For those arguing that slashing is important in using a knife, you are wrong. Please see my last 2 videos on knife usage: th-cam.com/video/2_6EPKltO04/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/UgATYyAElMM/w-d-xo.html For those arguing that knives are a terrible weapon for self defense, you are right. There are various practical and legal shortcomings, and knives are almost exclusively used by criminals. But I still wanted to talk about better/worse design elements.
They're an impractical self-defense weapon, but they get talked about because they're a moderately useful tool which is convenient and legal to carry and can be plausibly used for self-defense. As opposed to useless things like a phone or wallet, or things that are useful for ONLY self-defense like a firearm or peppery spray, or things that are useful but inconvenient to carry like a walking stick.
Actually, i read the folsom prison Guy's book and he also teaches to grab the leg of the oponent while COMPLETELY EXPOSING YOUR NECK LOL, this Guys book is not a sooo good example imo
@@FuryoTokkosho well, some of their techniques that i found are demonstrated against an unresisting opponent, so a kinda guarantee that the move doesnt work, but i may be wrong, do you have any good recomendations for kali ytbers?
Surprisingly, legal in California too - as long as it's open carry. Which shouldn't be an issue because how the hell are you going to conceal carry a longsword or katana?
Jake already said it makes you look like the "I studied the blade while you had pre-marital sex" guy. That kind of guy having strong opinions about pre-1980 Zimbabwe is implied.
In a party people were struggling to open a box of bear and someone asked "does anyone have a knife?" and I'd go "Oh yeah here you go" and everybody was like WUT?????
A few comments : - Bigger is not always better with a dagger, it needs to be small enough to be easy to draw and effective while wrestling. - Push daggers are effective if designed well (ex: the indian katar was often used to pierce mail armor). - Broad blades are not much of a problem (some historical ones can be 5 cm wide) if sharp enough, try on meat and see. Everyone knows the perfect knife is an 8 inch chef knife that is cheap enough to dispose of without worry.
Works on multiple levels 😅I know you mean the show but Dexter-Russel is also a major manufacturer of cheap ass professional kitchen knives.@@demoniac972
Often is a stretch. Daggers being used at all is uncommon, let alone a such a niche version. But they did exist, so they're probably not useless. Note the handle design though, the long bars going up the forearm mean you have something to brace against so it doesn't flip around.
@@tylervaneffen8298 except it doesn't cause the pressure will just escape through the massive hole you just made with the blade. the idea sounds good if you don't think about it too hard, but it's just a pretty dumb gimmick...
The legality thing be crazy. In my neck of the woods: - concealed carry is perfectly legal - fixed blade under 5": fine to carry - folder with fingernail nick: fine to carry - onehanded locking folder: not legal to carry - box cutter: not legal to carry My usual carry is a 4" fixed blade in scout carry or a Buck 110.
@@EnormeEkoH Where I live it is legal to use a knife for self defense. The threshold is fairly high though as it severe injuries including fatal ones are likely to occur. Self defense is just not a legit reason to carry one. In many cases OC may be the smarter solution.
@arandomlemon6707 But I suppose that's what you get when you've got an improvised weapon which is a tool/item which is hyper specialized for cutting through hard,stiff,heavy solid trees which are rooted into to ground and not soft squishy flesh material or clothing even axes can also be a weapon/improvised weapon but axes are a bit different but chainsaws in real life certainly don't cut through human flesh like a Star Wars light saber which is basically what chainsaws tends to do in horror movies and crap like that however the fact that chainsaws are both alot safer for you as well as for other people then what Holywood might possibly make one believe is kind of a good thing in many way.
Growing up in south Florida streets and swamps if it pokes and they stay away I’m good. Used to have a lot of stray pack dogs wandering, mostly carried in case of that and other wildlife.
Kitchen knives are the most common knives used in crimes. I had 4 encounters with nefarious people trying to steal my life with their knives. 2 were long blade kitchen knives. I was armed with only my empty hands each time, but God gave me grace to handle it. He is awesome.
@@chrisprizzle278 None taken. I have also been shot at multiple times, poisoned, had my head bashed with a stone, heavy steel beam and multiple attackers tried to kill me in my sleep.... During those attacks I was a Christian in middle class, relatively low crime areas. I'm not a gangsta, nor an arm chair artist bragging to get popular on my YT channel. The Bible talks about many such people, Hebrews ch 11. The apostle Paul had a long list of attacks upon his life and said, After the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus. David trained many outcasts of society who became mighty men of valor as they were tested in the challenges life threw at them. God protected them as He has protected this little guy. The biggest challenge friend is that of where we go when we all die. The most combat expert and the most moral amongst us cannot conquer death or hell. That is why we all need Jesus to save us. Feel free to reach out with any more questions after listening to this short link. www.bitchute.com/video/nncDGYQ4tRVy/ Friend, please ask God for His kind gift at the end.
My EDC is a large seax. It has an 8-inch blade, but it's not primarily for self-defense. I have it because I work on a ranch and sometimes need I big choping knife.
I've been carrying a cold steel ti lite for about 10 years now. AND I'M FINALLY VINDICATED BY A TH-camR! I have to share this video with all my tacticool friends! PS the pocket catch absolutely does work.
A good idea for a next video should be "how much physical disadvantage does it take to be overwhelming?" Because ive seen numerous videos where 60kg guys (133 lbs in freedom units🦅🇺🇸) beat a 100kg guy in a fight, becaause of the skill gap, but i dont reaaly know what is the limit to a trained fighter to beat a larger but untrained opponent (mcgregor vs the mountain sparring) like put kaylen or a small man to wrestle an unexperienced 200lbs man to see if she can outwrestle him despite the huge physical gap. Good video as always
I’ve pondered that a lot. ”How much skill is a given amount pf lean body mass worth?” I’ve out wrestled guys 30 lbs lighter than me despite a pretty big skill gap in their favor. The problem is weight is readily quantifiable but skill is not at all.
@@michaelhollis764is he from that "wrestler vs bodybuilder match"? Because its 72kg vs 120kg roughly. But i want to know If Valentina Shevchenko could do the same to that bodybuilder
When I was in the military I carried a smooth bladed karambit. Not for defense. I was a cable dog and the karambit cut wire like a dream. I also carried a lighter. Because there is no cleaner strip than heating up the end, pinching and pulling.
As per usual, great video, Jake! Love your content and love the main theme here that is “you should first understand what are your state limits and what you can and cannot carry”. I will say-while almost all of the push daggers I’ve seen suck ass, the Shivworks ones are designed quite well and allow me to just punch regularly with them without the blade moving. I define it as a boxing knife. I am a massive Shivworks fanboy, but I genuinely think that the El Niño and the regular push dagger are both really good carry blades (that is, in states where you can legally carry push daggers and conceal them, which is, sadly, not many). Great video as always! Love your content, man
It's common knowledge where i live that your attacker will get 5 months for stabbing you whilst you'll get 5 years for stabbing back. Meaning that carrying something that can promote you from an evil victim who dared defend himself to a poor wittle murderer might actually be a viable legal strat
@@JohnnyBit funnily enough there's a saying here, "sista kommunist staten" ~the last communist state. Refering to us and our totalitarian laws. It's Sweden btw
I got strange looks when I took out my swiss army knife, but it was possibly because I was dressed as a giant mushroom and also singing Time Is On My Side like from the Denzel Washington film ‘Fallen’
I appreciate the journey that you took to reach your conclusion. At the end of the day, even if a certain type of knife is better for self-defense, I wouldn't want to be attacked by any bladed implement. But now I need Lynn Thompson to make a folding halberd with a wave opening feature. We'll call it the "Armchair Halberd" lol
a folding knife in my pocket earned me a concealed weapon charge. gotta have it clipped to the outside. Charges are gonna get dropped but they still took my knife
I've been a criminal defense attorney for 45 plus years. You want to carry the most innocuous flip opener that won't shock the jury when the prosecutor holds it up for the jury to see. You want a pocket knife that looks like a tool more than a weapon. Keep the blade 4 in or less. That way your attorney can argue that it was a tool that you were forced to use in self defense. Once represented a client in Chicago who had been stabbed twice before he pulled a push dagger and killed his assailant with one quick hit to the neck. The prosecutor kept referring to the push dagger as the "tool of an assassin". My client was found not guilty after a long jury deliberation. Apparently they had gotten hung up on the push dagger and the sort of person that would carry it. So, keep it simple and innocent looking.
