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Alex Lawrence wrote:
..... To me it sounds like your saying chudan tsuki is no problem but chudan tsuki with a knife will always get through and cut or stab.
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No, I am saying that while an empty hand Chundan tsuki that gets through is a problem, a chudan tsuki with a knife is a
bigger problem. The fist will stop at what it hits; the knife will go through it.
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Well if I just stand there of course I'm dead. If I take your wrist and move away from the knife I'm safe, obviously with some kind of take down. The question is who has the fastest reflexes?
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The person holding the knife only has to make a very small movement. That's the point. Not, "what if someone holds a knife against my carotid?" The point is it takes only a small movement to end your life. Not necessarily the case with a punch.
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No it's the reality of the man holding the knife, if you change it for another knife he'll still be just as fast.
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And again, the point is to demonstrate the amount of damage that can be done in a very short amount of time with a knife.
There have been surveys of cops who have survived knife attacks, and they say they didn't know the person had the knife until after they'd been stabbed. That give a clue to how fast it is?
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Oh I don't equate them, I just say that most of the difference is inside the mind of the person facing the knife.
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If by that you mean the person facing the knife weilding attacker shoudln't turn to jelly and be paralyzed in fear by the sight of the knife, I agree with you. In fact, I've said that many times already!
But if you are poo-pooing how deadly a knife can be, then you are flat out wrong. Sorry, you're wrong. Period.