Stabbed a Man

On January 16 2013 08:11 LuckyFool wrote:
should have asked if he was an ex bw pro.

On January 16 2013 08:36 Teoita wrote:


Dude, OF COURSE he's an ex bw pro.

On January 16 2013 08:45 Shady Sands wrote:

You know, Bisu means "assassin's dagger" in Korean.

On January 16 2013 08:52 Brindled wrote:


All these starcraft related puns about knives sure are a cut above normal jokes.

On January 16 2013 09:00 erin[go]bragh wrote:


Woah lets reel it in guys, we're on the razor's edge of this joke becoming overplayed.

On January 16 2013 09:24 Antylamon wrote:

All right, I guess we'll cut you some slack.

On January 16 2013 09:30 kollin wrote:

Yeah you weren't being very knife.

On January 16 2013 09:24 Antylamon wrote:

All right, I guess we'll cut you some slack.

On January 16 2013 09:37 Chronos. wrote:

Ok, ok.... we get the point.

On January 16 2013 09:38 FryBender wrote:


Thank you, you've all pierced us with your wit

On January 16 2013 10:03 Mr. Black wrote:
Was it necessary to specify that it was a black dude and that it was black dudes that robbed Chico before?

On January 16 2013 10:03 Mr. Black wrote:
Was it necessary to specify that it was a black dude and that it was black dudes that robbed Chico before?

On January 16 2013 10:03 Mr. Black wrote:
Was it necessary to specify that it was a black dude and that it was black dudes that robbed Chico before?

On January 16 2013 10:03 Mr. Black wrote:
Was it necessary to specify that it was a black dude and that it was black dudes that robbed Chico before?

On January 16 2013 11:51 Terranist wrote:
you can get in seirous trouble for leaving the scene of a crime like that without contacting authorities. it doesn't matter if it was self defense, but it is a fucked up world.

On January 16 2013 09:57 Shady Sands wrote:

Humor is like a rubber sword--it makes a point, but draws no blood

On January 16 2013 08:09 CecilSunkure wrote:
I have a roommate named Chico. He's a little shorter than I and has pretty tan skin skin. You may be wondering if he's hispanic or not. Well, he's Vietnamese. He comes from Sacramento -the ghetto portion of Sacramento. Since he's shorter and smaller than the average white guy his bitchy coworkers (terrible people) like to make fun him in various ways. I like Chico a lot, though he's still a bit self-conscious about how "badass" or "manly" he appears.

Chico lived in a pretty scary area, at least it sounded scary to me judging from all the various stories I heard. Apparently when Chico's father was younger he was in some sort of Vietnamese gang. I've heard stories of extortion and violence from Chico about his father, although Chico's father left it all behind him once he had Chico. That's my understanding of the story.

Nowadays Sacramento sounds a lot safer than what it used to be, but still scares me. At one point Chico was robbed on a train at knifepoint by six huge black men. Now, I said Chico is a little shorter than myself, and I'm actually pretty short. I would have been terrified. They robbed Chico of his beloved PlayStation Portable. When Chico tells the story he speaks of feelings such as wanting to stab the guy pointing a knife at him. Naturally Chico would have died if he tried; his knife was in his pocket while the other dudes were a count of 6 with a knife drawn already.

Yesterday this random guy in Bellevue Washington (a pretty high-class area compared to what I'm used to) tried to rob Chico. Out of all the people to try to rob he picks the one guy from the ghetto who's used to this type of thing. Why, why would you ever try to rob Chico? Sure he's small but he does he really look like the type of dude who won't kill you in defense? There's a million random rich white people who have probably never thrown a punch in their life in Bellevue. But no, he has to go and try to rob Chico. And why is there a black guy mugging people in Bellevue anyways? I've never seen anybody in Bellevue except for programmers from the Middle East, white people and asian people. I basically never see any african americans around where I live. What are the chances? The chances are minuscule, impossible. Yet it happened.

After the "robbery" Chico comes home and acts very... quiet. We (the other roommates) wonder what's up with him. We figure he just had a bad day at work. On our way to driving to get groceries Chico is dead silent. None of us know why. Suddenly he decides it's time to speak -- the adrenal must have finally died down inside of him. He says "Some black dude tried to rob me today."

Silence.

