Originally Posted by
voodoo_man
few questions...
1. $200 is your budget for this?
$200 would be nice but I’d go $500 for knife, trainer, and kydex.
2. exact requirements for the blade? Utility? Social?
Realistically, utility with a social bent, not a tanto point but I am not that picky. Realistically, it would be for emergency use. Most likely scenario is a dog chewing on my arm or my kid, less likely mountain lion, even less two legged things.
Probably just be a magic metal stick that somehow makes me feel better.
3. type of shorts/pants/etc you expect to carry with - belt/never a belt?
Shorts with elastic and a drawstring, athletic synthetic REI type. No belt.
4. type of training you have already with blades?
Back in 2002 I took a 3 week intensive Kali class. I’ve taken a bunch of gun and a bunch of Medical and a bunch of fighting classes before the kids 4 years ago. My empty hand game is shit, my knife skills are probably close to that.