It should go without saying, but it bears repeating: Using a knife in a fight is very much using lethal force. Yes, even if it's fairly small, even if you "aim for the legs". When you pull out a knife, there is a very real chance that at least one person will not walk away, and that person may end up being you. Knives aren't a very good self-defense tool to begin with, but even if you have nothing else on hand, make sure to keep that in mind.
In my state to carry a blade that is designed and capable of producing serious injury, and not having a valid reason other than self defense to carry it , a person is open to the the charge of "going armed with intent of producing great bodily injury" even if the knife is not used. I carry a 3.75 inch folding lockback. It is more than capable for self defense situations if warranted. Designed with a thumb stud the blade can be opened quickly. Producing the blade quickly from my pocket, which is possible if needed, can be offset with circumstantial awareness. Be aware of people and their actions to avoid confrontation and escape possible threatening situations. But if that is not possible, and if the aggressor is experienced in blade assaults, you will probably not be aware of been stabbed before producing your own knife.
I'd respectfully submit that the priority of a defensive knife should be accessibility, ergonomics, and ease of carry. Tissue compression make the size and penetration capabilities you're fixating on a non-issue, but even if they weren't, the priority of a modern defensive knife is to create space, not necessarily to kill. In that context, a small pikal style blade carried centerline, makes the most sense, as a way of dealing with and getting out of an entangled fight.
Assuming we're talking about a knife as a primary self-defense tool and not one serving a niche role, the best knife for self-defense is the largest knife you can effectively conceal and comfortably carry.
Great video. The old timer I learned from, A WWII OSS veteran, liked the Applegate-Fairbairn. That's what I learned with so that is what I like. But I don't carry one because I don't get into knife fights. I carry a 3-4" folding knife, pepper spray, and a pistol. I can open boxes, kindly repel dogs, and discourage bears. They have other uses also.
I carried a Cold Steel SRK when I delivered pizza. I kept it horizontally on the front of my belt under my shirt, which is legal where I am. Since my uniform was also all black, it was almost never noticed, even by my coworkers. I would have preferred a small .380, but circumstances prevented that.
You have a decent base level of knowledge here, but boy howdy, it's apparent that very little of it comes from actual experience. One, knife laws differ greatly from state to state, and even more from country to country. You simply cannot assume that what applies in NC applies elsewhere in the US. Secondly, you are entirely off-base about push daggers/push knives. A well-designed push dagger will not torque in your hand. Thirdly, wide blades, assuming that they are both pointy and sharp, will penetrate clothing and people just fine, and they'll do so while leaving a much wider wound channel. No, they won't be stopped by the ribs, or get stuck in the bone. Fresh, live bone is much, much softer than you think and a sharp blade will cut right through them. Spikes, while they can penetrate a target with ease, leaves very small wound channels and you may simply not do enough damage to end the fight in a reasonable amount of time. Pro-tip: No, the Extrema Ratio push knife is NOT a good exemplar of a knife that is well-designed for self-defense. Fourthly, while a long blade is nice in some situations, in confined spaces or a fucked-up tangle, an excessively long blade, AND handle, can work against you, preventing you from effectively using the blade to inflict sufficient injury to stop the attacker. Ideally, you want enough blade to reach vital structures, and only enough handle to let you securely hang on to the knife. An extra 3-4 inches of handle that is sticking out of your hand is not benefiting your grip, and can serve as a lever for the opponent to wrest the knife from your grip without incurring injury. That's A Bad Thing™ Fifthly, tissue compression is a thing. Applied with sufficient vigor, a 3 inch blade can easily penetrate an additional 2 inches or more. 3-4 inches is probably the sweet spot for a defensive blade, balancing concealability and effectiveness. I could go on, at length, but that's enough to start. You are, however, correct about slashing not being a strong approach. It's unlikely to end the fight against a dedicated attacker. Stabbing is the better option by far. Source: Am knifemaker since 2006 and have tested several of my own designs on pig carcasses ( humanely euthanized and a reasonable pound for pound analogue) and spent several hundred hours rolling around in the dirt with training knives against resisting opponents
Friendly reminder that knives are a terrible primary defense weapon. They do not have adequate stopping power and look horrible in court. They definitely belong in the last ditch weapon category. As far as non firearm options, blunt force seems to be the best. Look into Varg Freeborn's personal experience with using knives for self defense for more info.
It really depends on the context, but I'd say, if you're serious, you need a fixed blade. Most pocket knives are indeed in the pocket and then, it's a lot of fumbling on a good day and that doesn't take the stress of a life and death situation into account... If it has a clip, you're better off using the clip, but then it can still wander along the belt or whatever you clip it onto. In the case of the pocket itself, there's a good chance that it gets entangled with the textile when you need it the most... Also, since most folding knives have the blade come out from the side, you need to keep your fingers off the opening, and typically, you need to have one finger on a button or lever. This is an awkward hold and getting punched in the face is a good way of dropping the damn knife! In that respect, I'd say that even a karambit in your pocket is better than 99% of folding knives even in a knife fight! Why? Because it's likely to fill the entire pocket and you know pretty much exactly where the ring is and all you need is to get the ring. Also, while there's an entire fancy art about fighting with it, all you really need to do is adapt your boxing to using a blade, by altering your targets. Punches will either stab or slash. In that respect, it's similar to a push dagger, which BTW used to be much longer and for self-defense! Again, they're not ideal weapons against someone with a knife, but their virtue is their quick deployment, even from a compromised position... Since you're likely using the knife more as a tool than a weapon, you'd be very well advised that your EDC knife looks like a small kitchen knife and works well for preparing food! Something that is long enough to cut an apple or smear some bread is long enough to do fatal stabs... If you really insist on a folder, then it should have an ergonomic grip or a miniature quillon that prevents your hand from sliding onto the blade. The hook feature mentioned in the video is very valuable, but you should have a backup plan if that fails and you have to open it later manually. Now, if you're at home and someone breaks in, then you better have a full-sized kitchen knife at the very least, or some kukri, tanto, bowie, European dagger, or similar...A 12-inch blade isn't much to parry any weapon, but it's enough to do serious damage in cuts against arms. A 20-inch blade is probably the longest you can use in a cramped apartment. In that case, we're talking about gladius, wakisashi, cinquedea, khyber knife, Bauernwehr, keris, talibong, and many other blades.
I LOVE my CRKT. Every folder knife I've had invariably gets the pocket clip caught on something, and I have to mcgiver it back into shape, but now I can just buy a new clip. They also make a "rescue" version of the knife you showed, and if I do end up it court, I can use that to improve the optics with a jury.
