Trust me, I don't WANT to defend myself with a 3 inch knife. I just want to be able to defend myself period, and that's the best option I see with DC's laws.
An officer friend told me to hold the pink card out the window while the officer approaches the vehicle, so that he can see and think about it before you exchange words. It's a lot less awkward than some version of "I've got a gun".
I appreciate this info. I'll check out the book and other info on the Silat techniques. I'm open to any other training information that you have, especially videos and self study.
As I've posted elsewhere, I'm moving to law-heavy Washington, DC. I can't carry a gun daily, so I would like to carry a fixed-blade knife for my daily walkabouts. My first choice is the ESEE-3, but from googling it looks like they're pretty strict on the 3" blade limitation in the aftermath of...