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If anyone, including people who post here take a weapon out with them when they walk the streets, you need to seriously ask yourself why you do martial arts training and in some cases - QUIT.

Empty hand defense is for empty hand attacks.

Aside from some aspects, martial arts is UNARMED COMBAT.

Ever hear of kobudo?The okinawans developed karate after they were forbidden to carry weapons-thus the improvised weapons grew.

Any thug can use a weapon, defending yourself without a weapon is much more skillful and that is what the martial arts is about, (at least to me...)

Anyone who would knowingly attempt to defend themselves against an armed attacker when weapons are available is....let's just say they will be cleansed from the gene pool

To me, you're wasting your time money and effort paying for a class when you'd be willing to hit or stab someone with a weapon.

You try and kill me or my family and will do exactly that-using my knowledge and skills from my martial arts training which includes sticks, knives, etc.

I completely understand if you're up against someone trying to kill you, but in your average bar brawl or street fight, it's unnecessary to take out or use a weapon.

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Novum, IMHO you significantly increase the odds of you or someone dear to you getting stabbed or shot by carrying a knife of your belt loop. You will not be the only one reaching for it as an altercation escalates into a fight. I don't know the statistics on attackers turning the defenders own weapons against them but it does happen enough for me not to carry a weapon. Even if you do defend yourself justly with your weapon, you may still end up in prison. Yes, you may have avoided getting beaten and mugged but now your locked up. Just the presence of a weapon escalates any situation. Trained empty handed self defense, with no weapon on your person, is the best option.

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If anyone, including people who post here take a weapon out with them when they walk the streets, you need to seriously ask yourself why you do martial arts training and in some cases - QUIT.

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Aside from some aspects, martial arts is UNARMED COMBAT.

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Any thug can use a weapon

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To me, you're wasting your time money and effort paying for a class when you'd be willing to hit or stab someone with a weapon.

I completely understand if you're up against someone trying to kill you, but in your average bar brawl or street fight, it's unnecessary to take out or use a weapon.

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