The absolute best knives for killing/fighting in the world are the: SOG SEAL PUP, SOG SURVIVAL KNIFE, & THE SOG SEAL TEAM STRIKE KNIFE. All three of these knives are the most used by real professionals. They are tactical, tough, well made, & hold an excellent edge. They are made to save your life & take the lives if your enemies. Hands down, nuff said. I speak from experience, im a US Army 18 Bravo, sniper/operator & weapon's specialist.
I can carry a knife of any size, concealed or not where I live. I carry a 4” Bowie knife on my belt and carry my Colt concealed. The visible knife tends to keep people polite.
It's funny that you say concealing a fixed blade is illegal where you live. In NYC, you legally HAVE to conceal any knife you carry. ANY PART of your knife being visible, even the pocket clip of a folding knife, is illegal.
I just saw one video of yours (Why Your Punches Suck (Bare-Knuckle Fighting), love the bully-knuckles jokes. Now i'm a suscriptor. This is peak content.
So reach, thrusting potential, and penetration are the most important factors? It just so happens it is legal to open carry swords in some states. Thoughts on carrying a rapier for self defense? Is HEMA actually the best self-defense martial art??
Practice with your Balisong. If you want a stabby folding knife the balisong with a five inch blade is it. Deploys instantly, long enough to penetrate sufficiently and small enough to carry in a pocket.
@@AesirUnlimited Your hand has to move from wherever you've concealed/carried the knife to where it's going to do its work, during that movement the balisong opens. Concurrent activity no wasted time.
Strangely enough a shank aka sharp metal stick. isnt a bad option they are cheap and easy to make and you can find the meterials to make them dam near everywhere.
It’s interesting that you recommend the wave opening; I’ve never had good luck with consistent success using it. My go to is a spring assist like the Onion Leek
They are the hardest knife to use quickly and safely... for a layman. They require you not only to know the opens and transitions but also to have practiced them enough to develop muscle memory for it. I've been teaching myself flipping with focus on practical "tricks" for a year and am only now getting comfortable with the idea of carrying one as a weak hand backup self-defense tool, joining my rotation of fixies, foldies and OTFies. :)
@@Prizrak-hv6qk I'd argue they're still great for self defense since, in that case, they're meant to be used closed. You basically have a hefty piece of metal in your hand that will hurt someone real bad without killing them. If you go into a fight with an open blade, you're not getting out of there unharmed, probably not even alive. And if you do decide to actually stab someone for some reason, you wouldn't do any fancy tricks, you can open a balisong in half a second without much training. And if you can't pull of a simple opening, you probably wouldn't have a balisong in your pocket.
@@Morrov Yes, a balisong can be used as a less-lethal blunt trauma weapon, but so can most of the other knives I carry. I stay out of trouble and don't get into fights, even when repeatedly provoked. I do everything to de-escalate. However, I can envision using a bladed weapon for self-defense under some specific circumstances, like where I'm physically attacked, they get me down on the ground and try to strangle or bash my head in. At that point, the use of deadly force would be justified (at least under my legal jurisdiction) and if I don't have my pistol handy (whether it's because I left it home that day, it's not accessible or I've been disarmed), it'd be forced to use a bladed weapon. I mean, I also carry a pepper spray but at a point where they are raging and actively trying to kill me, it might not be effective at all. Right now, I'd choose any other type of one-handed knife over a bali, because it takes more space to flip one open and it might be a slower and more awkward when I'm not standing up or sitting in a chair, like I tend to be when I’m practicing flipping it. This reminds me, I really should start practicing basic opens and transitions in more awkward positions. I already make sure that my left hand can do anything my right one can but should also add that stuff to my practice regiment. For now, I think that a small fixed blade knife would be my first choice in such a violent attack scenario, with a quality OTF knife being the second choice. Even deploying folding knives can be problematic in tight spaces and awkward positions. Of course, OTFs have the Achilles Heel of the blade going off the rails it hits anything on deployment and it required two hands to fix. That’s why I am one of those people who actually likes having aggressive glass breakers on the butts of my OTF knives.
Why is he wearing a Marine Poolee shirt…? As A Marine I’m curious lol. Also I carry multiple knives daily. Can’t support everything he says but it’s an alright video. Lol
I'll play devil's advocate with push daggers and point out that they take a bit less space (or they distribute it better, if you prefer that way of seeing it). In the video its said, and I agree, that the more length of blade the better. And if you are reeeeally short on the length (blade+handle) you can carry, putting the handle in an horizontal position can let you more space for blade. I don't like push daggers, I wouldn't like to have one, and they are illegal in my country (all daggers are), but I believe they have their reason to exist for some specific cases
My brother puts zip ties on the thumb hole in a way that reliably opens the knife when drawn by clipping it against his pocket. It is amazingly reliable too.
@ArmchairViolence have you seen Matt Eastons videon on slashing versus thrusting swords in combat, in this context saber vs rapier. It doesnt compare directly to knifes of course but I do think it holds some merrit.
@@ArmchairViolence thanks for the reply, but could you maybe go more in depth on a video as to why his fighting style is not good?. Again thank you for response, and i am sorry for mu English.
✋Wait, wait, wait…what about sword canes? Nothing beats being classy walking down gentlemanly with a monocle, a tall hat and a sword cane in hand while twirling your mustache!😂
My daily carry is a CRKT CEO. it is inconspicuous. I mainly use it to open boxes, occasionally pre-score the rind before the peeling of oranges, but in teh last several months, cut open K-Cup coffee pod boxes at the office. With the exception of the quick openning, it kind of matches the the blade type you suggests.
Speak for you american, swords are perfectly legal in Czechia for example. I agree with the unpracticality tho. Also slashing probably could be effective way to use the knife with potentialy even better stopping power via cutting ligaments. The data from real life situatiation will be biased against it, because I imagine you need to be very well trained to pull such knife use, and capable individuals are rare. i don't really know anything about it, but you should consult this hypotesis with some knife fighting experts since it is impossible to extract it from the available data.
If someone is so skilled at dismantling tendons and lignaments then why couldn't he take someone down with the least force possible? What happens after he survives and sues you for ruining his life for trying to steal some pocket change?
@@EgoCZ Anyone with enough skill to reliably win a fight by severing tendons could use those same skills to win faster and more reliably by using thrusts. (If someone is VERY good at striking, they could win a fight with one hand tied behind their back. But WHY would they do something that is objectively harder?) If a strategy takes a MASSIVE amount of skill to work, then it probably isn't a good strategy. If you pitted a knife "expert" who could only use slashes against an athletic amateur who could only use thrusts, my money is on the "expert" losing.
12 inch kukri, get one that fits your body contours a bit. Stick it down your left leg and its ready to draw with your right or left hand whenever you need. Sharpen both sides of the blade or just the top curved part and you've basically got a 12 inch self defence bill hook.
Okay, so I bought a cold steel karambit, for the simple reason that I think I'm too much of a pansy to ever actually stab someone (or at least I worry I wouldn't stab even if I had to). Maybe if I was pushed to the brink of life and death, instincts would carry over, but I just can't imagine it. Whereas with a karambit, I feel like I'd have no problem throwing punches and slashing with the karambit, as it feels similar to the muscle memory I have from martial arts. Is this a legit thought, or am I r-worded? I feel like it's better to have a knife I'd actually use, that I can incorporate into my normal trained instants of holding it and throwing punches, than a stabbing knife that I probably would be too nervous to ever use.
Subbed at wave action 👍 Kershaw cqc6? Skinner I like for size but wish there was more pointy version I don’t like the others scales might try the auto godfather soon but it’s like a snail compared to wave actions. Don’t know why there are not more?
