A former Gurkha from Kent who fought off a mugger was unaware the attacker's knife had snapped, leaving the five inch blade embedded in his left arm.
Taitex Phlamachha, 38, was with his wife when he was attacked after withdrawing money from a cash machine in Maidstone on 7 October.
He managed to overcome his attacker and hold on until police arrived.
The black belt in karate and taekwondo only realised he had been stabbed when police used a metal detector on him.
