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+1 grumpa 72.
At this point, I've probably practiced thousands of weapon takeaways, ranging from wooden tantos (daggers) and bokken (swords) to baseball bats and hard rubber guns. I'm reasonably good at it.
Even so, against a real attacker with an edged weapon, I assume I'll probably get cut, at least a little, and possibly fatally.
My odds are much better than the odds would be for somebody who hasn't put in the hours of training time, but I'd still be quite happy going through life without actually having to take away a knife from a BG.
And, quite honestly, if I'm carrying and the situation arises, the reaction I've mostly trained to is to pass the BG by me, while I draw and shoot him. Move enough to get off the line, try to get to his rear flank, and tag him while he reorients.
In other words, if I have a weapon, I'm not going with open hands any longer than I absolutely must.
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