"He had a knife out pointing at me. I took it from him and stabbed him."

More silence.

What the fuck? You stabbed a man today? Are you okay? Chico was really calm about the whole thing; I'm sure he had massive adrenal boosts for a really long time after he was "robbed", because Chico doesn't really remember many details about the robbery and left the guy bleeding on the ground without really thinking about it.

Apparently Chico was walking home after work and took a shortcut behind some hotel. A black dude appeared and held a knife to Chico. The guy must not have known what he was doing because as Chico came close enough to the knife, from either the guy attacking Chico or from Chico rushing towards the guy, he disarmed the attacker and defended himself. Chico stabbed the guy in the arm, and the attacker fell down clenching his arm with the knife lost in the commotion.

So, Chico just leaves. He was almost stabbed to death in a mugging behind some random building full of rich white people. This shit happens to people, not just random people you read about or see in the news. It happens to people.

So that's my story. What the fuck. Chico has definitely become much more badass than anyone I know almost instantaneously. Talk about dodging a bullet, oh my god.

On January 16 2013 12:52 SamsungStar wrote:
Why stab the arm? Why even stab at all? Slashes and thrusts are much more effective. A stab is very risky, requires you to be much closer, and you often lose the knife if the attack is successful. Reverse grips in general are risky. Much better to hold the knife in a hammer grip and pound a few quick thrusts into the guy's torso then back away while they bleed out. And most people, once disarmed, will try to shield themselves or run. At which point swinging slashes cut them up and scare them but leave them mostly unharmed and they just run away in panic.

Still, though, your friend probably should have killed the guy, not given him a superficial wound in the arm, LEAVE the knife, and then walk away. He's very lucky the guy was a wuss and didn't pick up the knife and go after him again, or have a gun on him and use that to retaliate. In general though, a knife is not a very effective weapon. It's probably the most effective for intimidation but actual combat potential is limited. Telescoping batons are a MUCH better weapon, and in a fight of equal skill, the guy wielding a baton has a significant advantage over a knife wielder. I would advise your friend Chico to purchase one and carry it on him. Nobody will freak out over seeing a steel baton. It looks like a flashlight when collapsed. It's easy to carry, compact, and provides a lot of utility. Especially for someone who has as much bad luck as your friend. It's also a lot easier to incapacitate an opponent using a baton, without outright killing them. A knife lacks in so many ways. It's probably my least favorite weapon.

On January 16 2013 14:37 SamsungStar wrote:
Chico obviously had the presence of mind to disarm his opponent. That's why it doesn't make sense to me. If he's disarmed, taken the knife, then reached out to stab, he has the presence of mind to attack in the other ways I described. If you know anything about armed combat, you'd know that reverse grip stabbing someone in the arm takes a lot more deliberation and force than a quick slash to the face or a hard thrust to the ribs. Unless by "stab" Chico meant randomly poking at the guy's arm, which would most likely be a saber grip thrust. But since the guy fell to the floor screaming and Chico lost the knife, I'm more inclined to think it was an actual reverse grip stab.

Chico grew up the son of a Viet gangster/enforcer/racketeer from what the OP is saying. His dad should have taught him these things. I know my dad did. Someone who has the fortitude to attempt a disarm should be able to keep his cool under pressure. And you should realize that what Chico did was extremely dangerous to himself. Leaving a superficially wounded opponent behind WITH the weapon is a really bad idea.

On January 16 2013 14:43 CecilSunkure wrote:

I don't think you know (or at least consider) anything about adrenaline. Chico hasn't been trained to think appropriately in stressful and life threatening situations.

On January 16 2013 14:51 SamsungStar wrote:


I've been in knife fights. I am very well acquainted with how adrenaline works. I guess I'm just surprised that Chico's father never taught him anything. Also, that he left himself in such a dangerous situation despite having the upper hand. It seems more like none of you guys have had much exposure to violence, so you seem to think it's some kind of deer in the headlights situation. Quite often, it's not. Adrenaline makes everything dialed in and slowed down, and you think with a ridiculous amount of clarity, and can remember every single detail about what happened for years afterwards. But maybe that's the fight reaction and most people have a flight one. I dno. I speak from my own personal experience, whereas it seems more like you speak from a theoretical one.

