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No risk, you still have ahold of the knife with your left hand while you slide your right hand down into position. You've never changed grips on a knife after opening it?
Two words... "Blood Zone".
Doesn't matter if you use your right hand or left hand to open the knife, it's still a two-handed knife (for most) and you'll still have to remove one or the other before it's "ready to use"... so having the handle in your right hand doesn't really save any time.
Besides, if that really is a deciding factor, they make knives that can be used with only one hand... even "faster" more "tactical".
Interesting. I'm sitting here, opening a knife both ways...
I find the knife ends up perfectly positioned to be used and lowering the right hand to grab the handle seems faster and more efficient to me ( notice that I am not transferring the knife from left to right,... if anything the knife is already more on my right hand by the time the opening motion is completed)
not listening to scoutmasters or other fonts of received wisdom it's highly debatable , I hold a knife vertically so yes a charging bull or maniac might slam into my back while I'm opening it and for a nano second the tip might be exposed to a fraction of the body
But, you're even more likely to drop the knife on your feet or nether parts while transferring it from weaker hand to dominant one 
Okay, you caught me... it does take a fraction of a second and an extra step to slide your right hand down to the handle...
Ah, an opportunity to use your knife. You take the beautifully-crafted leather slip from your pocket, run your hand over the edges, admire the skill that went into its manufacture. Slowly take the knife from the slip...ahhh...doesn't that feel good? Admire the beauty of it, run your fingers over the covers, delight in how lucky you are to have such a great knife, don't rush. You open the blade, enjoying the tension of the spring, and the familiar snap. Now you're ready. It's one of the great moments of your day, why would you want to hurry it? 
And it takes an extra step to take the knife out of the slip, but who cares, you're in the Traditional Knife Zone?!
Let's not open up this discussion to varying shades of grey... stick with black or white, yes or no, right or wrong.
Like Will says below, we should all be carrying fixed blades for the ultimate in speed and availability.
Goodness, I hope nobody takes all thi seriously and tries to change anything.
Seems dangerous to me.
Seems much safer to me.
I like this solution... but hip carry, pocket carry, cross draw, or some other?
and not in the "Blood Zone"
Perfectly said. If I need fast, Spyderco makes a better option.
To be fair- we don't know R8shell's reasons. Perhaps she has a cat she likes to keep entertained, and the cost of a dozen unrolled TP tubes a week is nothing when considering the happiness of her cat.
Thanks buddy, I'll include it in my forthcoming book The Joy of Seax! and not in the "Blood Zone"
Yes yes, but more importantly how many eye rolls did your camera person give you while videoing your knife "silliness"I have been practicing using my left thumbnail (or pinch grip) to open the knife while holding it on my right hand.
While I "technically" end up with the knife in my dominant had I still have to rotate it in order to use it which I find slow and cumbersome.
Notice the rotation once the knife is opened.
When doing it the "right" way LOL
Yes yes, but more importantly how many eye rolls did your camera person give you while videoing your knife "silliness"
on the back of my neck 
Now that is a " Critical Argument " There is only ONE way for it to hang .There you have it: it's simple math!
So, we've established that opening the blade with the right thumbnail is less efficient. I'm curious what makes it more safe.I can't really see how using ones dominant hand thumb gives better blade control. Even if it did, the advantage is then offset by the risk of mishap during the handle transfer.
I'll say that it's refreshing to have a spirited debate on the internet without any anger or hurt feelings. All in good fun, unlike the critical argument about which way the toilet paper roll should hang. (Over. The correct answer is over.)
Looks like two perfectly reasonable ways to open a knife. I don't know how to record or post a video, but I'll say when I have the blade securely pinched with my left thumb and finger, I then wrap my right hand around the handle as it finishes snapping open. Not sure if I'm describing it well, but it's not quite as exaggerated a rotation as your first gif.I have been practicing using my left thumbnail (or pinch grip) to open the knife while holding it on my right hand.
While I "technically" end up with the knife in my dominant had I still have to rotate it in order to use it which I find slow and cumbersome.
Notice the rotation once the knife is opened.
When doing it the "right" way LOL
Unless you have a cat.
Ha! Fortunately, she hasn't learned either of those tricks, yet.
), so there's that. And I still gotta think things over a bit whenever I grab a stockman...