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-Stanley White

"-What are the benefits and drawbacks of the various materials/finishes?" I prefer the stainless ASP coating. It is big and shines when deployed and serves as a visual deterrent moreso then the black model. If by just deploying my stainless 21" baton I can scare the bad guy away witho...

Surefire 6p to the grape slows the attackers down a bit.

A thousand thank you's to Mike and Matt for providing such a rewarding experience at the first ever Martial Blade Camp. Without a doubt I walked away with an enriched mind much more confident in my ability not only with blades but with my empty hands, ASP, and throwing weapons. I look forward to nex...

When I attended MBC last month I watched Mr. Janich demonstrate a knife throwing scenario. If you throw something forcibly at someone, regardless of what it is, I believe more likely than not they will instinctively flinch and close their eyes for a split second. This buying of time is all I need to...

In some jurisdictions if you produce a knife during an encounter, even if it is still closed such as the Gunting, it is legally the same as if it were open. Some laws don't differentiate between a closed versus open knife. Check your laws and see what they say. I just transitioned over to a Ronin af...

Thanks to Mike for the instruction and to Dave who organized the training and provided the use of his Dojo.

Also my deepest thanks to Mike Sastre for helping me get the most out of my SERE 2000 trainer. :-)


-Stanley White (The Perpetrator)



Edited by - stanley_white on 8/16/2003 7:17:24 PM

Mr. Janich, I am in total aggreement with you. I should have mentioned that I continue to carry my tactical folder in addition to my ASP. However, under the majority of circumstances I feel myself going for my ASP first. You are correct though all of these items are just tools to be applied based on...

I prefer the 21" Lightweight silver-colored ASP baton over the tactical folder. 1. The ASP is bigger than my tactical folder thus giving me 21" of stand-off from a bad guy vice the 3.5" of my knife blade. Within the "reactionary gap" zone every inch that can buy you time cou...