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My training partner and I have debated this too.

Being from Michigan, I'd like to see how effective a karambit is at slashing through a carhart or leather jacket. That is my primary concern. I think thrusting offers better penetration against assailants wearing heavy winter clothes.

I also worry about how a karambit will look to a jury. A straight pocket folder is much less vicious looking. I seem to recall one legal case that involved a Kali player who used a knife in self defense, and he was demonized by the prosecution as a "trained killer with knowledge of the human anatomy". I'd rather not add on to those woes by using a wicked looking blade.

Just interested in hearing some opinions on this subject from different sources. Feel free to move the topic if it's in an inappropriate area of the forums.

Full disclosure. I'm a psychologist and come at the topic of spirituality in martial arts from a very skeptical/scientific viewpoint.

Some FMA and Silat schools delve very heavily into this topic. Personally, while I am open to people practicing the mystical beliefs of their choice, I'd rather keep my spirituality separate from my martial arts training. This was one of the reasons I sought out DBMA. All the schools local to me in Metro Detroit are very heavily influenced by a lot of Indonesian mysticism, and while I'm respectful, I just have no interest in it.

Just curious as to what other people think.

Thank you Crafty!