On January 16 2013 17:01 Game wrote:
It's not self-defense once you disarm somebody...

On January 16 2013 17:05 CecilSunkure wrote:

Well from the way the story was told, he took the knife and then they were both within contact. I can't imagine it being a clean "he took the knife swiftly" like you see in movies, followed by a pause and then deliberate stab. It must have been much more ad-hoc reaction, sort of like a brawl.

On January 16 2013 17:08 Game wrote:

I understand how fights go. You did however make it sound like he just took the knife and then shanked the guy in the arm after drawing the knife back and swinging it at him with a downward motion of a previously raised arm (imagery of text). Are you sure he didn't stab him out of spite?

On January 16 2013 09:38 FryBender wrote:


Thank you, you've all pierced us with your wit

On January 16 2013 09:01 iKill wrote:
I wish I had the guts to do that. If some guy pulled a knife on me in the street I would probably just pussy out and give him my shit.

On January 16 2013 18:29 ffswowsucks wrote:
Can we get a picture of Chico? would really love to see of how that guy looks like.

On January 16 2013 18:39 Qbyx wrote:


Don't even think about it. He still stabbed a guy, & left on the street bleeding.

On January 16 2013 19:25 ffswowsucks wrote:

So I guess the Police can't find him, right? lol.
how many guys do fit the same description...Maybe if I wrote the name Chico on facebook I could probably find him on my own.

On January 16 2013 20:44 ffswowsucks wrote:

I wouldnt mind posting a pic of someone "drunk" or "kissing a stranger" there are million of those pictures everywhere. You make it sound like a big deal. He can just post a pic with 5 random guys in it you know.

On January 16 2013 12:52 SamsungStar wrote:
Why stab the arm? Why even stab at all? Slashes and thrusts are much more effective. A stab is very risky, requires you to be much closer, and you often lose the knife if the attack is successful. Reverse grips in general are risky. Much better to hold the knife in a hammer grip and pound a few quick thrusts into the guy's torso then back away while they bleed out. And most people, once disarmed, will try to shield themselves or run. At which point swinging slashes cut them up and scare them but leave them mostly unharmed and they just run away in panic.

On January 16 2013 15:14 Shady Sands wrote:

You've been in a knife fight? Please share your story

On January 16 2013 11:25 DusTerr wrote:


Why were you not offended that Chino's ethnicity is mentioned?

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He's a little shorter than I and has pretty tan skin skin. You may be wondering if he's hispanic or not.

On January 17 2013 04:04 number01 wrote:


wow... seriously? racist much?

On January 16 2013 08:09 CecilSunkure wrote:
Talk about dodging a bullet, oh my god.

On January 17 2013 04:17 Bauzzy wrote:


You mean dodging a knife, right?

On January 16 2013 17:17 CecilSunkure wrote:

Well every good story deserves some embellishment

On January 16 2013 08:09 CecilSunkure wrote:
Talk about dodging a bullet, oh my god.

On January 17 2013 11:52 tomatriedes wrote:
The skeptic in me is wondering if he might have used his own knife but didn't want to tell you guys. The chances of being able to disarm someone with a knife without getting stabbed yourself are pretty small.

On January 17 2013 16:33 SamsungStar wrote:


Yup, that's exactly where the story doesn't work for me. Disarming a guy with a knife is a complicated maneuver, unless the other guy tried to stab him, missed, hit a wall and dropped the knife or something equally retarded. Pretty much the mugger had to give him the knife, or else Chico is very fast and very good. If it's the latter, it makes no sense that he would then stab the guy in the arm, run away in panic, and leave the weapon lying on the ground next to a guy who really only has a superficial wound. And is black. We mustn't forget that or else the OP would be really disappointed. And his blackness implies he would be very swift on foot.

On January 18 2013 12:39 Gman1216 wrote:
I'm going to Orlando next month and its a bigger city and i really never thought about crime much, I mean its been a thought, but not somewhere I would want to live and work. Everyone need to be vigilant all the time the world is a crazy place.

On January 17 2013 17:21 CecilSunkure wrote:

Nope you caught me. Sorry to say but I fabricated the ENTIRE part about disarming a guy with a knife. No way something like this could slip past your expertise in knife fights. I mean I don't even know what adrenaline feels like.