Comments on: Fighting Knives 101

By: oluseyi sogaolu

oluseyi sogaolu — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:52:47 +0000

well, in this civilized time, no one will be ready to use knife to fight. I f it is a real tug of war, there are other fighting weapons but not knife. The army fighting knife is made specifically for soldiers to defend themselves at war and to serve as support to their rifle at the battle field. However, you can use knife generally for domestic purposes such as pealing and cutting.

By: mrtoad

mrtoad — Tue, 11 May 2010 23:18:57 +0000

To set the record straight, the US Navy SEALS do not receive much if any training in hand to hand combat since their missions are covert and any contact with anyone but their mission target is undesirable. They are meant as an "in and out" command and because of this they have no need for learning much manual combat or knife fighting techniques. The person who commented on the fact that the individual in the picture above is not performing "proper" killing technique is correct. Anyone familiar with knife fighting or assassination technique knows that if you approach and engage the target from behind, it is proper to use the "mask" technique in bringing the targets head into control and pulled back toward you and to the side. At that time the assassin's knife is driven into the hollow area of the throat straight down and then pulled sideways as withdrawn ripping the aorta and killing the target almost immediately and the target will go into immediate shock and will not be able to yell when the hand is removed from the target's mouth. Of course this is usually a technique only used for assassinations and not in the random occurrence where a knife might be his only means of defense. A good knife in the hands of someone who knows how to use it and also understands martial arts will be far more dangerous than someone with a gun at arms reach. It is far easier to disarm a person with a handgun at close range than it is to remove a knife and you subject yourself to the possibility of being injured more from the knife than the gun if you know how to disarm the assailant. I would be the first to say it is better to carry a concealed handgun rather than just a knife, but I would carry the knife as well just as a good backup if the hand gun misfired, jammed or was knocked loose somehow. In close manual combat, the man with the knife will always win the fight...if he knows how to use the knife.

By: jake

jake — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:35:14 +0000

its personal preference buddy, relax. you would be surprized at how much damage a knife could do. and how fast you could hurt someone with one. I personally think that gun beats knife but it all has to do with distance.

By: Bill McMurrain

Bill McMurrain — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:29:51 +0000

Having a good knife whether it be in combat, in the field, fishing, hunting, or general use —- isn’t a bad idea. Some folks don’t always agree — with you or I. Now for the magic question what knife do I need? Nothing like a good folding knife for everyday use — and that goes, for the field (combat) or out of the field for general use. There are a thousand and one uses for a good knife. Yet like any other tool one must learn the proper way of using and taking care of it. If it be for combat then we must learn the proper skills of how to use it if needed —- not forgetting survival skills as well. A knife is mighty handy in the wild/fihing/hunting and the list goes on the list goes on. For someone to say a soldier should not carry a knife of some type he or she should examine the necessities of having a knife. I myself as a former soldier and deputy sheriff say ;the knife is a pretty handy tool to have at your disposal when needed. Many a life has been saved by a knife —- and unbfortunately some lives have been taken by the blade. Some good some not. Yet, I say to all you good folks having a good knife and knowing how to use it properly — can be a blessing. I’d hate to tell a Marine or Navy man that they can’t use knives, not forgetting the butcher. Ha!

By: Bill McMurrain

Bill McMurrain — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:29:04 +0000

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:51:58 +0000

Personal story time i would take a knife over any other weapon in close combat i once saw a civilian sprint and tackle a very large Army soldier carrying an M4 the soldier caught the mans image out of his perif vision pulled out a pen and jamed it straight into the eye of his attacker my father ran to aid the soldier but the guy was already dead when he asked the soldier why he fail to draw his weapon he stated that the round who have ripped through the attacker and hit another civilian he then stated that he had broken his knife earlier that day prying open a door and that his buddy had given him the pen in place of the knife.

By: jake schmidt

jake schmidt — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:42:03 +0000

I was wondering what you thought about the Gerber LMF II Knife. In the product description it says that Gerber collaborated with the military for two years developing this knife as the ultimate survival tool. I was just wondering what your thoughts where.

By: Skred

Skred — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:11:45 +0000

An old Soldier told me one day “If you get into a knife fight, you f*cked up everything you did since you got up that morning.“
Killing someone with a knife also has serious psychological and health risks. These are some of the reasons for using a silenced pistol for sentry removal.
If you are close enough to stab someone, you are going to have to hold to him as he dies, there will be blood all over the place and his bowels will release all their contents. If you are in the field covered with blood and sh*t for several days, you will be exposed to every disease your victim had and you’ll be smelling his blood, too.
Just shoot him.

By: Emas

Emas — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:45:57 +0000

“Yes, a 3.75 inch blade is not as dangerous as a gun, but it is seriously intimidating when it’s coming towards your eyes, and it can do a lot of damage fast“
Peaceful– If that nut was a threat what makes you think he wouldn’t bring a gun? You might have literally brought a knife to a gunfight.
Another point why a knife is a terrible defense weapon– is you have to get close to your attacker. Not a good idea to someone who might have already killed someone.
Lastly– a knife doesn’t look good in court. Its a brutal weapon– some lawyer could make a big deal about a slash wound to his face or groin. You could end up losing your house in a civil action. This recently happened in my town to a bus driver who slashed an attacker– he paraded his wound to the TV cameras.
When you moved your friend you should have brought a gun. If you can’t carry where you are– illegally carrying it FOR THAT SPECIFIC MOVE– wouldn’t be a big deal. In the case you waste the nut-you might lose the gun– but you’d probably not get charged with a felony (unless you are in Berkeley or some other People’s Republic)
Another option would be to bring a couple large friends along– (maybe one of them can legally carry). These nuts love to attack woman or single guys– but you rarely hear them attacking large guys– they can function well enough to avoid that–

By: Kilroy

Kilroy — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:50:17 +0000

This guy is bogus. He’s never been in a knife fight, and probably never seen a knife fight. Take down this BS article.