ChuckDeeYes, I am sure there are some out there who have mastered the karambit. I am lazy though, so if want to slash a femoral artery or disembowel someone, I will pocket my Cold Steel Talon or my Spyderco Matriarch if I am wearing lightweight shorts.
ponagathosThere are quite a few someones. Check in the Indonesian Archipelago if you want to truly find masters, and were not just trolling an old comment. It's spread out from there. It's an esoteric weapon, but in the hands of a master, you'd not have time to say that statement before you'd be spilling your lifeblood on the ground.
ponagathosI think this really boils down to the utility of the average user. I could spend the time to master killing people with a common butter knife, but that doesn't make it any better for the random John/Jane on the street.
ChuckDeeI saw a YouTube video with some Asian dude wielding one. I would not like to confront him in an adversarial position unless I was far away and armed with an automatic. (Gun) He was amazing.
A tiny karambit.