[The Warrigal]

Hard core blade enthusiasts, and those who take their CQC seriously, will probably have seen these pics before.

Certainly those who work, or who ever have worked, in Police Agencies, or other "Emergency Services" employment may have seen stuff as bad, or worse than this, in the line of duty.

In posting these links it is not my intention to be gratuitously ghoulish.

However, many a new comer to serious self-defence may well find these links of value in building up their own "mental preparedness" in the face of a knife threat.


http://www.swordforumbugei.com/ubb/Forum16/HTML/000087.html

http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/incised_wounds.htm

http://www.classicalfencing.com/articles/bloody.shtml

http://www.classicalfencing.com/articles/kill2.shtml

Do not be put of these last two articles because they draw heavily on historical examples from the "good old, bad old days" of formal duelling.

There is much contained in them that is of value to the "purely modern day" practitioner of self-defence.

These articles are rather long, but offer some highly valuable insights into the effects of the blade on the human circulatory and respiratory systems.

Warrigal

[mrt]

perhaps I'll draw if a knife is put to me...

[NGK]

In my job I have seen way to many knife wounds and even one suicide by sword, (what do they call that in Japan, where you put the sword hilt on the ground tip on the chest and lean onto it?) and those kinds of wounds always look nasty. I have been cut twice, once in a fight and once answering a domestic disput, the second one cost me abuot 25 stitches and a skin graph and 4 months off-work. You can keep your knife wounds I won't opt for anymore if I can help it.

[guerrilla1138]

Knife wounds are always icky too look at. Informative, but icky.

Some people are of the school of thought that looking at pictures of knife wounds will only make someone hesitant when it comes to the real thing. I'm not sure about that, actually... I havent seen how enough people react to them to get a good grip on the psychology of it.
Its given me pause, sitting here at my desk, and made me really think about the choice of a knife as a weapon... but, I've always come away with a stronger will to avoid fights, but to get it over as fast as possible if I had to be in one.

[Rabbi]

I was stabbed in the side, between two ribs during a fight. The adrenaline kept me from knowing I was cut until it was over and my shirt was soaked with blood. I am very respectful of what knives can do and will resist ever getting cut again with all my ability. Knife wounds hurt as NGK can testify. I'm glad I wasn't aware of the wound because the psychological shock was worse on my system than the wound itself. I know I had to sit down quickly or I might have passed out and I was unable to talk for a few minutes. That was nearly forty years ago and a small part of the scar is still there. I can still see the guy's face in my memory.

Doc

[guerrilla1138]

Doc and NGK, sorry that had to happen to you two, but glad you both made it and are with us today. :)