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ELI5: Why if a tall guy gets stabbed, the target is almost always his belly? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 hours ago by anneSong@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world

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Why in case of a stab (especially if the person stabbed is significantly tall) - its the belly which usually gets wounded?

I (21f) am a pretty short (5'2") fencer (HEMA, rapier), and I often get advice to target a tall opponent's belly with my rapier. Also I've attended a self-defense class, and the instructor gave me advice to go for the abdomen of a tall attacker, if I have a pocket knife in my hand.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Please stop. We've had our fill of belly stabbing posts.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 3 points 8 hours ago

Except for Derek Chauvin getting stabbed posts, I could read those all day.