Momme is defined as the weight in pounds of a 45 inches by 100 yard piece of silk. Of course, you may have to do some math to figure the momme for a silk you have, since most people donât have a 100 yard length of silk. Here is a good table of silk momme measurements on Wikipedia.
Classical Set of Stances. The classical interview stance involves your body being bladed 45 degrees to the suspect, your feet approximately shoulder width apart also bladed at 45 degrees, and your hands placed up above your gun belt in a non-fighting position.
There are special cases where the total angle of the knife is not double the angle that you sharpen each side of your knife. Some traditional Asian knives are only beveled on one side. In this example, one side may be sharpened to 20 degrees while the other side is at 0 degrees for a total angle of 20. However, in practice, we have found that the vast majority of Asian knives sold in the United States are not single bevel but rather traditional knives with a bevel on both sides.