Poor Man Survival
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Sidebar:
If you put the palm of
your hand on your buddy's chest, it doesn't hurt.
If you press your index
finger into his chest, though, it hurts enough to annoy him.
Put the same amount of
pressure behind an ice pick, and you'll puncture his skin.
If your knife is sharp,
it takes almost no muscle power at all for you to do damage with it.
That means even if you're older, injured,
much smaller than your attacker - or otherwise at a disadvantage
- you can deal out a HELL OF A LOT OF FORCE at close-quarters.
That makes the knife a
very real option, particularly for people who might have trouble racking the
slide of a full-sized auto.
It also makes the knife
a great one-handed backup if you're injured, disarmed, or run out of ammo.
Speaking of which. . .
2. Your Knife Never Needs Ammo
I've fought in combat,
and I can tell you that there's one piece of gear that will always have a place
in a soldier's arsenal...
It's a knife.
Why does a high-tech
military with fighter jets, machine guns, and smart bombs issue a bayonet to
its infantry troops?
Because the military knows that no matter how much ammo a soldier
carries, he could run out.
When that happens, his
only option is to fix his bayonet and use it as a pike to stab his enemies.
Well, no matter how much
ammo you have for your gun, sooner or later, it's going to run out.
If you're out and about
and carrying concealed, you've got a lot LESS ammo on you than you have
stockpiled at home.
And the reality is, most
people don't carry extra ammo at ALL.
You're going to run out
of rounds FAST in your auto or that 5-shot snubby revolver you're carrying. . .
. . . and that's when
your knife will HAVE to come into play for self-defense.
3. A Knife Is Devastating At Close Quarters (And Almost Can't "Miss")
Guns are extremely
powerful.
They are, however,
powerful only in a straight line.
In fact, every gun disarm relies on getting out of the way of that
single straight line in front of the barrel.
That means that, even at
close quarters, it's possible to miss your target.
Adrenaline dump, tunnel
vision, shock, and other physical effects of a gun fight turn your aim to
garbage in a real gunfight.
But if you have a
knife...
You can slash.
You can thrust.
You can put the sharp
edge between you and your attacker and just push, cutting them open with pressure.
With a knife, you almost
can't miss.
That makes a sharp blade
your best friend in the adrenaline dump of a fight.
Now, there are a lot of
great knives on the market for fighting and self-defense, so...
Here's What To Look
For In A "Fighting Knife"...
Ask a million
"blade experts" what knife you should carry for personal defense...
and you'll get a million suggestions, right?
Well, when it comes to FIGHTING with a knife, I
have a few things I look for...
First, I won't carry a
knife that doesn't have an ambidextrous design. Period.
Curved handles and
blades limit your options for how you hold your weapon - and in a real attack,
I like to have all the options I can get for fighting back.
With an ambidextrous
design, it doesn't matter how you hold it: left hand... right hand... point
up... point down... no matter which way you grab it, it's always ready for
business!
It (of course) also has
to be able to open lightning-fast!
I personally find "thumb studs" to be the best openers - especially if the
knife is also "spring-assisted" so all it takes is a little nudge of
your thumb to unleash the blade into instant action.
I also like as thin a
design as possible so it's easy to
conceal, yes... but also so that it "stabs" more effectively - especially if
facing an attacker who is heavily clothed (maybe even in a leather coat!
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