Wilmington NC here I open carry a Winkler II tomahawk everyday and everywhere I go.except for government building. I’ve used it all the time but never for self defense. I’ve busted windows of flipped over cars from really bad accidents. I use the spike to pry things all the time. I carry a pocket knife for everyday carry and a half face blades Cadillac spike for self defense. I find spikes are the best light weight multi functional tackle knots pick things can open things and depending on the spike they are dangerously large/ long. Number one draw back is that the tips lack surface area so it is a much smaller wound cavity
Ok pulling the 7 folding knives ticked my fancy, but he just pulls out a halbard... now thats a premium weapon. Also I'm sure his knife choise has some specific name that I can't remember, perato optimisation or something. Where it isn't optimised for one thing, but for a few things in such a way that none of the the other important features can be improved anymore without degrading another feature giving you a curve of optimal blades for each specific preference.
I carry a fixed blade, closed carry, and have never had any problems anywhere. i keep it scout, carry, and have a paracord tail, so if somebody says anything, i can say technically it's open. The knife is a tops cuts 4.0 and its probably the best knife i carry.
ive edc'd a 6 inch tilite 80% of the time for like 10 years, probably the one of the best knives of all time but you kind of have to pair it with something smaller. I usually just also carry a multitool as well and use that for edc stuff
I bought an antique miniature knife that was made for pocket watch chains at a garage sale. The blade is less than 1" long and the entire knife opened is less than 2". The knife was pretty gunked up when i bought it. After that garage sale I took my dad to a hearing aid appointment. We were in a sound booth with a female tech. I was getting bored. On a stand next to me was a box of cleanex. I got the idea to wipe some of the gunk off my miniature knife while i waited. As soon as I pulled out that little blade and the tech noticed it she FREAKED out. I thought she was joking, but no, she was serious. You'd have thought i pulled out a machete in that booth. To the point of the video; conceled is always the best choice and keeping it concealed until you need it is even better. To you and I a knife is simply a tool like a screwdriver or hammer, but you never know how other people will react. Luckily i calmed that woman down so she didn't call the police. They would have probably laughed, but it still would have been a hassle for me explaining what happened.
A felon cannot legally possess a gun but they can legally use on in self defense. You make a few legal references but there is an entire realm of nuances to consider, especially when it comes to self defense. To say a regular 3 inch pocket knife is the best self defense knife because of legal reasons is ridiculous because if it’s not effective your attacker will punish you with the death sentence. The only time you should use any weapon in self defense is if you already exhausted all alternatives and you absolutely have no choice otherwise you will face near certain death.
Alternative for the Coldsteel Ti-lite if you want: Stabby + real deep pocket clip + ablte to cut fruit or other edc like tasks: Otanashi Noh Ken by CRKT
For those arguing that slashing is important in using a knife, you are wrong. Please see my last 2 videos on knife usage:
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th-cam.com/video/UgATYyAElMM/w-d-xo.html
For those arguing that knives are a terrible weapon for self defense, you are right. There are various practical and legal shortcomings, and knives are almost exclusively used by criminals. But I still wanted to talk about better/worse design elements.
They're an impractical self-defense weapon, but they get talked about because they're a moderately useful tool which is convenient and legal to carry and can be plausibly used for self-defense. As opposed to useless things like a phone or wallet, or things that are useful for ONLY self-defense like a firearm or peppery spray, or things that are useful but inconvenient to carry like a walking stick.
Actually, i read the folsom prison Guy's book and he also teaches to grab the leg of the oponent while COMPLETELY EXPOSING YOUR NECK LOL, this Guys book is not a sooo good example imo
i do not argue, i just wait till these Filipino guys show you first hand after watching your video
You even have to carry a trauma kit if you wear guns, cause you never know how these fights end. Encouraging knives is no one way lane either.
@@FuryoTokkosho well, some of their techniques that i found are demonstrated against an unresisting opponent, so a kinda guarantee that the move doesnt work, but i may be wrong, do you have any good recomendations for kali ytbers?
"Swords are both illegal and impractical to carry"
Well I don't know about practicality, but it is legal to carry in Texas.
God Bless Texas
Surprisingly, legal in California too - as long as it's open carry.
Which shouldn't be an issue because how the hell are you going to conceal carry a longsword or katana?
Florida too i think
@@izzycirruscarpenter pants and a limp.😂
@izzycirrus you have clearly never been to the uk my friend 😂
swords it is!
Damn nobody found you yet
@@A_H_A_lol you are somebody!
@@RamseyDewey this is best motivacional advice Ive ever heard
Parry this you filthy casual!⚔
@@korpzmarcelfranca6825 so true
Carrying a longsword in my prison pocket as a self defense tactic
They can't kill you if you do it yourself I suppose
Everyone is going to want a look at your cool sword. Is that a pro or a con?
"Why are you walking funny ?"
you must be quite rigid
"I can kick my ass way better than you can!"
Fixed knife on a belt and tan trousers screams "i have a subscription to soldier of fortune and several opinions about Zimbabwe before 18 April 1980"
Jake already said it makes you look like the "I studied the blade while you had pre-marital sex" guy.
That kind of guy having strong opinions about pre-1980 Zimbabwe is implied.
Yeah, the 5.11 model wannabes.
*Rhodesia
Rhodesians Never Die!
Was hoping this was leading to a Rhodesia reference and you didn't disappoint.
Halberd was the correct choice all along.
Polearms bestarms!
Always have been.
Spear.
It's not even a pocket knife that'll get you strange looks. I pulled out a swiss army knife, a common multi-tool, and still got strange looks.
I find a Leatherman Micra is better in that respect. Scissors get fewer weird looks and they'll open packages well enough.
In a party people were struggling to open a box of bear and someone asked "does anyone have a knife?" and I'd go "Oh yeah here you go" and everybody was like WUT?????
@@sonnylost2179 You should see people's faces when someone asks, "does anyone have a knife?" and I pull out my 6in Ti-Lite 😂
One of the benefits of living in the south. No one's surprised except a very few city folk
People gonna judge regardless. I have a Phillip's head in my EDC and that earns looks like it's a severed head when pulled out.
A few comments :
- Bigger is not always better with a dagger, it needs to be small enough to be easy to draw and effective while wrestling.
- Push daggers are effective if designed well (ex: the indian katar was often used to pierce mail armor).
- Broad blades are not much of a problem (some historical ones can be 5 cm wide) if sharp enough, try on meat and see.
Everyone knows the perfect knife is an 8 inch chef knife that is cheap enough to dispose of without worry.
Dexter approve this
I prefer the 6in pairing knife.
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Works on multiple levels 😅I know you mean the show but Dexter-Russel is also a major manufacturer of cheap ass professional kitchen knives.@@demoniac972
Often is a stretch. Daggers being used at all is uncommon, let alone a such a niche version. But they did exist, so they're probably not useless.
Note the handle design though, the long bars going up the forearm mean you have something to brace against so it doesn't flip around.
I'd imagine the wasp knife could inject air into the bloodstream which could kill the attacker minutes after they're done murdering you.
well, you might still die, but you have a chance to save your K/D
It causes a temporary cavity inside a plural space in the same way a bullet does. It was designed for fending off sharks and stuff underwater anyways
@@givemeajacksonMartyrdorm perk
@@tylervaneffen8298 except it doesn't cause the pressure will just escape through the massive hole you just made with the blade. the idea sounds good if you don't think about it too hard, but it's just a pretty dumb gimmick...
i think you've just described how a knife works ...
He used to tell people not to make sex jokes in the comments. Now, he makes suggestive jokes mid video on his own. That's character development 😂
“perfectly fine, felony crime” is craaazy 💀
The legality thing be crazy. In my neck of the woods:
- concealed carry is perfectly legal
- fixed blade under 5": fine to carry
- folder with fingernail nick: fine to carry
- onehanded locking folder: not legal to carry
- box cutter: not legal to carry
My usual carry is a 4" fixed blade in scout carry or a Buck 110.
