Originally Posted By: Bingley
Get training, preferably a lot of training, if you want to use a knife for defensive purposes. Someone said owning a gun makes you armed no more than a piano makes you a musician. It's the same with a knife.


Well said.

Keep in mind that learning to use a knife defensively takes significantly more time and effort than learning how to use a pistol. I generally recommend pepper spray to people who want to carry a defensive weapon but won't invest time and effort in ongoing competency.