any weapons on you?

[Shadow Wolf]

Never heard of Muay Thai.
On the few occasions that I have been attacked, I found my 8 'weapons' sufficient.
The only martial art that I have had minimal training in is (Aikido).

Muay Thai is a pretty intense form of kick-boxing. It's also pretty interesting to watch because combatants traditionally trade blow-for-blow, and because so many techniques involve most of the body in one fluid movement. And they are known for kicking especially hard.

Um, I think WW is talking about Muay Thai. That's the common Muay Thai mindset. I've heard it many times before. But, whether he, personally, was indirectly talking about Muay Thai or not, I could be highly wrong about that.

I was referring to my own former style, which was heavily based in wrestling, grappling, and up-close strikes. But Muay Thai does have an "eight limbs" philosophy (2 hands, feet, elbows, and knees).

 

[Riverwolf]

Wits.
Sensitivity.
Pragmatism.

Keep your killing machines. You must be very afraid.

Something will get you. You can't win.

Accept that you cannot ultimately win. Or is such simple truth intolerable ?

It is very expensive and very ugly when you don't accept your vulnerablilty and mortality.

That describes the foreign policy of a very famous nation ... very expensive and very ugly.

And futile.

Relax. I don't think the entire world is out to get me, and I don't feel the need to use my weapons in self defense. I intend to get a battle-ready sword one day... and pray that it will never be unsheathed. (It would be peace-tied and probably hung on a wall.)

Here's my standing strategy for defending myself if I ever got attacked outside my home:

If I'm not cornered, run as fast as I can in the direction where I'm not threatened, cry for help, and go to the nearest policeman.
If I am cornered, pepper spray all their faces and use some basic martial arts (I know basic Aikido, Tae Kwan Do, Karate, and I took a few Jujitsu classes but stopped when I realized these were techniques that were designed to kill) to get past the smallest and do the first one.

If I'm in my house, grab two of my stick-spears, and just jump up and down like a chimp, screeching like a chimp, banging the spears together, and basically acting like a complete madman. Scare them off. Once they're off, call 911. (If they have a gun, they can take what they want and go. Then 911.)

Yes, death comes for us all. But there's nothing evil about using our survival instincts to buy us more time. The first line of Bushido Shoshinshu is "The first rule in the way of the warrior is to keep death in mind at all times."

But I have absolutely NO intention of taking any lives, or even doing serious physical harm.

 

[DreadFish]

I have a wooden practice sword that I keep in the house and I keep in my car one of those metal things that are attached to the back window of a car to hold it up when you open it; it's got nice weight and is inconspicuous

Other than that, I got my body and anything that I can pick up, should need arise. The ability to use anything as a weapon is a weapon unto itself

 

[Thief]

Black belt here!...self defense....no point system....
If I do such unto my fellow man the law will ask 'why?'
And a surgeon would be needed to put it back.

But now that I'm older, a pocket knife that can open one handed.

At home, five rounds of 38 in a snubnose pistol.

 

[psychoslice]

I keep an axe and a sword under my bed, anyone comes into my house, then its chop chop lol.

 

[ShivaFan]

Namaste

I always carry a white handled locking pocket knife in my pocket watch pocket.

I like fancy ones, typically nice handles, often I look for blade made in Pakistan since those blades are very good.

I have been looking for a real Sikh sword, but besides being expensive (but worth it) finding just the right "curve" is important to me. I am currently purchasing a trident however.

I really want that sword! One from the 1920s - 1940s would probably be a good one.

I have a good bow and set of arrows, and I have a Hanuman club but I want two exercise clubs.

I am thinking of getting a British long bow.

I also want a nice battle axe, double blade, hopefully from India.

My daughter is almost a black belt in Okinawan Karate, she is a good fighter in the family.

I also have several legal firearms.

My favorite rifle is the Winchester 30-30 lever action. I love cowboy guns.

I also collect any ancient weapons.

Om Namah Sivaya

 

[Me Myself]

My body.

Of course, someone actually attacks me with knives or guns I am very likely dead.

 

[ShivaFan]

Ecuador has some good machetes.

You can get a good one for like $40 dollars.

By the way, Winchester just a released a reissue of a Model 1873, retail for about $1200. The magazine is 10 rounds of 357 Magnum or 11 rounds of 38 Special. But my 30-30 is worth more than that, so I would rather use $1200 for a trip to India. However, it is a nice rifle, a good opportunity for a first time Winchester rifle buyer.

Om Namah Sivaya

 

[Me Myself]

Ecuador has some good machetes.

You can get a good one for like $40 dollars.

By the way, Winchester just a released a reissue of a Model 1873, retail for about $1200. The magazine is 10 rounds of 357 Magnum or 11 rounds of 38 Special. But my 30-30 is worth more than that, so I would rather use $1200 for a trip to India. However, it is a nice rifle, a good opportunity for a first time Winchester rifle buyer.

Om Namah Sivaya

What image could you possibly have of my city

People dont go around with machetes in their waist while getting inside malls.

I mean, insecurity is extremely problematic right now, but no one (and certainly not me) goes around with knives for self defense here.

I know of someone who bought a taser online (which I believe is ilegal for self defense here (thing with which I would disagree mightily) but that's about it.

Besides, knives make me really nervious :cover: I dont even like to touch kitchen knives. Were I to live in US, I 'd likely have some guns on my house just in case, but that's it.

