There aren ' t any children ? Can ' t be Norway . <| sep |> This is a sub for piracy . Why all the hate ? And also it ' s not really possible for me to watch anerican shows in the UK without waiting a LOOONG time . And BBC arw just tsking the piss with the whole TV licence for iPlayer thing . So I resorted to pirating . <| sep |> Batons also have a reach advantage on knives . Also , with a knife , short of a tendon strike or artery strike , most cuts aren ' t going to be debilitating or incapacitating on account of adrenaline . Most selfdefenses with knives see the attacker have dozens of cuts because most cuts do little to stop him . In comparison , a whack on the head or neck with a baton can kill , but even if it doesn ' t , it ' s like getting smashed in the face with a good punch or kick times a thousand . It will leave you dazed and shocked which provides windows of opportunity for escape or to keep piling on the strikes . I have to agree with the other dude . I ' d take a baton over a knife any day . I can disable your arms , daze you with an effective strike , break ribs which is more immediately debilitating than a nonlethal stab to the abdomen , and still have the ability to kill . In knife v knife fights both combatants have a nasty habit of dying .