Boker looks like they make some nice knifes. I hate the thought of hand to hand combat and would take extraordinary mean to avoid it.
I took judo classes while stationed a Bergstrom AFB, Austin, Texas. In the first lesson, the class learned how to take a fall. In the second class we learned how to throw an opponent by kicking his legs out from under him. On the third class, we learned how to throw the opponent over our right shoulder. Also, on the third lesson we did some real sparring, and I damn near whip the who class, taking on opponents one at a time. I won 13 matches straight. Then some B52 pilot was able to throw me and wouldn't let me up, so he won. I was exhausted by then, and didn't even know that being held down counted as a throw, (eg you win a match by throwing you opponent twice, so the B52 pilot won by throwing me and pinning me down for a period). The instructor of the class wanted to take me down to San Antonio to compete in a tournament, but my boss wouldn't let me go, so that was the end of judo for me. The Strider knife is great, but it amazingly light. I haven't tried it yet, but I don't think it would be a very good throwing knife. Back in my younger days, I could throw a knife pretty well, which would beat the hell out of fighting hand to hand. I saw a video over on the Beretta forum on North Korea's Kim's body guards. Those guys are really good. I wouldn't get into go hand to hand with anyone like that, even if I had a knife and they didn't. They are extreme well trained in the Marshall Arts and my advice would be to avoid hand to hand combat with types like that at all cost. Kim's body guards could pound bricks into a pile of power with their hand, they could use their forehead to bust bricks and boards and even drive nails into 4 by 4s. They took turns busting cane over each others backs, and were pretty aerobic, even when using a handgun, and almost alway hit their targets. Those guys would put the US Secret Service folks to sham. If Kim's North Korea army is trained anywhere near a well as his body guards, we could be in a heap of trouble if we go in there. Regards, LelandJ Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > Vince Teachout wrote: > >> Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >> >>> I >>> recently added a new pocket knife as a member of my collection. It is >>> a Strider knife model "SnG Drop Point (Gen6) Folder". It is my >>> understanding Strider knives are the best. Below are links to a few >>> pictures. The handgun on the left is my 90-TWO, and the handgun on the >>> right is my PX4. >>> >>> >> Nothing says "Your worst nightmare, come to life" like a well-armed >> CPA! :-) >> >> >> >> > > Check the Wagner knife. Nice piece. > > http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=33658 > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