 

[ShivaFan]

Namaste, sorry I think I am confusing Venezuela or Cuba with Ecuador!

If this is a discussion about "self-defense" or security in the home, such as in the US, then I wouldn't recommend a large caliber rifle, no, you don't want to shoot a 30-30 as the lead could go right into one side of the wall and out the other and keep on going and hit your neighbor. Not a good idea.

I would recommend only a small caliber handgun such as only a .22 or .22LR. No kick, and though it probably won't kill the goon it may scare the goon and you can aim at the knees first, depends on how bad the sitiation is.

You never let them know you have the knife until you actually use it, and it's only about staying alive. Actually a pocket knife is a good consideration for the home. The lamp shade thing isn't really going to work because you would be tangling with a power cord though one of the Beatles actually successfully used a lamp shade in a home invasion situation.

There are some metal flash lights which make a great club. And you also have a nice 12 inch flash light by your bed.

Actually, a taser is not a bad idea. I also always have pepper spray with me in the car and when I hike in the woods.

Ultimately, there is no real good answer other than you need to think, and "be like an (American) Indian" - blend into your surroundings. Tomahawk -em when they move first.

One thing for sure, it isn't like the movies, and it isn't easy to stop a goon even with a gun. It is harder than you think.

Om Namah Sivaya

 

[Father Heathen]

Wits.
Sensitivity.
Pragmatism.

Keep your killing machines.

Yes, tasers and pepper spray cause the streets to run red with blood.

You must be very afraid.

Yes, self-preservation is for cowards. Women who dare to fight back against attempted sexual assault are especially cowardly.

No, the real cowards are those who would submit without resistance to those who would prey upon them or their loved ones.

Something will get you. You can't win.

Accept that you cannot ultimately win. Or is such simple truth intolerable ?

It is very expensive and very ugly when you don't accept your vulnerablilty and mortality.

That describes the foreign policy of a very famous nation ... very expensive and very ugly.

And futile.

I assume you don't wear seat belts when riding an automobile, or a helmet when riding a bike. Look both ways before crossing a street? No fire extinguisher in the kitchen? No safety glasses, steel toed boots, or other forms of PPE when doing any sort of construction or industrial work? Or washing hands during cold season?

Don't be a pretentious little cupcake.

 

[Father Heathen]

If I ever take the plunge and become an initiated Sikh then I'll carry a small knife (kirpan). At the moment it stays at home.

We're not allowed to have pepper spray in 'straya.

The Norwegian Weapon Law prohibits owning a large variety of weapons without a license, including pepper spray, switchblades, electroshock guns, batons and brass knuckles. Because violence seems to be rather exceptional around here, at least among adults, I have no strong opinion about it.

I do however own a blade that I use when I can't find a scissor.

Wow. Even pepper spray is banned? So how are people expected to deter or subdue assailants? With hugs and handjobs?

 

[Willamena]

for sole purpose of self-defense, do you carry a weapon? got one in your home? or in your vehicle?
what sort of weapon?

Yes, I carry irony, passive aggressiveness, and sardonicism.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yes, I carry irony, passive aggressiveness, and sardonism.

Oooo...I love sardons, especially when they're canned in mustard or Louisiana hot sauce.

 

[Father Heathen]

Unfortunately, there are those of us whose very existence is hated by many, and we are targets for violence.

People who live in quaint, sheltered societies expect you to perish as a martyr for the sake of their mawkish, untenable ideologies. You have tiny, homogeneous, isolated Hobbiton, and then you have the real world, a far more complex, dangerous place.

 

[Father Heathen]

I dont live in the 3rd world. So no.

Because 1st world status is exclusively for tiny, homogeneous, statist nations.

 

[Me Myself]

Namaste, sorry I think I am confusing Venezuela or Cuba with Ecuador!

I would be very surprised if people in. Venezuela or cuba went to shopping malls with machetes on their waist o.o

 

[LegionOnomaMoi]

Wow. Even pepper spray is banned?

You need a permit for it in Massachusetts (and stun guns/tasers are illegal).

 

[apophenia]

Yes, tasers and pepper spray cause the streets to run red with blood.



Yes, self-preservation is for cowards. Women who dare to fight back against attempted sexual assault are especially cowardly.

No, the real cowards are those who would submit without resistance to those who would prey upon them or their loved ones.



I assume you don't wear seat belts when riding an automobile, or a helmet when riding a bike. Look both ways before crossing a street? No fire extinguisher in the kitchen? No safety glasses, steel toed boots, or other forms of PPE when doing any sort of construction or industrial work? Or washing hands during cold season?

Don't be a pretentious little cupcake.

Over reaction-much ?

Pretentious little cupcake ? !

Man, if you talk to people like this face to face, you sure do need a weapon. I would just use my hands though. Maybe I'm not as ******* as you. LOL.

Fortunately, my country is not as full of homicidal wackos as yours must be, judging by your hysterical response.

I'm 58, and have had to fight a few times in my adult life. No weapons were used though. Mostly, people where I live are not insane. Just one big advantage of not being American I suppose.

And your rant about seat belts and stuff was just plain ridiculous. Take a valium.

 

[apophenia]

Yes, I carry irony, passive aggressiveness, and sardonicism.

I heard tell them's the weapons of pertesnhus little cuppy cakes !