freefighter2010

Hi Michael,

Well like yourself I have a fascination for the martial arts, self defense and weapons :-)

Michael Wright

Never used a weapon on someone in my life Dick, and I'm still here.

Its not that I don't appreciate or understand their worth, or that I wouldn't use one, I just think people place far too much faith in them.

Michael Wright

Thats cool, I just wondered why weapons in particular.

I do indeed have a fascination with martial arts, self-defence a little less so these days cos I've mellowed ;0)

Weapons is something that I really used to be into, but I've kind of let that go. As you know here in the UK, we are just playing with toys that can't be legally carried or used. So I decided to place all of my focus on the natural weapons I carry every day.

freefighter2010

I was saddened to read recent articles on the whole knife culture in the UK. Which is scary as hell. This leaves the poor law bidding citizen in a very awkward position when it comes to self defense. I can learn how to defend myself against a knife using my hands and feet but i still gamble with my life.

So a question arose in my mind. So what can a citizen carry should he/she come up against an assailant with a weapon ?. Other questions also arose for examples places like France and Germany sell pepper guns, stun guns openly to the public yet isnt it strange that their crime rates are lower then those in UK ?.

How do we deal with issues like this ?

1. Arm the citizen allow them to carry a weapon
2. Make the laws alot more harsher for carrying offensive weapons

Michael Wright

I know and I agree with you, but the bottom line is our Government aren’t going to relax the laws, if anything it will get worse. Let me be clear, I believe in an armed society. In such a society, good faces evil with equal odds. In a society like ours, good faces evil at a distinct disadvantage. So I don’t agree with it, but what I’m saying is that I live here so if I want to stay within the law, I have to accept it.

Yeah there are things in the UK you can legally carry. I’ve met a lot of guys in martial arts here who pull all these weird and wonderful little weapons out of their pocket, and kind of say “well I’ve got this, so bring it on”. I look at them and I think - you’re out of shape, you can’t move, you don’t run, you’re not fast or conditioned, you can’t hit or clinch worth shit……you’re putting all of your faith in a ballpoint pen. So if the worst was to happen, and a determined attacker pulls an 8-inch blade on you, your life is in the hands of a pen, or a key chain, or a torch or whatever it is. I just don’t buy it.

If I face the same attacker I want to be able to run faster and longer than he can. I want my speed of movement and reflex to be ten times sharper than his. I want to hit so hard that if I catch him with anything, its like he ran into a brick wall. I want my close range game to be so devastating that if I get a two on one on that knife holding arm, he’s going home in an ambulance, or a hearse. I would rather have all of this and then maybe, if it was right and it was a strong enough option, I may grab something to help me out. And surely, with that base of attributes, I'm going to be a damn site more effective with it. I still believe, under our laws, the sharpest weapon you have is yourself.

freefighter2010

Michael,

Thanks for responding with a detailed response. You make some great points which I myself will go away and think about.

Peace

FF