What if your right hand (strong) was pinned?

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Did you knwo what a Bail Enforcement Officer is? It is a bounty hunter. Just found that out today.. so easily intrigued am I.
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Anyways I digress... Somethig nhappened to me today at work which made me wonder about how important it is to know how to draw your knife from your left (or weak) hand.

I was doing my jap homework when my boss lookmed over my shoulder and gave me the comical eyebrow look. I looked over saying "Sir!! I swear I am off duty now
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" he then put two of his hands on my right wrist stopping my mouse. "NO! You're chained to work 24 hours a day until we get the project done!!!
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he is near 7 feet tall (weigh taller than my humbler asian physique) and always serious, so his comical 'attack' startled me. Ofcourse I wondered during then.. I can't draw my folder that's clipped on my right pocket, and I overtrained my right hand to draw my balisong (right front sheath carry) that it woudl take too long to do that with my left (moreover the bali sheath was pushed WEIGH to my right side).

He let me live BTW
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It's common sense and we know we always 'need to practice left hand draw' tomorrow - always tomorrow... It just reinforced this mentality.

After he left I was thrown back into the real world as I faced my half written paper
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1) Reach under (or into) your shirt and pull your neck knife.

-or-

2) Pull the AFCK (or Spyderco Police on even days) out of your left hand pocket.

Geeze, what an EASY question!
 
Sir.. I wish I had my Griffe and put my carnivore in my left pocket.. I swear I did
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i have my BF native clipped IWB on my left side. that solves the problem for me. i came upon this idea for myself when i was working at a greenhouse last year. there were a number of times that i had my right hand full and i needed a knife. so i got a regular native and it works great. my lefty knife never saw much use, but it was great when it was there.
 
ELBOW to the GROIN!!

STOMP on his INSTEP!!

BITE his arm!!

Oh wait...you said you were at work? In that case...

ELBOW to the GROIN!

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That's why I always keep my carry pieces distributed as evenly as possible, both vertically AND horizontally. Keep in mind, you can need a knife while you're kneeling down to do things, just as fast as you do when you're upright...

My $.02.



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*groans*
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Ah MrG what woudl I do without you..
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i'd hate to mess with your son.. worse yet from the tactical prowess you showed up there.. I'd hate to mess with yourr future daughter.

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This illustrates one of the best arguments for carrying 2 blades, one accessible by either hand. Two blades also allow you to sidestep the serrated vs. plain controversy by carrying both. An extra blade can also come in handy to allow a friend to help with knife-related work, or to arm a friend if necessary.
 
Yes, One should ALWAYS carry two knives.
Balance, Grasshopper, balance in all things. Especially knives.

And practice, PRACTICE, PRACTICE that left handed draw.
Today.
There is no such thing as tomorrow. We all only have today.
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I would draw the gerber covert I carry in my left front pocket and go to town on the bad dude.
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Train right and left.One will always dominate but you can gain proficiency with both.Carry knives on both sides of your body.
 
One reason to carry ALL your fighting gear (i.e. gun, knife, baton, spray, whatever) concealed - is to prevent anyone from spotting in advance which of your sides is the dominant one.

Of course - if the thug is slightly intelligent, he will know that 4 out of every 5 people are right handed, but still - don't give away the strong side, and the position of your weapons.

Keep those surprises to yourself.
 
I was going to say head butts if possible, knees if not. But you're sitting down and way shorter than him, so I guess I'll go with the crowd and admit that there's a Folts Mantis in my left front pocket or on my neck. Draw, threaten his face, if he doesn't let go then cut across his hand/arm. Then bolt out of that chair and escape.
 
Unless he has a gun to your head, use the good ol' left hook!!!
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-AR

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My opinion, if this were a real close quarters confrontation, use your finger or thumb on your hand that is not constrained and poke him in the eye. Doesn't require a knife or any weapon. What does someone instinctively do when poked in the eye? They grab their eye. Takes the fight out of an assailant, everytime.
 
Push the button on your mouse that detonates the Thermo-Nuclear Device, you win but at what cost?
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If I was already in close physical contact with an assailant, I don't think I'd try to draw. I'd fight. If such actions caused a momentary lull, I'd take advantage, and draw one or more knives. But I am not going to waste time and actions reaching for my pocket when I can reach for him. And if both his hands are on my right, then there is nothing stopping my left from reaching his trachea, eyeballs, nose, or any other readily accessible painful or debilitating spot. On the other hand, if he really wanted to hurt me, he would have, instead of pinning my hand. And given that, it may be a decent idea to just wait, depending on what I think his intentions are. If all he wants is my wallet, so be it. I won't draw over that.


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Office (or street)... it's always good to have a pencil (mechanical works well). They are always in the left chest pocket, always accessible. Good surprise element
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being ambidextrous i carry one for each hand of course.

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Now for the real question....

What if your right (strong) hand was pinned and you needed to scroll and click your mouse, would you be encumbered? This is a good reason to learn how to scroll with your left (weak) hand. Also typing in web addresses may become more diffacult. For this task I would suppose we should freshen up on finger punching words into the computer.

-Just another tip in tatical computing.

-Ryan
 
As to your first question, I ask you this: What is a "transparent wall maintenance technician?" A window washer, of course. And what is a "Sanitary Engineer?" A janitor, of course. What is a "Bail Enforcement Officer?" A bounty hunter. Don't let the term "Officer" fool you. It's an attempt to up-class what is essentially a very low-class profession.

As to your second situation, well, had this been an actual hostile attack, then you should either go for a cross draw of the knife clipped on your right side, draw a knife from your left side, or, a favorite of mine, draw one that is clipped inside your waistband in the small of your back and can be reached from either hand.

Now, in this case, it was your boss and not a serious hostile attack. Drawing a knife on him might be "career limiting." But, if you don't like him doing this, you can express that fact a bit physically by rotating your hand and grabbing his wrist from underneath. Then, get up, turn to face him, grab and bend and lift his elbow while bending his wrist and rotating it toward him. Try to point his own thumb back at his chest. This is called a "center lock" and it is very painful. He will instinctively drop to his knees. At this point, just say, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I must have caught your hand as I got up." He won't grab you again.



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