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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1840518" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>If you get one, go ahead and pick up the trainer for the particular size you choose and train with it. It's different enough from a regular knife that I don't think most folks can pick it up and fight with it effectively without a lot of practice. Reverse-grip (something you typically use a lot in fighting) is completely different from a more conventional fixed-blade. </p><p></p><p>I've heard people say that it's a knife designed to use in a fight for people who don't know how to use a knife. I don't know if that's true, but I had one for a bit and ended up getting rid of it in favor for a smaller more conventional fixed-blade. I think if you train with it, you can be just as effective with it as anything else, just don't get one and throw it on your belt without any practice/training and expect to use it in a fight.</p><p></p><p>I know they don't come with the greatest edge on them from the factory. AUS-8 is easy enough to sharpen if you have patience (don't get in a hurry). I don't have a problem using my SD knives for light utility, but I put the edge back on mine every night if they get used (and they're pretty frickin sharp).</p><p></p><p>The Tanto point is designed for strength in the tip (i.e. for stabbing), so I'd probably get a tanto version if I were to do it again. I don't care for serrations in a self-defense knife, but it's probably not that critical as long as it's sharp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1840518, member: 229"] If you get one, go ahead and pick up the trainer for the particular size you choose and train with it. It's different enough from a regular knife that I don't think most folks can pick it up and fight with it effectively without a lot of practice. Reverse-grip (something you typically use a lot in fighting) is completely different from a more conventional fixed-blade. I've heard people say that it's a knife designed to use in a fight for people who don't know how to use a knife. I don't know if that's true, but I had one for a bit and ended up getting rid of it in favor for a smaller more conventional fixed-blade. I think if you train with it, you can be just as effective with it as anything else, just don't get one and throw it on your belt without any practice/training and expect to use it in a fight. I know they don't come with the greatest edge on them from the factory. AUS-8 is easy enough to sharpen if you have patience (don't get in a hurry). I don't have a problem using my SD knives for light utility, but I put the edge back on mine every night if they get used (and they're pretty frickin sharp). The Tanto point is designed for strength in the tip (i.e. for stabbing), so I'd probably get a tanto version if I were to do it again. I don't care for serrations in a self-defense knife, but it's probably not that critical as long as it's sharp. [/QUOTE]
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