Sydney - Milk Crate, Chair, Firefighter tools - Defends Knife Attack

[RicInOR]

'Significantly brave' bystanders use chairs and a milk crate to trap man on stabbing rampage in Sydney

The blood-spattered man climbed atop a Mercedes-Benz at a stoplight in downtown Sydney...

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What I don't see in the video are police. Remember, when seconds count the police are minutes away. I am certain they were coming just as fast as they could.




In your Self Defense awareness/preparedness, include defending against projectiles (ie rocks & bottles) Spears (ie long sticks / bats) , Knives, Hands and Feet.

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[CountryGent]

Bizarre video. And, indeed, if any of those private citizens could have been armed, things would have stopped much more quickly.

 

[DB is Here]

Oh yes, the old "Bring a Chair & Milk Crate to a knife fight" Parable.

 

[L84Cabo]

Why didn't somebody just shoot him? *sarcasm*

Seriously though, mad props to the folks that took on this guy unarmed.

 

[titsonritz]

I'd rather use a gun.

 

[ColeInOregon]

I demand common sense milk crate control now!

 

[Kristina]

Sure, having a gun is the ideal situation, but maybe that isn't possible for some reason. It's a legit question. It seems like hand-to-hand and knife skills or defense against same are often overlooked by people who carry.

I've been in two situations where I was attacked and events unfolded so quickly that I didn't have time to pull the knife from my belt (couldn't carry a firearm at the time). In one instance both of my arms were caught and put over my head. I used my left hand to grab my attacker by the septum and hold his head still while I bashed him in the face with the stainless steel coffee mug that was in my right hand. I don't think having a gun would have helped, I would have been unable to get to it same as my knife. Having better awareness would have helped, and growing up with an older brother and male cousin definitely did.

As far as training against projectiles... short of having a friend hurl rocks at you, how would one go about that?

 

[Kristina]

Also: is he saying "Shoot me. Shoot me in the f-ing head"?
Doesn't he know they don't have guns in Australia?