You can take a man out of the Marines but you can’t take the Marine out of the man. A robbery attempt at a convenience store in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, came to an abrupt end when an older ex-Marine sprung into action using his folding knife against a would-be robber armed with a pistol.
Self-protection and safety experts usually wouldn’t recommend this approach, given the mismatch in weapons as well as the size and age of the robber.
Watch the video and learn the reasons why the Marine came out of top on the next page.
I don’t know that I would actually *recommend* stabbing the chest in this particular situation. He’s actually behind him: I would go for the kidneys. No bones in the way, LOTS of blood supply for the skell to leak, and difficult for the scumbag to defend against. A chest attack with a folding knife is really risky. If you aren’t picture perfect, you’re going to hit hard immovable bone, and your hand is going to slide right down that little blade – and then where are you?
Still, hat’s off to the Mad Irishman!