Actually, she backed down when one of them pulled a knife and her “shots” only served to piss the guy off. A .357 would have been more efficacious.
I don't know if it's the case in WA, but in some places, pulling out a knife makes it aggravated assault, a felony.
In the real world, punches landed by even a martial arts “expert” are only as effective as the weight and desire to injure behind them. This lady looks on the petite side. Backing away from a knife is only sensible, since she was able to defend herself , and did not have a .357.
“Actually, she backed down when one of them pulled a knife and her “shots” only served to piss the guy off. A .357 would have been more efficacious.”
Nothing wrong with backing down in the right circumstances.
She handled it exactly right for the circumstances.
She wasn’t harmed, the perps were arrested and SHE didn’t get arrested, nor does she have to worry about a “wrongful death “ lawsuit. (or some dumb-ass overzealous prosecutor trying to make a name for himself)
I am all for being armed, but shooting the idiots isn’t always the best answer.
Unlike the movies..martial arts has always taught you just do enough to get yourself out of a situation, out of harm...at least the classes I had in college did.
I studied for seven years, and the person who owned the building that housed my school expressed the thought that, if you protect yourself w/a firearm, the authorities “...nail *you*!”
Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six isn’t the prevailing sentiment in that particular Oriental community. They quietly flatten the person and then dematerialize.
I would bet that, after 18 years of training, she could have taken the knife away from him and shoved it up his butt.