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Modified Kerambit Deployment

By Phil Elmore

	Move your hand to your pocket and index the finger hole, curling your index finger inside.  Depending on the length of your arms and the way your pants ride, you may need to carry the modified kerambit more forward in your pocket to make this draw comfortable.  Picture and old West gunslinger going for his pistol — that’s the way your arm should move, from behind and below the ring.
	Pull the kerambit up out of the pocket, keeping it tight to your body (but not too tight).  You should be bringing your left arm up in front of your body in a vertical guard position as you do this.
	I’ve moved the camera angle to the inside of the hand so you can see what’s going on.  Keeping your fingers clear of the body of the knife, flick your wrist.  Picture trying to flick something unpleasant from the tips of your middle and ring fingers, away from your body.
	That flicking action, if short and sharp enough, will cause the modified blade to snap into the open position.
	Close your fingers around the knife body and you’re all done.  It happens a lot more quickly than it takes to describe.