Still not legal to use any knife for self defence, which Is dumb
@@EnormeEkoH Where I live it is legal to use a knife for self defense. The threshold is fairly high though as it severe injuries including fatal ones are likely to occur. Self defense is just not a legit reason to carry one.
In many cases OC may be the smarter solution.
@@maxlutz3674 where do you live?
@@EnormeEkoH Germany
"With six hundred you might as well buy a gun"which is also part of why chainsaws kind of suck as a weapon.
The intimidation factor though...
I mean yeah, plus it's heavy and easy to clog or rebound off of something
@arandomlemon6707 But I suppose that's what you get when you've got an improvised weapon which is a tool/item which is hyper specialized for cutting through hard,stiff,heavy solid trees which are rooted into to ground and not soft squishy flesh material or clothing even axes can also be a weapon/improvised weapon but axes are a bit different but chainsaws in real life certainly don't cut through human flesh like a Star Wars light saber which is basically what chainsaws tends to do in horror movies and crap like that however the fact that chainsaws are both alot safer for you as well as for other people then what Holywood might possibly make one believe is kind of a good thing in many way.
Most of the guys I know, including myself, see these edc blades for what they really are: man-jewelry.
I use my carry knife all the time as a practical tool. Most often package opening, but other things as well when it comes up.
Ok, but do you have an actual argument?
Well ackchtually, I think-ooh!
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I use my edc fixed blade every day.
Also, they're great against 2 legged or 4 legged creatures, should the need arise.
Growing up in south Florida streets and swamps if it pokes and they stay away I’m good. Used to have a lot of stray pack dogs wandering, mostly carried in case of that and other wildlife.
Kitchen knives are the most common knives used in crimes. I had 4 encounters with nefarious people trying to steal my life with their knives. 2 were long blade kitchen knives. I was armed with only my empty hands each time, but God gave me grace to handle it. He is awesome.
No judgement, but where do you live that more than one person has tried to kill you with knives?
@@chrisprizzle278 None taken. I have also been shot at multiple times, poisoned, had my head bashed with a stone, heavy steel beam and multiple attackers tried to kill me in my sleep.... During those attacks I was a Christian in middle class, relatively low crime areas. I'm not a gangsta, nor an arm chair artist bragging to get popular on my YT channel. The Bible talks about many such people, Hebrews ch 11. The apostle Paul had a long list of attacks upon his life and said, After the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus. David trained many outcasts of society who became mighty men of valor as they were tested in the challenges life threw at them. God protected them as He has protected this little guy. The biggest challenge friend is that of where we go when we all die. The most combat expert and the most moral amongst us cannot conquer death or hell. That is why we all need Jesus to save us. Feel free to reach out with any more questions after listening to this short link.
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Friend, please ask God for His kind gift at the end.
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Well that's actually the best way to handle that situation, aside from a gun or 10 ft pole of course. Js.
@@chrisprizzle278that happens all over tbh. Depending on where you find yourself and who else happens to be around.
My EDC is a large seax. It has an 8-inch blade, but it's not primarily for self-defense. I have it because I work on a ranch and sometimes need I big choping knife.
"Cattle die and kinsmen die...but I know one thing that never dies..."
I only carry a spoon and my enemies fear me.
Is the handle sharpened?
Of course they do!
It's *dull,* getting stabbed by it *hurts* more.
"A spoon, cousin, why a spoon?"
"Because it's dull, you twit! It'll hurt more!"
Yes, but you're carrying the Spoon of Doom. That makes all the difference.
Yeah I’m terrified of this dude and I’ve never even met him.
"I would like to have friends at some point" 😂
I've been carrying a cold steel ti lite for about 10 years now.
AND I'M FINALLY VINDICATED BY A TH-camR!
I have to share this video with all my tacticool friends!
PS the pocket catch absolutely does work.
Fixed blade all the way : Quickest and strongest type. Colonel Blades LoViz or some other design...
A good idea for a next video should be "how much physical disadvantage does it take to be overwhelming?" Because ive seen numerous videos where 60kg guys (133 lbs in freedom units🦅🇺🇸) beat a 100kg guy in a fight, becaause of the skill gap, but i dont reaaly know what is the limit to a trained fighter to beat a larger but untrained opponent (mcgregor vs the mountain sparring) like put kaylen or a small man to wrestle an unexperienced 200lbs man to see if she can outwrestle him despite the huge physical gap. Good video as always
I’ve pondered that a lot. ”How much skill is a given amount pf lean body mass worth?” I’ve out wrestled guys 30 lbs lighter than me despite a pretty big skill gap in their favor. The problem is weight is readily quantifiable but skill is not at all.
@@chrislivingstone1843 you can measure your skill by your Win/loss ratio against your teammates,so you can have an idea
@@chrislivingstone1843 *against teammates of your size, so its a fair and skill-based match
Google Yuki Nakai. Man fought a giant and won.
@@michaelhollis764is he from that "wrestler vs bodybuilder match"? Because its 72kg vs 120kg roughly. But i want to know If Valentina Shevchenko could do the same to that bodybuilder
When I was in the military I carried a smooth bladed karambit. Not for defense. I was a cable dog and the karambit cut wire like a dream. I also carried a lighter. Because there is no cleaner strip than heating up the end, pinching and pulling.
As per usual, great video, Jake! Love your content and love the main theme here that is “you should first understand what are your state limits and what you can and cannot carry”. I will say-while almost all of the push daggers I’ve seen suck ass, the Shivworks ones are designed quite well and allow me to just punch regularly with them without the blade moving. I define it as a boxing knife. I am a massive Shivworks fanboy, but I genuinely think that the El Niño and the regular push dagger are both really good carry blades (that is, in states where you can legally carry push daggers and conceal them, which is, sadly, not many). Great video as always! Love your content, man
It's common knowledge where i live that your attacker will get 5 months for stabbing you whilst you'll get 5 years for stabbing back. Meaning that carrying something that can promote you from an evil victim who dared defend himself to a poor wittle murderer might actually be a viable legal strat
Sounds like soviet reality described by Solzhenitsyn in The Gulag Archipelago.
@@JohnnyBit funnily enough there's a saying here, "sista kommunist staten" ~the last communist state. Refering to us and our totalitarian laws. It's Sweden btw
Sounds like germany... 🙄
Ireland?
@@holywaterbottle3175 Hungary and Belarus exist though. Weird saying.
This man has clearly never been in a knife fight to the death..
I got strange looks when I took out my swiss army knife, but it was possibly because I was dressed as a giant mushroom and also singing Time Is On My Side like from the Denzel Washington film ‘Fallen’
And the only conclusion here - it doesn't matter how peacefull and small your pocket knife is. So why even bother? Carry what ever you want.
I like the homage to the "student conceals 13 guns in baggy clothes" video
I just love my EDC Halbert, such a practical little tool for opening Amazon packages
I appreciate the journey that you took to reach your conclusion. At the end of the day, even if a certain type of knife is better for self-defense, I wouldn't want to be attacked by any bladed implement. But now I need Lynn Thompson to make a folding halberd with a wave opening feature. We'll call it the "Armchair Halberd" lol
He'd do it too, if still the Pres of C.S !! 😀👍🇦🇺
I am glad that you acknowledge the Halberd is superior to a knife in melee.
Not if you begin the fight wrestling or at arms reach.
