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I couldn’t help but look up the opinion.
http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/court-of-appeals/2008/2008-04184.html
It was a second degree murder conviction. I think it is a sobering read for martial artists. I’m biased for a number of reasons but I’ll tell you that I did witness innumerable abuses from some though not all bouncers in NYC during my hell raising years.
The dicta about a knife that can only have one purpose is probably from one of the cases in Carl Brown’s The Law and Martial Arts. -
I forgot to add, regarding the issue of legality, a trend I’ve perceived since the explosion of kerambits and other exotic knives in the market. In non-knife-friendly states (the biggest one IMO being NY) the design and shape alone will give the enforcers an excuse to go after you. I remember one case from NY (the defendant’s name was Umali, if I got it right) where, upholding a manslaughter conviction [whether it was the right result I won’t argue here] where in dictate the judge chimed that “a knife like that [insert whatever design, like push dagger or kerambit, here ] can only have one purpose, killing.” So, imo, your edc blade should be like the homely girl you take to the roadhouse so she don’t draw much attention, if you catch my drift.
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I think the adrenaline rush is going to make grip the knife as tightly as possible. Your question reminds me of a question I’ve had regarding knife grips in KTS. In the video where Chas Clements teaches knife fighting he advocates a tight, solid, hammer grip with short strong stabs and slashes none of them going outside the box. If I hear him correctly, he says not to switch grips during the fight. Pak Steve’s lessons on knife in YT teach how to switch grips in the midst of the action to create a push and pull effect. The movements with the knife appear more flowing and some would be outside the box. Both are great approaches and I’m not saying one is better than the other.
My question is, is this a matter of the individuals’ knife fighting style? I myself remember Uncle Bill circa 2011 advocating what I could describe as a pencil or three finger grip that seemed to work for him
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