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
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."
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.