@@snakeoveer1046Still the superior option
0:36 totally legal in #Texas to carry a zweihander lol
I'd move there in a heartbeat if I wasn't broke.
As long as you have a sheath you can legally carry a zweihander in Canada too!
Im german and im curious because you said zweihänder, do you call swords Like this in general or some type of swords?
@@Speedmanize It's just one or two particular designs of German origin, far as I'm aware.
@@Speedmanize a very particular style of sword.
00:55 where is the video? 😢
a folding knife in my pocket earned me a concealed weapon charge. gotta have it clipped to the outside. Charges are gonna get dropped but they still took my knife
We live in a nanny police state. The government wants everyone unarmed as an armed populace is a threat to their complete control.
I've been a criminal defense attorney for 45 plus years. You want to carry the most innocuous flip opener that won't shock the jury when the prosecutor holds it up for the jury to see. You want a pocket knife that looks like a tool more than a weapon. Keep the blade 4 in or less. That way your attorney can argue that it was a tool that you were forced to use in self defense.
Once represented a client in Chicago who had been stabbed twice before he pulled a push dagger and killed his assailant with one quick hit to the neck. The prosecutor kept referring to the push dagger as the "tool of an assassin".
My client was found not guilty after a long jury deliberation. Apparently they had gotten hung up on the push dagger and the sort of person that would carry it.
So, keep it simple and innocent looking.
It should go without saying, but it bears repeating: Using a knife in a fight is very much using lethal force. Yes, even if it's fairly small, even if you "aim for the legs". When you pull out a knife, there is a very real chance that at least one person will not walk away, and that person may end up being you. Knives aren't a very good self-defense tool to begin with, but even if you have nothing else on hand, make sure to keep that in mind.
Watch his other vid he covers this
Love seeing a new Armchair Violence video in my notifications! Luckily in the great state of Tennessee we have 0 knife laws. Carry what you want.
My wife carries a fixed blade in her purse. We live in Texas though.
I thought everyone in Texas carried at least an M240 machine gun. Isn't that what the founding farthers wanted? 😅
@@nils1543 too rich fir my blood.
How long does she need to access it ?
The answer is not fast enough.
@@nils1543 i carry a M4 Sherman in my pocket here in Texas 🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅FREEDOM RAAAHHHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🦅
@@snakeoveer1046better then not having one at all. Not every threat you face is a ninja leaping at you from the shadows.
The French WWI bayonet was triangular, but the blade was straight (not twisted), very long, and very pokey - but had no grip for use by hand.
In my state to carry a blade that is designed and capable of producing serious injury, and not having a valid reason other than self defense to carry it , a person is open to the the charge of "going armed with intent of producing great bodily injury" even if the knife is not used. I carry a 3.75 inch folding lockback. It is more than capable for self defense situations if warranted. Designed with a thumb stud the blade can be opened quickly. Producing the blade quickly from my pocket, which is possible if needed, can be offset with circumstantial awareness. Be aware of people and their actions to avoid confrontation and escape possible threatening situations. But if that is not possible, and if the aggressor is experienced in blade assaults, you will probably not be aware of been stabbed before producing your own knife.
2:05 Armchair Violence has intersected with Scholagladiatoria.
@عبدالرحمنعبدالله-ز4م TH-cam channel run by historian, antique arms dealer, and HEMA instructor Matt Easton. The man loves his "penetration" jokes.
@@farkasmactavishand the use of the butt
I'd respectfully submit that the priority of a defensive knife should be accessibility, ergonomics, and ease of carry. Tissue compression make the size and penetration capabilities you're fixating on a non-issue, but even if they weren't, the priority of a modern defensive knife is to create space, not necessarily to kill. In that context, a small pikal style blade carried centerline, makes the most sense, as a way of dealing with and getting out of an entangled fight.
What do you think of the ColonelBlades knives ?
Assuming we're talking about a knife as a primary self-defense tool and not one serving a niche role, the best knife for self-defense is the largest knife you can effectively conceal and comfortably carry.
Great video. The old timer I learned from, A WWII OSS veteran, liked the Applegate-Fairbairn. That's what I learned with so that is what I like. But I don't carry one because I don't get into knife fights. I carry a 3-4" folding knife, pepper spray, and a pistol. I can open boxes, kindly repel dogs, and discourage bears. They have other uses also.
I carried a Cold Steel SRK when I delivered pizza. I kept it horizontally on the front of my belt under my shirt, which is legal where I am. Since my uniform was also all black, it was almost never noticed, even by my coworkers. I would have preferred a small .380, but circumstances prevented that.
I live in Canada where it's basically illegal to carry any blade without providing a reason other than self defense
Well, maybe carry an orange too, so you have an excuse to have a knife.
Milwaukee fastback box cutter
You have a decent base level of knowledge here, but boy howdy, it's apparent that very little of it comes from actual experience.
One, knife laws differ greatly from state to state, and even more from country to country. You simply cannot assume that what applies in NC applies elsewhere in the US.
Secondly, you are entirely off-base about push daggers/push knives. A well-designed push dagger will not torque in your hand.
Thirdly, wide blades, assuming that they are both pointy and sharp, will penetrate clothing and people just fine, and they'll do so while leaving a much wider wound channel. No, they won't be stopped by the ribs, or get stuck in the bone. Fresh, live bone is much, much softer than you think and a sharp blade will cut right through them. Spikes, while they can penetrate a target with ease, leaves very small wound channels and you may simply not do enough damage to end the fight in a reasonable amount of time. Pro-tip: No, the Extrema Ratio push knife is NOT a good exemplar of a knife that is well-designed for self-defense.
Fourthly, while a long blade is nice in some situations, in confined spaces or a fucked-up tangle, an excessively long blade, AND handle, can work against you, preventing you from effectively using the blade to inflict sufficient injury to stop the attacker. Ideally, you want enough blade to reach vital structures, and only enough handle to let you securely hang on to the knife. An extra 3-4 inches of handle that is sticking out of your hand is not benefiting your grip, and can serve as a lever for the opponent to wrest the knife from your grip without incurring injury. That's A Bad Thing™
Fifthly, tissue compression is a thing. Applied with sufficient vigor, a 3 inch blade can easily penetrate an additional 2 inches or more. 3-4 inches is probably the sweet spot for a defensive blade, balancing concealability and effectiveness.
I could go on, at length, but that's enough to start. You are, however, correct about slashing not being a strong approach. It's unlikely to end the fight against a dedicated attacker. Stabbing is the better option by far.
Source: Am knifemaker since 2006 and have tested several of my own designs on pig carcasses ( humanely euthanized and a reasonable pound for pound analogue) and spent several hundred hours rolling around in the dirt with training knives against resisting opponents
Friendly reminder that knives are a terrible primary defense weapon. They do not have adequate stopping power and look horrible in court. They definitely belong in the last ditch weapon category. As far as non firearm options, blunt force seems to be the best. Look into Varg Freeborn's personal experience with using knives for self defense for more info.
Varg is a charlatan, though. You should probably not listen to him at all.
Weird opinion. The sight of a knife alone has a ton of stopping power. You guys act like every criminal is a fearless warlord or something.
@buzzbuzzard3809 No shame if you prefer carrying knives. I'm just addressing the reality of it. It has too many cons to be the first choice.
It really depends on the context, but I'd say, if you're serious, you need a fixed blade.
Most pocket knives are indeed in the pocket and then, it's a lot of fumbling on a good day and that doesn't take the stress of a life and death situation into account...
