OT: Home Invasion and Burglary

The fact that you got everyone in the same room, had a means of protecting yourself and them, and didn't go wondering about. You did very well! It's much easier to defend then offend. You never go wondering about looking for the "bad guys" as shown the the movies. You do just as you did...stay put and let them come to you. If they break through the locked door then you do what you have to to stop them.
I think you should have your Dad show you or your Mom where his new hiding place is ASAP. However...you used what you had available to you.
As "Uncle Bill" already said the time to deside whether or not you could use you khukuri as a weapon is not at the time you need to use it . Your mind should be made up way ahead of time.
But all things concidered I think you did very well! Your Mom and Dad should be very proud of you!
Good job!
 
Hey, Raghorn! When I lived in San Bernardino Ca I came home one afternoon and found my front door kicked in. I went inside and grabbed my 1911. I did a cursery search of the house, and then called the police. They werent coming very soon.

"Ok," I told them, "that's fine, I've a gun in my hand and I'm going to search the entire property to make sure they are not still here."

The big Cop came in one minute. A big Male officer, helped me look around and then left. A adorable, sexy, cute female officer showed up afterwards to do the paperwork. We snuggled on the couch together. I didn't know whether to ask her out or answer her questions. I hope she did not recieve the same pay as the male who'd taken the risks.

Too bad I was married.

The robber's stole a few meaningless items, including a tv. But the real heartbreak was they'd wrapped the booty up in a shawl on the couch; handknitted as a gift to us from our friend, a blind Social Worker.


munk
 
Would I use a khuk indoors?

Heck ya!


I've already made the decision....I would be and am ready to use it. But I would give them a chance to get away first before I turn loose my wrath. No sense in endangering myself needlessly.



Still, though....I've heard it say many a time....nothing clears the thoughts of a would-be burlgar like the click-click of a shotgun chambering a round. :eek:
 
I had nothing taken, but the unpleasantness of my experience continued for months after the BG departed and the LEOs arrived. :grumpy:

Dan Koster said:
Still, though....I've heard it say many a time....nothing clears the thoughts of a would-be burlgar like the click-click of a shotgun chambering a round.
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I have a similar saying... nothing clears the thoughts of a would-be burlgar like a well-placed turkey load. :D
 
Jebidiah,

You made the best decisions. Real martial arts are about survival and protecting your loved ones, not about going out and showing down the bad guys. You did great.

Yep, close quarters has always been known to be the territory of a khukuri, just like the jungles and trenches of WWII.

Munk, those are a heck of a bunch of experiences.
 
Try standing in front of or in a door frame and take some practice swings with Donutsrule's technique. Its a whole different feeling, especially if youre used to chopping wood. Its harder for me but im pretty tall and I fill up most of the door anyways.

Still, I'm thinking I might prefer a dagger for something like that.
 
Jeb, caution is the better part of valor in any situation. You did good.:)

About being able to use a weapon for self defense. That's something you should think long and hard about as it's a decision that can and will affect your life in a myriad of ways.
And bear in mind that if you cut, or shoot, someone even moderately there are probably going to be copious amounts of blood and you're going to get some on yourself; pretty much unavoidable.:grumpy:
And as Bill said you had better have it worked out ahead of time.
And on top of the mess there's a good chance you may be forced to take someone's life.
That alone is one helluva decision to make, but make it you must or you're better off without a blood letting weapon.
 
Yvsa said:
And bear in mind that if you cut, or shoot, someone even moderately there are probably going to be copious amounts of blood and you're going to get some on yourself; pretty much unavoidable.:grumpy:
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Blood doesnt bother me at all. Neither does killing, compared to seeing my family die.

Ive seen people get shot before, but thats another story.

Ah, what the hell. Since were sharing stories.

Usually during the fall my Uncle, Dad and I get together and hunt geese in fields in layout coffin blinds. We hunt with a guide because the guide can spend all of his time badgering farmers to loan out fields.

