We've been playing with this grip for a while now and whil I really liked it, it didn't work with my carry knife all that well (cold steel voyager). With the Ray Floro thrusting work, you get the same range in the pikal grip as you do a Filipino grip (basically a hammer grip) and just a little less than a saber, with the added ability to cut and tear more effectivley in the clinch and on the ground.
My wife especially liked it and wanted a knife that would work better than the benchmade she was carrying with that grip. So a search began for a knife that would work better with it. I liked the looks of the pikal from spyderco, but didn't like the price. She liked the looks of the Spyderco Delica knives, so I got her the waved version and waved trainer. She really likes it. She;s gotten scary good with it as well. She can draw the trainer from just about any position, standing sitting, mounted, holding guard, etc and start using it immediately in the pikal grip. Damned hard to defend against the way she uses it (close contact range). A lot of the time you don't realize she even has the trainer until you feel it jab you in the ribs, rake across the inside of your arm, thigh or neck.
I liked the feel of the delica wave and the efficiency of how well she used it, so I decided to try out the endura wave for myself (longer blade). Both knives work great and I didn't have to take a grinder and file to a regular knife to make a trainer.
I highly recommend either knife for someone using the pikal grip without costing an arm and a leg.