If it has a clip, you're better off using the clip, but then it can still wander along the belt or whatever you clip it onto. In the case of the pocket itself, there's a good chance that it gets entangled with the textile when you need it the most... Also, since most folding knives have the blade come out from the side, you need to keep your fingers off the opening, and typically, you need to have one finger on a button or lever. This is an awkward hold and getting punched in the face is a good way of dropping the damn knife!
In that respect, I'd say that even a karambit in your pocket is better than 99% of folding knives even in a knife fight! Why? Because it's likely to fill the entire pocket and you know pretty much exactly where the ring is and all you need is to get the ring. Also, while there's an entire fancy art about fighting with it, all you really need to do is adapt your boxing to using a blade, by altering your targets. Punches will either stab or slash. In that respect, it's similar to a push dagger, which BTW used to be much longer and for self-defense!
Again, they're not ideal weapons against someone with a knife, but their virtue is their quick deployment, even from a compromised position...
Since you're likely using the knife more as a tool than a weapon, you'd be very well advised that your EDC knife looks like a small kitchen knife and works well for preparing food!
Something that is long enough to cut an apple or smear some bread is long enough to do fatal stabs...
If you really insist on a folder, then it should have an ergonomic grip or a miniature quillon that prevents your hand from sliding onto the blade. The hook feature mentioned in the video is very valuable, but you should have a backup plan if that fails and you have to open it later manually.
Now, if you're at home and someone breaks in, then you better have a full-sized kitchen knife at the very least, or some kukri, tanto, bowie, European dagger, or similar...A 12-inch blade isn't much to parry any weapon, but it's enough to do serious damage in cuts against arms. A 20-inch blade is probably the longest you can use in a cramped apartment. In that case, we're talking about gladius, wakisashi, cinquedea, khyber knife, Bauernwehr, keris, talibong, and many other blades.
I LOVE my CRKT. Every folder knife I've had invariably gets the pocket clip caught on something, and I have to mcgiver it back into shape, but now I can just buy a new clip. They also make a "rescue" version of the knife you showed, and if I do end up it court, I can use that to improve the optics with a jury.
The absolute best knives for killing/fighting in the world are the: SOG SEAL PUP, SOG SURVIVAL KNIFE, & THE SOG SEAL TEAM STRIKE KNIFE. All three of these knives are the most used by real professionals. They are tactical, tough, well made, & hold an excellent edge. They are made to save your life & take the lives if your enemies. Hands down, nuff said. I speak from experience, im a US Army 18 Bravo, sniper/operator & weapon's specialist.
Folding knives are a good back up ONLY. FIXED BLADES ARE THE PROFESSIONALS CHOICE.
so glad i live in a normal place where no one cares if you carry a pocket knife or not
[Laughing]
Goddammit, i KNEW this was gonna turn into a depth/length joke lmao
Spyderco YoJumbo!
Better also have a good lawyer on speed dial.
I can carry a knife of any size, concealed or not where I live. I carry a 4” Bowie knife on my belt and carry my Colt concealed. The visible knife tends to keep people polite.
7:58 the Smosh Chosen reference was gold 😂
It's funny that you say concealing a fixed blade is illegal where you live. In NYC, you legally HAVE to conceal any knife you carry. ANY PART of your knife being visible, even the pocket clip of a folding knife, is illegal.
"Slungshots" are also 100% verboten in all of NYS.
That's a monkey-fist knot around anything hard. No matter how small.
Well then, based on everything in this video (especially the ending) i would suggest you get yourself a smallsword.
I carry the Cold Steel Luzon, medium size. Long blade, sharp point, but small enough to be practical for everyday use.
I just saw one video of yours (Why Your Punches Suck (Bare-Knuckle Fighting), love the bully-knuckles jokes. Now i'm a suscriptor. This is peak content.
So reach, thrusting potential, and penetration are the most important factors? It just so happens it is legal to open carry swords in some states. Thoughts on carrying a rapier for self defense? Is HEMA actually the best self-defense martial art??
Practice with your Balisong. If you want a stabby folding knife the balisong with a five inch blade is it. Deploys instantly, long enough to penetrate sufficiently and small enough to carry in a pocket.
@@AesirUnlimited Your hand has to move from wherever you've concealed/carried the knife to where it's going to do its work, during that movement the balisong opens. Concurrent activity no wasted time.
@@AesirUnlimited it would take less verbiage to admit you're wrong.
@@AesirUnlimited if you can carry openly.
@@AesirUnlimited LOL. You know nothing.
What's the minimum length of the blade so it's a dangerous weapon? How about some victorinox knife, for example the victorinox camper?
Strangely enough a shank aka sharp metal stick. isnt a bad option they are cheap and easy to make and you can find the meterials to make them dam near everywhere.
3:38 and it seems like it would be bad at doing knife things. How would you sharpen it? I guess with a rotary tool or something?
It’s interesting that you recommend the wave opening; I’ve never had good luck with consistent success using it. My go to is a spring assist like the Onion Leek
Butterfly knives (balisongs) strangely omitted?
They are only good for tricks
They are the hardest knife to use quickly and safely... for a layman. They require you not only to know the opens and transitions but also to have practiced them enough to develop muscle memory for it. I've been teaching myself flipping with focus on practical "tricks" for a year and am only now getting comfortable with the idea of carrying one as a weak hand backup self-defense tool, joining my rotation of fixies, foldies and OTFies. :)
@@Prizrak-hv6qk I'd argue they're still great for self defense since, in that case, they're meant to be used closed.
You basically have a hefty piece of metal in your hand that will hurt someone real bad without killing them.
If you go into a fight with an open blade, you're not getting out of there unharmed, probably not even alive.
And if you do decide to actually stab someone for some reason, you wouldn't do any fancy tricks, you can open a balisong in half a second without much training. And if you can't pull of a simple opening, you probably wouldn't have a balisong in your pocket.
@@Morrov Yes, a balisong can be used as a less-lethal blunt trauma weapon, but so can most of the other knives I carry. I stay out of trouble and don't get into fights, even when repeatedly provoked. I do everything to de-escalate. However, I can envision using a bladed weapon for self-defense under some specific circumstances, like where I'm physically attacked, they get me down on the ground and try to strangle or bash my head in. At that point, the use of deadly force would be justified (at least under my legal jurisdiction) and if I don't have my pistol handy (whether it's because I left it home that day, it's not accessible or I've been disarmed), it'd be forced to use a bladed weapon. I mean, I also carry a pepper spray but at a point where they are raging and actively trying to kill me, it might not be effective at all. Right now, I'd choose any other type of one-handed knife over a bali, because it takes more space to flip one open and it might be a slower and more awkward when I'm not standing up or sitting in a chair, like I tend to be when I’m practicing flipping it. This reminds me, I really should start practicing basic opens and transitions in more awkward positions. I already make sure that my left hand can do anything my right one can but should also add that stuff to my practice regiment. For now, I think that a small fixed blade knife would be my first choice in such a violent attack scenario, with a quality OTF knife being the second choice. Even deploying folding knives can be problematic in tight spaces and awkward positions. Of course, OTFs have the Achilles Heel of the blade going off the rails it hits anything on deployment and it required two hands to fix. That’s why I am one of those people who actually likes having aggressive glass breakers on the butts of my OTF knives.
Why is he wearing a Marine Poolee shirt…? As A Marine I’m curious lol. Also I carry multiple knives daily. Can’t support everything he says but it’s an alright video. Lol
I'll play devil's advocate with push daggers and point out that they take a bit less space (or they distribute it better, if you prefer that way of seeing it). In the video its said, and I agree, that the more length of blade the better. And if you are reeeeally short on the length (blade+handle) you can carry, putting the handle in an horizontal position can let you more space for blade. I don't like push daggers, I wouldn't like to have one, and they are illegal in my country (all daggers are), but I believe they have their reason to exist for some specific cases
What about a shivworks clinch pick? It's small, fixed, sharp, and cut and thrust optimized
My brother puts zip ties on the thumb hole in a way that reliably opens the knife when drawn by clipping it against his pocket. It is amazingly reliable too.