These blinds are made of cloth on a steel frame, and they fold up. They have rails for resting your gun on above your feet. The idea is to sit up, shoot, and then reload sitting up or with your gun barrel on the rail.

The guide usually takes out another person if he can. We never know who this person will be. One man we hunted with decided not to use the rail, and reloaded his old model 1100 with the barrel resting along his shin. As youve probably guessed by now, his gun somehow went off while reloading and he found himself minus his first two toes.

The guide had to throw the guy into the back of his truck and drive him to the road where he was picked up by an ambulance and taken to the hospital. He didnt complain much, and he lived, but he lost alot of blood. Needless to say, there wasnt anything left of the toes to re-attatch.
 
Jeb and Munk,

The two things I notice about your successes is that they both involved some planning and good thought processes.

Seems like your best weapons are your minds.
 
When evaluating how you did, think about what would have been the best-case scenario outcome: no family hurt, nothing stolen, no cops hurt, no cops shooting you because of confusion, no cops questioning you all night long to figure out if you were justified in killing the bad guy.

Compare to your actual outcome. Not too shabby.

As for using a Khuk in close quarters, I wonder if it would be worthwhile to compare to a tire iron or lug wrench of similar length and weight.

How effective would a tire iron be on a BG coming into the bedroom? Is that similar to the spine of your khuk? How about a sharpened "tire iron"? I'm not going to attempt to answer these, because I don't really have a clue.
 
philthygeezer said:
Seems like your best weapons are your minds.
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How does one get out one's brain to throw at a burglar in the heat of confrontation?

Or do you bury your brain in the lawn and hope the bad guy steps on it? :rolleyes:
 
You did just right,..the police are equiped and trained (not to mention paid) to do that,..nothing is as important as your kinfolk.I'm surprised that you felt a lack of confidence using a khuk for defence.Cleaving a fellow in two from head to sternum has to be at least as efective as a close-range shotgun blast,as would disemboweling.Thank God you and yours were ok.
 
I can't add anything but prayers of thanks that it came out as it did.
 
Ya done good! For some reason I get a visual of a burglar opening that door, and seeing you with that WWII in hand. I see his eyes bug out, and his legs taking him as far away from your house as fast as possible, and leaving a very brown trail in the process.:D :D :D

I do know for a fact that the sound of a pump 12ga. makes a burglar think. All I heard was "Oh $hit", and the door slammed. Never even saw him.
 
Daniel Koster said:
I've heard it say many a time....nothing clears the thoughts of a would-be burlgar like the click-click of a shotgun chambering a round. :eek:
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Universal translator seems to be part of every 12 ga. pump.
 
We're all glad it turned out OK. Personally, I think if you had a khuk you were comfortable with, you were not unarmed. NOT anyone's first choice in a hallway, for sure. Any port in a storm... better than nuttin' by a long shot.

Crime s(cks. Thieves burn in a special place, I hope.


Ad Astra
 
When I hear a noise in the yard, or a rattling at my door, what always works for me was to put myself into instant "Maniac Mode" and yell in my meanest, loudest voice "Get the f..k out of here or I'll blow your motherf...ing head off"!

I have successfully defended my home and family by this method from my senile neighbor who was lost, a family of hungry raccoons, and a little old Chinese lady hanging pizza add's on doorknobs.

The lost old guy came back three more times, the coons still come, but I haven't gotten a pizza add on my doorknob for years.
 
I think you handled the situation in the best possible manner as you could given the circumstances. As for using a khuk for home defense, I would personally try standing behind and to one side of the door and wait for the BG to start coming through. That way you'd have a little more room to swing and the BG would be the one in a cramped position. As for using something more along the lines of a dagger, you could use your khuk to stab with in a pinch. The tip of something as large as your khuk being propelled by adrenaline into your face is going to be quite a painful deterrant that would give you a few extra seconds to follow up with a second attack.

I'm no martial artist nor have I ever been in such a situation as yours, so take my opinions with a teaspoon of salt. ;)

Bob
 
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