Traditionalist
Orange Belt
I was reading another thread about gun carrying and it made me think about a discussion I have with my brother (who is also a martial artist). The discussion is whether we would like to go up against a person who is carring a gun or a knife. We both say gun because:
1) In our experience, most people that have a gun usually draw it as a warning and let you know they have one.
2) a person who has a knife and uses it as a weapon will hardly ever let you know he has it until you're already stabbed or right before the act.
3) A lot of people who have guns aren't very good shots when it come down to pointing a loaded weapon at some one and taking their life. I'm talking about real life not Hollywood where everyone knows how to use a gun and shoot it.
4) A person who uses a knife as a weopon and are meaning to do harm with it is a special kind of person. They want to get up close and person "See the white of your eyes" (I heard that in a movie once). Its a personal weapon and a lot of time it requires a personal contact with your victim.
We've come up with several other points but I don't want this introduction to be too long. Of course I do understand that guns seem scarier and they are louder but some how I like that. Knifes are sneaker and if you know how to use it right deadlier. But as a martial artist I've been taught to defend against a knife and know that if I see it coming I have a good chance and a gun, well I missed that lesson on how to dodge a bullet after its been shot.
I just want to hear other people take on it and I do realize there is always exceptions for both rules, and a lot depends on the situation.
1) In our experience, most people that have a gun usually draw it as a warning and let you know they have one.
2) a person who has a knife and uses it as a weapon will hardly ever let you know he has it until you're already stabbed or right before the act.
3) A lot of people who have guns aren't very good shots when it come down to pointing a loaded weapon at some one and taking their life. I'm talking about real life not Hollywood where everyone knows how to use a gun and shoot it.
4) A person who uses a knife as a weopon and are meaning to do harm with it is a special kind of person. They want to get up close and person "See the white of your eyes" (I heard that in a movie once). Its a personal weapon and a lot of time it requires a personal contact with your victim.
We've come up with several other points but I don't want this introduction to be too long. Of course I do understand that guns seem scarier and they are louder but some how I like that. Knifes are sneaker and if you know how to use it right deadlier. But as a martial artist I've been taught to defend against a knife and know that if I see it coming I have a good chance and a gun, well I missed that lesson on how to dodge a bullet after its been shot.
I just want to hear other people take on it and I do realize there is always exceptions for both rules, and a lot depends on the situation.