wrestling on the ground. Needless to say, it works for tight shots at the head. All around, that "ice pick grip" really makes a hammer much more viable for defensive actions.
I think that it would be cool to have a khukuri, anyway. I'd think it makes a dandy blade for violent encounters, particularly considering that hooking ability & the powerful front stab (that you can always reinforce with your other hand). I think the stab with a khukuri would be good to have in a home defense since there's all kinds of obstacles in the home like walls & furniture, plus it'd probably be best to make or keep the house dark (since you'd know the way things are arranged better than a complete stranger breaking in & that makes them more likely to have mobility problems than you). Good, short movements with an ability to hook & deflect seems like a good way to go.
Speaking of which, have you guys ever seen how you can use a HAMMER like a knife? It was a very enlightening video I watched about how you can basically use a hammer like you would stab with a knife if you flip it so the head is under the edge of your fist like a knife pointed downwards. You'd be able to use it at all kinds of angles very quickly & unpredictably, including hitting lower level sutff like the legs & hips or looping around to hit the back while wrestling on the ground. Needless to say, it works for tight shots at the head. All around, that "ice pick grip" really makes a hammer much more viable for defensive actions.