You are safer without a knife

[Oleander Ardens]

Frankly I don't know what I would do. I'm rather tall with 6'3 and rather heavy thanks to regular swimming and body training and I had courses in selfdefense. I guess the best think is to slowly retreat, trying to back-out looking non-agressive but ready to counter. Running might actually make it easier for them to harm you - seems that the brain is wired that way, just look what happened in battles when the enemy could no longer defend itself.

I agree that a trained man can take on a group, especially if he acts quickly with great force and possibly with a knife. But I don't want to come to that point.

[caravel]

It depends on where you live. I'd prefer to be in a position where I can defend myself rather than trust in the Labour government's stupidly flawed policies.

[Adrian II]

Sorry, I don't go with any of the rigid rules above. I'll stick with my Dad's, who said you should stand up for yourself and the things you value in life. In one situation it means you run, in another it means you fight bare-handed against superior force. In yet another it means you argue and apply your intelligence to the best of your ability to solve a situation. Most of the examples above don't tell me anything about knives, they only tell me what kind of person the poster is.

[SwordsMaster]

As someone who's been stabbed - twice - and didn't enjoy it, I would generally agree that picking your battles is important, and some things are just not worth fighting over. However, I agree wholeheartedly with Adrian. Sometimes you got to do what you got to do.

Also, I don't carry a knife except in my leatherman multitool.

[Goofball]

Sorry, I don't go with any of the rigid rules above. I'll stick with my Dad's, who said you should stand up for yourself and the things you value in life. In one situation it means you run, in another it means you fight bare-handed against superior force. In yet another it means you argue and apply your intelligence to the best of your ability to solve a situation. Most of the examples above don't tell me anything about knives, they only tell me what kind of person the poster is.

Agreed.

Anybody saying you should stand you ground out of pride is an idiot.

[Fragony]

If someone wants to rob me he better mean it because I am sure as hell to proud for that.

edit; from my experience, the more there are the less trouble you are in. One is dangerous, two is very dangerous, 3 less dangerous and from there on less and less.