Most of us carry folding knives for every day carry (EDC), a question was asked. How good are they for defensive use? Posted on 07/27/2017 5:58:39 AM PDT by w1n1
Most of us carry folding knives for every day carry (EDC), a question was asked. How good are they for defensive use?
Michael Janich of Martial Blade Concepts goes over the basics of personal defense with a blade. The idea is to give you an understanding of what a 3 inch blade capabilities. How deep will it cut or penetrate? Just viewing this objectively as a tool itself is an eye opener.
Pork Man In order to visually understand the blade capability without having to cut your own training partner. A piece of 5 pound pork tender loin is wrapped around a pvc pipe simulating the bone. Strings are twined around the meat to represent the connected tissues. Thirty layers of saran wrap surrounds the meat with a layer of a pair of pants to match real world application of clothing. This training device is called the "pork man".
The "pork man" allows it to quantify how the blade cuts. This replicates a piece of an actual limb like the arm or leg.
With this in place Michael proceeds to administer a deep downward cut, nothing fancy. The result shows a deep cut to the pvc pipe (bone).
The ideal target would be the arm, if you can cut this then its harder for the assailant to attack you with a weapon, since you’re disabling their ability to hold onto an object.
Michael goes on to demonstrate the application and concepts from “pork man” to a training partner with actual defensive techniques with training blades. See the full folding knife footage here.
A lock blade knife can be very effective. A Swiss Army knife, not so much
Typically a Spyderco Delica, for going on 2 decades.
Ken Onion designed Kershaw, assisted opener. Have several.
Cold Steel Vaquero. Not exactly legal but never had any trouble carrying it in my jeans back pocket. I would claim it is needed in my work with horses, for cutting tangled ropes or a rider out of a stirrup if bucked off. Plus this is Texas, police have a lot more important things to worry about.
I used to carry a spyderco endura 4, but kept breaking the clips.
retired it.
I just carry a swiss army knife now. haha
Thinking about getting a cold steel espada though.
Vaquero is legal in Texas. Over 5.5 inches is not
Likewise, but the lock mechanisms are now broken on three of ours.
The little blocking portion just decides to work itself right out.
Lock blades can fold up on your hand if they are twisted while being used. Been there, done that.
That’s good to know. I guess the Grand Vaquero is not.
Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight
Chris Reece Large Sebenza. Utility knife is either a Dewalt folder or Michael Mann large custom Cliff knife (www.idahoknifeworks.com)÷
Chris Reeve. Damn autocorrect.
Anza Fixed Blade,
On the Belt and Not concealed carry.
Legal in California.
Victorinox Alox Soldier or Benchmade Mini Griptilian.
Case Trapper. Not a defensive knife, but a good one. Sometimes a large Case Stockman.
That’s my EDC. In FL, CCW is not only firearms, but all manner of concealable weapons, including swords etc.
For later . . . .
Nice.
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