Comments on: Grab a Weapon

By: Petey

Petey — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:29:36 +0000

There’s a running joke in the US Marine Corps that the bayonet is only used for opening MREs. I never saw it used in combat in Iraq. That said, the majority of hand-work taught to us was meant to disable or put an opponent on the ground (and kill him), but was used in practice for controlling detainees and not killing them. It was nice to know, though and a good way of building confidence.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:43:44 +0000

Lafond is not discussing a literal machete duel with sharp blades. Elsewhere he describes at length the challenge of getting the balance just right, to where the blunt blades and minimal protective equipment are just safe enough to avoid terrible injuries, but still dangerous enough to keep things real.

By: Over 500 Confirmed Kills

Over 500 Confirmed Kills — Wed, 20 May 2015 22:19:10 +0000

“I was prepping to fight Damien Kestle in a set of 15 machete duels in 2009 in Virginia Beach, which included a pipe versus chain fight.”

I’ll take “things that never happened” for five-hundred dollars, Alex. Mr. Lafond has a great sense of humor, it seems. It’s especially funny because his general information is otherwise sound – unarmed “fighting” is more of a male social activity or a desperate last-ditch effort than a form of combat.

I would check your sources before posting excerpts on life-or-death subjects. I can forgive you because you almost never post a bad source and because violence is a subject in which few people can tell bullshit from reality.