You're like a young Paul Harrell. Subscribed.
Perhaps the main issue not addressed in this video is the potential lethality that the knife is capable of producing.
@ArmchairViolence have you seen Matt Eastons videon on slashing versus thrusting swords in combat, in this context saber vs rapier. It doesnt compare directly to knifes of course but I do think it holds some merrit.
Can you do a review of fairbairn sykes knife based on the parameters of the other videos?.
@@Red-238 They are good fighting knives!
Fairbairn-Sykes knife: 👍
Fairbairn fighting system (Defendu): 👎
@@ArmchairViolence thanks for the reply, but could you maybe go more in depth on a video as to why his fighting style is not good?.
Again thank you for response, and i am sorry for mu English.
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“Perfectly fine. Felony Crime.” 😂
✋Wait, wait, wait…what about sword canes? Nothing beats being classy walking down gentlemanly with a monocle, a tall hat and a sword cane in hand while twirling your mustache!😂
What is your opinion on the Fairbairn Sykes knife?
My daily carry is a CRKT CEO. it is inconspicuous. I mainly use it to open boxes, occasionally pre-score the rind before the peeling of oranges, but in teh last several months, cut open K-Cup coffee pod boxes at the office. With the exception of the quick openning, it kind of matches the the blade type you suggests.
I haven't seen anyone else mention it in the comments; Cold Steel makes 4 inch Ti-Lites.
Speak for you american, swords are perfectly legal in Czechia for example. I agree with the unpracticality tho.
Also slashing probably could be effective way to use the knife with potentialy even better stopping power via cutting ligaments. The data from real life situatiation will be biased against it, because I imagine you need to be very well trained to pull such knife use, and capable individuals are rare. i don't really know anything about it, but you should consult this hypotesis with some knife fighting experts since it is impossible to extract it from the available data.
If someone is so skilled at dismantling tendons and lignaments then why couldn't he take someone down with the least force possible? What happens after he survives and sues you for ruining his life for trying to steal some pocket change?
@@EgoCZ Anyone with enough skill to reliably win a fight by severing tendons could use those same skills to win faster and more reliably by using thrusts. (If someone is VERY good at striking, they could win a fight with one hand tied behind their back. But WHY would they do something that is objectively harder?)
If a strategy takes a MASSIVE amount of skill to work, then it probably isn't a good strategy.
If you pitted a knife "expert" who could only use slashes against an athletic amateur who could only use thrusts, my money is on the "expert" losing.
Well you must hide the blade in sheath or something, but other than that you can carry any cold weapon.
one thing with slashes is its easier to hit peoples hands and arms with them if you are fighting on the outside
@@mrmerfeo4320 maybe he should have valued his own life over someone else's pocket change?
12 inch kukri, get one that fits your body contours a bit. Stick it down your left leg and its ready to draw with your right or left hand whenever you need. Sharpen both sides of the blade or just the top curved part and you've basically got a 12 inch self defence bill hook.
AV you are the best dude. Love these videos. Very through. Savage af
Okay, so I bought a cold steel karambit, for the simple reason that I think I'm too much of a pansy to ever actually stab someone (or at least I worry I wouldn't stab even if I had to). Maybe if I was pushed to the brink of life and death, instincts would carry over, but I just can't imagine it. Whereas with a karambit, I feel like I'd have no problem throwing punches and slashing with the karambit, as it feels similar to the muscle memory I have from martial arts. Is this a legit thought, or am I r-worded? I feel like it's better to have a knife I'd actually use, that I can incorporate into my normal trained instants of holding it and throwing punches, than a stabbing knife that I probably would be too nervous to ever use.
Which CRKT knife you got?
out of curiosity, which archetype of CRKT did you purchase?
Folding knives are for a BACKUP ONLY. THE TRUE CHOICE FOR PROFESSIONALS WILL ALWAYS BE A FIXED BLADE.
Why not go with Emerson knives since Ernie invented the wave, plus the G10 handles are the most slip resistant when wet?
Subbed at wave action 👍
Kershaw cqc6? Skinner I like for size but wish there was more pointy version I don’t like the others scales might try the auto godfather soon but it’s like a snail compared to wave actions. Don’t know why there are not more?
Wilmington NC here I open carry a Winkler II tomahawk everyday and everywhere I go.except for government building. I’ve used it all the time but never for self defense. I’ve busted windows of flipped over cars from really bad accidents. I use the spike to pry things all the time. I carry a pocket knife for everyday carry and a half face blades Cadillac spike for self defense. I find spikes are the best light weight multi functional tackle knots pick things can open things and depending on the spike they are dangerously large/ long. Number one draw back is that the tips lack surface area so it is a much smaller wound cavity
Ok pulling the 7 folding knives ticked my fancy, but he just pulls out a halbard... now thats a premium weapon.
Also I'm sure his knife choise has some specific name that I can't remember, perato optimisation or something. Where it isn't optimised for one thing, but for a few things in such a way that none of the the other important features can be improved anymore without degrading another feature giving you a curve of optimal blades for each specific preference.
It looks like Kershaw makes a knife with the Emerson wave feature with D2 steel. Called CQC. It's like $37 I think on Amazon right now.
I carry a fixed blade, closed carry, and have never had any problems anywhere. i keep it scout, carry, and have a paracord tail, so if somebody says anything, i can say technically it's open. The knife is a tops cuts 4.0 and its probably the best knife i carry.
Can u talk about knife defense in rokas usdc.
Please!
I have a question if I use sumo combining freestyle wrestling and boxing will I be a unbeatable mma fighter
You should do a video on the self-defense championship shank tank
A halberd AND a two-hander? You are a man of taste as well as edged-weapon erudition.
ive edc'd a 6 inch tilite 80% of the time for like 10 years, probably the one of the best knives of all time but you kind of have to pair it with something smaller. I usually just also carry a multitool as well and use that for edc stuff
I bought an antique miniature knife that was made for pocket watch chains at a garage sale. The blade is less than 1" long and the entire knife opened is less than 2". The knife was pretty gunked up when i bought it. After that garage sale I took my dad to a hearing aid appointment. We were in a sound booth with a female tech. I was getting bored. On a stand next to me was a box of cleanex. I got the idea to wipe some of the gunk off my miniature knife while i waited. As soon as I pulled out that little blade and the tech noticed it she FREAKED out. I thought she was joking, but no, she was serious. You'd have thought i pulled out a machete in that booth.
To the point of the video; conceled is always the best choice and keeping it concealed until you need it is even better. To you and I a knife is simply a tool like a screwdriver or hammer, but you never know how other people will react. Luckily i calmed that woman down so she didn't call the police. They would have probably laughed, but it still would have been a hassle for me explaining what happened.
A felon cannot legally possess a gun but they can legally use on in self defense. You make a few legal references but there is an entire realm of nuances to consider, especially when it comes to self defense.
To say a regular 3 inch pocket knife is the best self defense knife because of legal reasons is ridiculous because if it’s not effective your attacker will punish you with the death sentence.
The only time you should use any weapon in self defense is if you already exhausted all alternatives and you absolutely have no choice otherwise you will face near certain death.
Alternative for the Coldsteel Ti-lite if you want: Stabby + real deep pocket clip + ablte to cut fruit or other edc like tasks: Otanashi Noh Ken by CRKT