Self-Defense Tip #63
Learned Opinion on the Superiority of a Knife over a Straight Razor

by Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Stretching Scientifically, Secrets of Stretching, and Science of Sports Training.

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Asked about his preference, a straight knife or a straight razor, G. S. first replied, “Get lost.” When pressed, he repeated, “Get lost.” But finally being a good friend, he relented and said, “Knife.” Asked why, he said:

“Once I slashed a fellow, my razor got jammed in his mandible and broke. So there I was: Argument like hell, man is screaming, blood is flowing—and I have no weapon.... But a knife doesn't break like that. You poke a fellow, he feels worse, runs away, doesn't even know he was stabbed, and then drops.”

BTW, keep in mind that in this exchange, G. S. talked about a straight knife. In his demo on the DVD Self-Defense: Tools of Attack, G. S. shows pruning or hawkbill knives, very different tools.

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