Sunday, March 1, 2009
Gun Guys don't get it
Gun guys don't understand the knife.
They say, "oh, a knife guy, I would just shoot him."
Well, good luck with that. you keep poking holes in paper at 7 to 15 yards and just keep thinking that way. Your training will get you killed.
The 21 foot rule. So the rule goes, if a gun guy has a knife or machete wielding opponent at 21 feet or closer, the knife guy can cover the distance and stab or slash him before he can draw his weapon.
Let me tell you something guys... most encounters start at closer than 21 feet.
Another thing: people take multiple bullets and live many times. Much fewer live with a slash to the neck. So trading isn't a good option for the gun guys and yes there are such things as bullet proof vests that can be worn without anyone noticing but you can't wear a metal or neck guard without people noticing.
At touching distance, a gun can be grabbed, and a knife can cause you some trigger finger disabling cuts if you try to grab it. The gun must be pointed at the opponent, the knife just needs to touch you. The gun can be disabled in many ways, grab the cylinder, push back the slide, stop the hammer from rising or falling, etc.
Did I say it is much easier to grab and control a gun? It doesn't work so well with a knife. A gun can be quickly pointed back at you too.
The gun is a long range weapon in the contact fighting game. The knife is a close range weapon. If you are in the wrong range, you lose. It is as simple as that.
At touching distance the knife is superior.
I would just shoot him.. well yeah if you are talking about the situation in Raiders of the Lost Ark maybe. But let them get up on you and someone maybe be stopping you from pulling that gun out while they are playing benihana all over you.
They say, "oh, a knife guy, I would just shoot him."
Well, good luck with that. you keep poking holes in paper at 7 to 15 yards and just keep thinking that way. Your training will get you killed.
The 21 foot rule. So the rule goes, if a gun guy has a knife or machete wielding opponent at 21 feet or closer, the knife guy can cover the distance and stab or slash him before he can draw his weapon.
Let me tell you something guys... most encounters start at closer than 21 feet.
Another thing: people take multiple bullets and live many times. Much fewer live with a slash to the neck. So trading isn't a good option for the gun guys and yes there are such things as bullet proof vests that can be worn without anyone noticing but you can't wear a metal or neck guard without people noticing.
At touching distance, a gun can be grabbed, and a knife can cause you some trigger finger disabling cuts if you try to grab it. The gun must be pointed at the opponent, the knife just needs to touch you. The gun can be disabled in many ways, grab the cylinder, push back the slide, stop the hammer from rising or falling, etc.
Did I say it is much easier to grab and control a gun? It doesn't work so well with a knife. A gun can be quickly pointed back at you too.
The gun is a long range weapon in the contact fighting game. The knife is a close range weapon. If you are in the wrong range, you lose. It is as simple as that.
At touching distance the knife is superior.
I would just shoot him.. well yeah if you are talking about the situation in Raiders of the Lost Ark maybe. But let them get up on you and someone maybe be stopping you from pulling that gun out while they are playing benihana all over you.
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