Soul of the Keris

Pusaka · 19th February 2009, 11:48 PM

A keris is good for defence against a person who also has a keris/knife or is unarmed. If someone has a staff, sword or any heavier weapon your in trouble because you cant block a strike with your keris. If I took a swipe at you with a sword or staff and you tried to block it with your keris it would fly out of your hand. The only way you could win with your keris would be if you were at a much higher level of ability.

David · 20th February 2009, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Pusaka

A keris is good for defence against a person who also has a keris/knife or is unarmed. If someone has a staff, sword or any heavier weapon your in trouble because you cant block a strike with your keris. If I took a swipe at you with a sword or staff and you tried to block it with your keris it would fly out of your hand. The only way you could win with your keris would be if you were at a much higher level of ability.

Yes Pusaka, and as Jussi has pointed out, if someone has a gun your sword or staff is useless. I fail to see the point of this line of discussion.

Lew · 20th February 2009, 05:05 AM

David

That really depends on how close the guy with gun is standing away from you. A very skilled and fast knife fighter can be quite deadly within 2-3ft.

Especially if the gunmen does not see the knife. Years ago the NYC transit police found a gunmen minus one hand which was still holding on to the gun. Seems he was in the middle of a robbery on the train when some guy standing off to the side whipped out a 10" custom forged Bowie knife and severed his gun hand with one swipe. The police arrested both of them. Later one of the police ordered a bowie from the same maker

True story

Lew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQE4f...eature=related

Pusaka · 20th February 2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

David

That really depends on how close the guy with gun is standing away from you. A very skilled and fast knife fighter can be quite deadly within 2-3ft.

Especially if the gunmen does not see the knife. Years ago the NYC transit police found a gunmen minus one hand which was still holding on to the gun. Seems he was in the middle of a robbey on the train when some guy standing off to the side whipped out a 10" custom forged Bowie knife and severed his gun hand with one swipe. The police arrested both of them. Later one of the police ordered a bowie from the same maker

True story

Lew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQE4f...eature=related

If That happened in the UK the gunman would get compensation and the guy who tried to defend himself would probably get locked up

20th February 2009, 05:05 AM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	David That really depends on how close the guy with gun is standing away from you. A very skilled and fast knife fighter can be quite deadly within 2-3ft. Especially if the gunmen does not see the knife. Years ago the NYC transit police found a gunmen minus one hand which was still holding on to the gun. Seems he was in the middle of a robbery on the train when some guy standing off to the side whipped out a 10" custom forged Bowie knife and severed his gun hand with one swipe. The police arrested both of them. Later one of the police ordered a bowie from the same maker True story Lew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQE4f...eature=related Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 20th February 2009 at 12:39 PM.

19th February 2009, 11:48 PM	#1
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	A keris is good for defence against a person who also has a keris/knife or is unarmed. If someone has a staff, sword or any heavier weapon your in trouble because you cant block a strike with your keris. If I took a swipe at you with a sword or staff and you tried to block it with your keris it would fly out of your hand. The only way you could win with your keris would be if you were at a much higher level of ability.