...time to reconsider some techniques?

[Cyriacus]

Exactly. Hence I would likely be stabbed or killed. My point was that by the time one realised this was happening we would likely already be too close for kicking.

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Of course - But if you can react at all, you could, (Random example here. Im making it up as i go along) grab the wrist, punch the head, wrestle the hand out of the way, lean back a bit, stomp kick the body.
Given that you are holding the wrist, and probably something else, them being pushed away when they cant move away could hurt a bit. But you cant just use kicking alone

 

[RTKDCMB]

Reconsider what?

 

[Cyriacus]

Yes, i know how silly this is, but im doing it anyway.

Of course - But if you can react at all, you could, (Random example here. Im making it up as i go along) grab the wrist, punch the head, wrestle the hand out of the way, lean back a bit, stomp kick the body.
Given that you are holding the wrist, and probably something else, them being pushed away when they cant move away could hurt a bit. But you cant just use kicking alone

I disagree with me! Grabbing the wrist doesnt prevent the stabby arm from just swinging again. A single punch to the head in that context would be a waste of time anyway compared to shove-and-run-like-hell.