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Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by Jinglelord
Holy hell, those are some very expensive knives! But boy are they nice.... Another time I wish I was filthy rich!
Originally posted by Jinglelord
I saw skinny Chinese woman in her 60s flip a 200lb man with little effort. The real great equalizer is the Chinese soft style martial arts.
Originally posted by Jinglelord
Another thing to point out, women in general have a greater pain tolerance than men. If we speak in generalities you are more likely going to be able to keep fighting.
Proteins May Be Key to Pain Differences between Men and Women
By Sarah Graham | December 18, 2002
When it comes to pain, guys may be tougher than gals because they have more of a particular type of protein, new research suggests. Two studies published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences implicate proteins known as GIRKs in sex-based differences in pain sensitivity in mice. The findings could help researchers develop new gender-specific treatments for discomfort.
Previous research had shown that males tend to have a higher threshold for pain than females do and that medications affect the sexes differently, although the precise mechanism remained unclear. In the new work, scientists tested analgesic drugs on mice unable to produce the GIRK2 protein. Allan I. Basbaum of Rockefeller University and his colleagues found that male mutants had lower pain thresholds than normal male mice. Female mutants exhibited a tolerance comparable to that of their normal counterparts, however, suggesting that GIRK2 is responsible for sex differences in pain sensitivity. Male mutants also did not respond as favorably to two pain medications, clonidine and morphine, as the normal animals did.
In the second study, R. Adron Harris of the University of Texas at Austin and his colleagues tested varying types of palliative drugs on the mutant mice and found that they all activate GIRK2. The drugs still had some effect on the mutant mice, however, so other pain-mediating mechanisms are most likely at work as well.
Originally posted by Jinglelord
reply to post by _Phoenix_
"...but don't intend to use it..."
Maybe its lost in the English to English translation but that makes little sense.
I can't even have a club (Like to hit someone with) in my car in California. So I understand stupid rules. I generally have a glass juice bottle in my cup holder. There is always a way around stupid rules... or just break the law and hope to not get caught.
I do think it is funny... first no guns, then no knives, next they will be banning sharpened sticks. I wish all the Anti weapon Americans could move to the UK and all the pro weapon British could move here. (Trust me the weather here is better you want to come here, and if you like London weather just move to Seattle).
Originally posted by BadNinja68
Originally posted by Jinglelord
reply to post by _Phoenix_
"...but don't intend to use it..."
Maybe its lost in the English to English translation but that makes little sense.
I can't even have a club (Like to hit someone with) in my car in California. So I understand stupid rules. I generally have a glass juice bottle in my cup holder. There is always a way around stupid rules... or just break the law and hope to not get caught.
I do think it is funny... first no guns, then no knives, next they will be banning sharpened sticks. I wish all the Anti weapon Americans could move to the UK and all the pro weapon British could move here. (Trust me the weather here is better you want to come here, and if you like London weather just move to Seattle).
Please actually CHECK your local laws.
You might be suprised.
In California you CAN LEGALLY carry a fixed blade knife openly ( though not concealed) from your belt.
There is NO SIZE LIMIT.
In California, you CAN LEGALLY carry ANY folding ( though not swithcblades, or balisongs) knife of any size CONCEALED. in your pocket or otherwise.
ONLY switchblades have a limit, and if they are the little 1.5" bladed ones, they TOO can be carried LEGALLY, CONCEALED.
This applies only to non felons, and not on school grounds
Knife laws change often. It pays to know them.
Most people assume they know them, but have never actually looked.
to the OP:
I carry a version of the TOPS TB tracker or WSK ( originally designed by Dave Beck), however mine is .25 inches thick, custom made, pattern welded steel ( damascus). 9.5"inches long ( about the size of the TB02.
this is a solid design.
I prefer the thicker blade because the TOPS versions have issues with the tips breaking. ( possibly due to the deep front saw teeth.)
I just ordered a real Khukuri from H.I. after reading some reviews in Blade/Knife mags, and Im anxious the test drive some of their AK models.
Please do your best NOT to buy knives online. look and read, but inspect all blades in person, by hand if possible.
It will save you money and time and may save your life.
Another ATSer posted a comment once about how his scoutmaster assisted a young man in purchasing a quality scout knife.
It was a very cool story and offered some sound advice for new knife buyers.
If I can find the thread, I'll post a link.
( I am not a knife dealer, maker or reseller, and do not endorse ANY company or brand EVER.
Im just an old redneck, with alot of experience things that kill.
Most all production made knives have concessions to make the affordable to mass produce.
I prefer to support LOCAL knife makers, as they create functional art, and are keeping a lost trade alive.)