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Great thread! Thanks Wouter.
I better start saving for that H1 Ed Schempp knife.
What a beautiful knife!

Welcome to the world of martial arts!
I have trained with some Uechi-Ryu guys in Japan who were excellent fighters.
Good choice. :)

Delica, Surefire G2, cellphone on me, Buck nighthawk in my bag.
Fenix E1 and LM squirt on the keyring.
Can't wait for my Mini Manix to arrive, maybe it will succeed where all others have failed (to replace the Delica, that is)

Nice!
I got a Field Pup too, I use it as a kitchen knife. Great little knife with a very good grip.
And as far as the sheath is concerned : there's plenty of room in the garbage can. :p

I'm afraid I'm more of the practical school of martial arts : you get hit, it hurts. I haven't had any personal experiences in 20+ years of training that led me to believe there is anything like dim mak, or death touch :eek: or something like that. However, I do believe the mind is very powerful, so...

I always carry a Delica 3 with me.
I would like to upgrade to a Delica 4, because it seems like much 'more' knife to me, but there's one thing that keeps me from doing this and that's the less pointy tip of the Delica 4.

I have done Kyokushinkai Karate and Judo for many years on a competitive level, but I'm taking it easy right now. :)

I don't have a loyalty towards a specific brand.
I just like good quality, but yet affordable knives.
Spyderco sells them.

Besides the obvious (wallet, keys, cellphone) I always carry with me :

- small first-aid kit
- knife (or 2 )
- flashlight
- bottled water (well, not always, but most of the time)

Awareness : he noticed the thugs before they were in his face
Avoidance : he crossed the street
Action : when they followed him across the street he started running

He did all the right things.

No global warming effects for you in Golden.
We had record-breaking high temperatures in Holland for the third month this year.
Some snow would surely be nice :)

We've had thoughts of refining the Civilian.

Slightly smaller more robust blade.

Ball bering lock with "wings" like the pickle.

removable wave.

Just one of the many projects we're working on.

sal

A bigger opening hole would be nice too :)

cornelis wrote:Heb jij deze bladen daar wel eens gekocht?

Nee, maar ze hebben daar echt veel. Ik kom er toch deze week en dan laat ik het je wel weten.

She stares at the screen
At the little words of green
Tries to remember what to do next
There's a trace of frustration
That crosses her face
Searching for the key she should press
And I would help her If I only knew how
But these things are a mystery to me too

Donner op de Lijnbaan in Rotterdam, wellicht?

New Model Army : The Ghost Of Cain
Simple Minds : New Gold Dream
Radiohead : OK Computer
Deep Purple : Who Do We Think We Are?
U2 : The Joshua Tree
Oasis : Definitely Maybe

I like the Buck Nighthawk : relatively cheap, simple, good ergonomics.
Ok, it's not the flavor of the month, but I don't mind

:spyder: Wow y'all never vary yer defence knives? That's wild to me since spyderco makes so many excellant knives that fit the bill. During the adreneline dump of a combative emergency a lot of one's sensitivity of touch goes out the window along with fine motor reflexes and hearing. Because of thi...

Dr. Snubnose wrote:I try not to vary my SD blade carries...

+1

I want to grab the knife by instinct if necessary, so no changes for me apart from the seasons :
Warm weather=shorts and t-shirt=Delica
Cold Weather=Jacket=Yojimbo

I'm not going into the topic of slashing vs. stabbing, because others (more qualified than me) have already explained, but there's just one little thing I'd like to point out. I have done some (to be honest : a little bit more than some) destructive (!)testing with my civilian and I don't think it w...