A lone Indian Gurkha soldier armed only with his Khukri knife fended off some forty armed robbers on a train when they attempted to rape the 18 year old girl sitting near him.
Full story here:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index....s_id=27100
Full story here:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index....s_id=27100
"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself. Almost inevitably, he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable." - H. L. Mencken
That's awesome! We could use more people like that in the world.
johntfs Wrote:A lone Indian Gurkha soldier armed only with his Khukri knife fended off some forty armed robbers on a train when they attempted to rape the 18 year old girl sitting near him.
Full story here:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index....s_id=27100
That is a pretty cool story. Even though he had his Khukri he was still up against 40 guys...
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
~ Red Buttons
Too literal? I'm sorry you feel I have a Literal Agenda!
If you can take on 4 guys at once you can take on 40...at least,thats what Batman taught me.
Hiyo Goddamn Silver!!!!
A knife in the hands of an expert is the most dangerous, scariest thing around, far more dangerous than a gun. I received my knife defense training from an Israeli Defense Forces sergeant-major and this guy could take out a room in seconds with a knife. I remember thinking (after he'd killed me in training for the tenth or twentieth time) "I am so glad this guy is on our side."
jjmcculloch Wrote:A knife in the hands of an expert is the most dangerous, scariest thing around, far more dangerous than a gun. I received my knife defense training from an Israeli Defense Forces sergeant-major and this guy could take out a room in seconds with a knife. I remember thinking (after he'd killed me in training for the tenth or twentieth time) "I am so glad this guy is on our side."
Apparently you have never seen Indiana Jones.
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
~ Red Buttons
Too literal? I'm sorry you feel I have a Literal Agenda!
Joe Haldeman mentioned, in WAR STORIES, his knife-fighting training when he was the Army. His instructor's advice? "Run like hell!"
Which strikes me as sound doctrine. Get out of the way, and let your buddies take the foeman down with supersonic lead.
Which strikes me as sound doctrine. Get out of the way, and let your buddies take the foeman down with supersonic lead.
The Mad American Wrote:Apparently you have never seen Indiana Jones.That was ad libbed because Harrison Ford had to crap and he was in a hurry!
Peter Wrote:I used to drink with the Gurkhas when they were stationed near me. The most honourable, trustworthy, fearsome fighting men you could ever meet. And, in essence, a mercenary army for the UK.
Tales are told, Peter, that all Britain's enemies needed to hear was, "The Gurkhas are coming!", and the enemies would be on the run.
But "mercenaries"? Wouldn't each man call himself "a British soldier"?
This post was last modified: 02-02-2011, 07:41 PM by Bluesman Mike Lindner.