Silvertongue
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Kudos for coming out the far side without a major police report starring your name.
I understand it was "a friend" but I am tactically concerned about
Why chest level? Among many other concerns, there are a whole lot of bones that will get in the way of the blade going in. Also, cutting/stabbing the chest does little that I can see towards getting the hand off your handgun.
I carry a TDI http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/76 carried weak-side. I have trained to cut across the top of the hand that is holding my strong-side arm or my firearm (there are blunt-edged trainers available) which will pretty much guarantee that whoever has a grip on you or your handgun will let go. (And if I'm positive it is just some idiot with no malice in their heart trying to show off, I can turn the blade and rake their hand with the back of the knife, which is painful in its own right.)
Of course, YMMV applies to this tactic as it does to all other tactics.
But I'd still like to hear why you chose to target the chest.
stay safe.
It was coming up from the pocket toward the neck/face area, but I stopped at his chest. I saw the look on his fave and how he seemed terrified, and just couldn't bring myself to continue that action.
That's the way my brother and I practice it. Sometimes it's a slash to the throat, and sometimes it's a feint just to get him off balance. Gotta play tough with him, he was Air Force Security.
Edit: Your question is exactly why I posted this. I want my actions picked apart the way they would be if it had come to spilled blood. Thanks for being tough on me, skid.
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