switch blade knives

Have any one you all ever had anyone piss you off so bad that you wish you could either show off a switch blade ( like dusting it off and letting the person see it) or put up one in the face of the person that has pissed you off just to scare the shit out of them?

 

i own one,
i decided to stop playing with it when im drunk.

 

hmm maybe the couple of times i was jumped by large(like 15-20)groups of black people, in my own neighborhood with my girlfriend they threw my drink at the time far into someones yard, yet didnt take my bowl or anything else that fell outta my pocket. its kind of funny looking back, i was lying on the ground after gettin the shit get kicked outta me like in my scratchy beaten up voice "brittany?" as she hid behind a tree, i was like aww shit

and the other time we which we kinda deserved i guess since they thought we were making fun of them when we watched them play basketball, understandbly though, but they ended up falling us through the fields we were walking through and talking lots of irrational shit, so i (forest)'gumped' as my friends put it.

 

i have a switch blade comb...i got it on the boardwalk...its fun to play with it, cuz its not dangerious

 

i dont' own a switchblade, but i do own several other knives, plus a machete. usually, i carry 2 knives on me, sometimes 3.

i've had a knife pulled on me, dude cut my wrist a little bit...i beat the shit out of him...

 

I never get my switchblade out anymore.

 

The point of a streetfight isn't to hurt or to kill someone, its to stop them. Most people aren't packing, and even then it takes 5 seconds for an average person to pull out and shoot a gun, and 90% of gun fights happen in 15 feet, I can cover 20 feet in 4 seconds easy, so a gun isn't an end all to personal defense.

What kinda martial art you takin'?

 

I used to carry one with me. But that was back when I worked at a bar in Ny and I would have to close up all by myself at 2am. Im just a little thing, so that was the only way I felt safe. I was so paranoid walking out to my car every night.....I had the knife always right in my hand, open, ready to defend myself. Its kinda funny now that I think about it...but you can never be too safe these days.

 

I'm not puting any faith in statistics blackie, and I dont get into street fights, so I shouldn't have too, but if your jumped for your wallet your not going to have a heads up on it, I'm 160 pounds and I look poor so I'm not the best mugging target, but you never know. I'm certainly not picking a bar fight with a guy whose probably not but might be packing. I'm just saying most people aren't carrying guns on 'em and even if they are a handgun isn't an end all to personal defense.

What kinda martial art(s) have you taken?

 

Not talkin' huh, usually that means aikido.

*snicker*

 

thats cool, just felt like taking the oppurtunity to do some random aikido bashing.

Kenpo's not bad from what I've seen, it seems pretty balenced and effective,I've been boxing since I was a tyke, and I've been taking Muay Thai for the past two and a half years and I love it.

Still wouldn't pick a fight though, I'm still afraid of being shoot... I figure it'll be at least a few more years of training before I can dodge bullets.

 

no weapons for me........i've thought some not so nice things about people,but honestly,for me,they arent worth my precious time

 

I like to grab people by thier heads and put my mecede close to thier faces to fuck with them.

 

Switchblades are a poor choice for self-defense. It takes too long to get it out, locate and deactivate the safety, locate and activate the opening mechanism. Any folding knife is a poor choice. A fixed-blade hunting or tactical knife is a much better defensive weapon - right out of the sheath and knife is ready - nothing to push and nothing to malfunction.


However, switchblades are cool. One of my favorite knifemakers, Stephen Olszewski makes some beautiful models.

"Eagle and Amphibian" art knife set, by Stephen Olszewski. Latch release, damascus blade & frame, mammoth ivory handles.

 

Actually there isn't a difference in kenpo and kempo, the difference is between the kanji to english translation, in kanji when a 'n' is followed by a 'p' its pronounced with m, so in japanese its spelled 'kenpo' and pronounced 'kempo'. I guess when it made its way over to China and became the shaolin form, it became spelled as 'kempo'.

Just some random trivia I picked up from bullshido, I dont really know much about kempo, but like I said it looks pretty dope. I agree with you martial arts are great for fitness and condifence and all that, I dont feel scared at all going bar hopping (no belt system in muay thai) and I think years of martial arts has really passified me in general, I don't really even get mad very often. I'm actually considering going pro, even though it doesn't pay well, but I still need some more practice... and a good medical plan... hah.

 

Being tough is the worst possible form of self-defense against muggings.


The best are:
1) Look poor. If you actually are poor, you have a head start.
2) Act crazy. If someone says, "Gimme your wallet," start screaming, "OH THIS IS JUST FUCKING GREAT! FIRST I SPILL COFFEE ON MY LAP, THEN I NEARLY SPRAIN MY ANKLE THIS MORNING TRYING TO CATCH THE BUS SO I CAN GET TO WORK, THEN I GET ON THE BUS AND REALIZED I RAN AFTER IT WITHOUT DEODERANT ON, THEN I GET SHOT DOWN BY THE HOT SECRETARY, THEN I REALIZE I HAVE NO MONEY FOR LUNCH, THEN THE BOSS TELLS ME IF I MISS ANOTHER DEADLINE, I'M FIRED. AND NOW, THIS SHIT!" etc., etc.

 

you've actually tried this? none of that would work around where i live. i saw some yuppie try and act crazy walking home one night when a group of kids went up to mug him...he still got his ass beat and all his shit taking. i would never do that type of thing anyway. i dont' care how many there are, i will still fight back and then i will get some friends to respond.

 

anytime i had a swichblade or any sort of thing like it, i alway got heavily stuck in the "sharpening sticks till they could be weapons too" paradox.

so i put the blades down

 

yeah i want a psychedelic switch blade. to cut bitches.

 

i think youll mussed mean "psychodelic"