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Mantis Leg
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Recently a friend told me she had a stalker bothering her at the store she works in. Next she tells me she's got a knife that she'll use to defend herself. Her boyfriend is a TKD practicioner (5thdan?) and he's given her some pointers to go along with the knife. She shows me the guard position that he taught her: an x block with her arms crossed on her chest, knife in the top hand.
I know this is a great block to keep from being kicked/punched but it seems dangerous as a tactical defense. In her situation she needs to worry more about being grabbed than struck to the body.
I told her the knife is more trouble for her than it is a help, I recommended a can of mace. At least she can keep an assailant at a distance with that. Oh yeah, here's the kicker! The knife is an automatic, and her man is a police officer. In our state these knives are illegal!
I feel all MA offer something, but no one MA is the be-all end-all. The cop's advice here could potentially land her in a world of trouble. His blind devotion to TKD(I know this by talking to him) misadvises this untrained girl to utilize a weapon in a situation that probably won't warrant it.:soapbox:
I know this is a great block to keep from being kicked/punched but it seems dangerous as a tactical defense. In her situation she needs to worry more about being grabbed than struck to the body.
I told her the knife is more trouble for her than it is a help, I recommended a can of mace. At least she can keep an assailant at a distance with that. Oh yeah, here's the kicker! The knife is an automatic, and her man is a police officer. In our state these knives are illegal!
I feel all MA offer something, but no one MA is the be-all end-all. The cop's advice here could potentially land her in a world of trouble. His blind devotion to TKD(I know this by talking to him) misadvises this untrained girl to utilize a weapon in a situation that probably won't warrant it.:soapbox: