woa , didn't know if ruunning impact is that big , maybe i should do more running. anyway , i want to know your opinion (or advice to be exact) what is the best time to run , i run at night.

To be honest, I say running around mid-afternoon to around sunset is best as it tends to be when the air is still warm enough to help keep the blood flowing properly, but cool enough to keep you from quickly getting exhausted from dehydration or heat exhaustion. Never run too much in the cold as the temperature restricts blood flow and actually can weaken your overall exercise, and running in the heat also isn't too recommended since heat exhaustion and dehydration are serious concerns.

My opinion anyways, I didn't look too-too deeply into the medical analytics of it.

To everyone talking about katanas: no. You don't how to use one first of all. Using a katana involves a very particular technique and without proper training you'll either break it or break yourself.

So that's out of the question.

Yalazer, there is no such thing as a CQC spear. It's a spear, it's long and practically impossible to use indoors or in a tight space. Where polearms shine is when you're backed up by a large army and the enemy can't get past your line of pointy stick. On that note, Scatter, there are differences between "throwing spears" and the kind used in melee combat. Sure you could use them either way in a pinch but javelins are designed and built for throwing while "melee" spears tend to be shorter. Feel free to google for more information.


Pens and knives have the bonus of being easily accessible and easier to use for the layman but we're comparing them in terms of combat effectiveness. Given their size and lack of reach, there's not much you can do if the other guy is armed with anything at all.

A bat would be a better choice, also quite easily accessible, very simple to use and lay out a prime beating.

And of course, my final verdict: I'm probably biased given my heritage but I'd like to think that it's just given me the opportunity to see these in action. The Machete. Also not hard to obtain, not as commonplace as a pen but nowhere as hard to get as a battle-ready katana or spear, with a nice thick blade that's real hard to break and some good-old easy-to-use fatal swinging action. You can't really go wrong with one of these sons of bitches.

even tough i vote for a bat , you know? , machete is more findable here , like, atleast every house have one . where do you live damian?

I live in Miami but, a lot of people people down here are Latin or of Latin American heritage, mostly Cubans, some Central Americans and northern South Americans.

Dude, I have a machete I got in Guatemala years ago, and they also apparently sell them in Wal-Mart. Machetes are pretty easily obtainable in the US.

I say your hands, seriously its pretty impressive to kill a dude with your freaking hands.

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Dude, I have a machete I got in Guatemala years ago, and they also apparently sell them in Wal-Mart. Machetes are pretty easily obtainable in the US.

I posted that because, he asked mostly but machetes see more actual use in Latin America is what I meant. I didn't know about their availability in the US but I knew pretty much every household has machetes in Latin America and the Caribbean for chopping coconuts, farming, ranching and whatnot.

Spear. Absolutely no competition.

A 6-foot spear is the optimal choice simply because of the reach. How is anyone going to harm you if you have a spear?
Suppose you have the machete, the tied-for-best weapon. How will you take out a spear user? If you charge, the spearman can retreat while jabbing the spear at you. If you make a single mistake at that point, your failure can be exploited to kill you. If you knock the spear to the side, which is a much harder task than you think, the spearman can lunge back and regain his composure. If you manage to somehow get in close, the shaft of the spear can be used to block and the butt of the weapon can still be lethal.

Besides, the spear is the only one, other than possibly the katana, which could be used well against a group. Outnumbered with a machete? Approach one, get killed by the rest. Outnumbered with a spear? Play defensive, kill them one by one.

There is a very good reason that the spear has been so widely used from the dawn of humanity to the modern day.

Just to note, that last one isn't a spear. Calling a bayonet a spear is an vast inaccuracy.

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Spear. Absolutely no competition.

A 6-foot spear is the optimal choice simply because of the reach. How is anyone going to harm you if you have a spear?
Suppose you have the machete, the tied-for-best weapon. How will you take out a spear user? If you charge, the spearman can retreat while jabbing the spear at you. If you make a single mistake at that point, your failure can be exploited to kill you. If you knock the spear to the side, which is a much harder task than you think, the spearman can lunge back and regain his composure. If you manage to somehow get in close, the shaft of the spear can be used to block and the butt of the weapon can still be lethal.

Besides, the spear is the only one, other than possibly the katana, which could be used well against a group. Outnumbered with a machete? Approach one, get killed by the rest. Outnumbered with a spear? Play defensive, kill them one by one.

There is a very good reason that the spear has been so widely used from the dawn of humanity to the modern day.

you make good points.

The Pen could be used to write a satire about you that can jab you a 1000 times and murder you each day without killing you. The other weapons can grant you the bliss of an end, but only the Pen guarantees a fate worse than death.

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Spear. Absolutely no competition.

A 6-foot spear is the optimal choice simply because of the reach. How is anyone going to harm you if you have a spear?
Suppose you have the machete, the tied-for-best weapon. How will you take out a spear user? If you charge, the spearman can retreat while jabbing the spear at you. If you make a single mistake at that point, your failure can be exploited to kill you. If you knock the spear to the side, which is a much harder task than you think, the spearman can lunge back and regain his composure. If you manage to somehow get in close, the shaft of the spear can be used to block and the butt of the weapon can still be lethal.

Besides, the spear is the only one, other than possibly the katana, which could be used well against a group. Outnumbered with a machete? Approach one, get killed by the rest. Outnumbered with a spear? Play defensive, kill them one by one.

There is a very good reason that the spear has been so widely used from the dawn of humanity to the modern day.

you dont have to knock the spear to the side , there are so many technique to take down spear while using a machete cause of their borng thrusting action
with a litle bit hand power expanding , you could beat the spear helder

i'll explain as best as i can:

-when the tip of the spear is going forward , hit the sharp side of the machete (or the side of the machete is okay too) to the tip of the spear (or near it is okay too) and push it aside , and quicly , while the side of the machete still pushing the spear , go forward , position your self before the tip of the spear , and then you just run forward to spear helder and fuk him

-when the tip of the spear is going forward , open your armpit (this require some training) and place the spearhead inbetween your armpit
or another version
when the tip of the spear is going forward , dodge it , and and place the spearhead inbetween your armpit (this require speed)

either way , after you managed to place the spear head between your armpit you could do serveral thing

-like just go forward and kill him (while the spear still inbetween your armpit)

-if th spear is bamboo , or wood , cut it

if he pullback the spear

-if your leg and grapping is stron enough , grap the spear with your left hand , and stomp the spear down until it break (if the spear is wooden or bamboo)
-pull back the spear
-if anything fail , you still got your machete , do the first technique

if he rush toward you while you pull the spear

-grap the spear with both hands , and then swing it other around where your enemy is (if your enemy is on the right side of spear , swing your spear on this direction (left , back , right) ast fast as posible

-you got machete , you can duel him

there are more complex technique that they taught me , but it is either i dont remember or the technique is impossible to explain with this english speaking skill

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The Pen could be used to write a satire about you that can jab you a 1000 times and murder you each day without killing you. The other weapons can grant you the bliss of an end, but only the Pen guarantees a fate worse than death.

or i just can accept it that it is a satire joke , and get over it , and not die a thousand time, or if the emotion is high , i just could make a satire joke about you.

or if the emotion is really high , i just hire some turban terrorist to kill you

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or i just can accept it that it is a satire joke , and get over it , and not die a thousand time, or if the emotion is high , i just could make a satire joke about you.

Good satires can never be accepted. A sword or gun can kill you once, but a satire can make you look like a piece of shit for a thousand years. Entire generations will live and die thinking of you as a loser. Thats why the pen is the greatest weapon. Can you sign a nuclear proliferation treaty with a katana? Can you write a man's execution warrant with a spear? I thought not.

so it is not really melee , then.