Idiot attacks a gurkha with a knife...

Oink

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-19944833

Full article below. To summarize: it escalated quickly.
We should have a gurkha legendary-ness thread.


"Gurkha veteran in Maidstone attack 'unaware of five-inch blade'
Taitex Phlamachha with his wife, Asha Gurkha veteran Taitex Phlamachha said his self-defence training saved his life

A former Gurkha from Kent who fought off a mugger was unaware the attacker's knife had snapped, leaving the five inch blade embedded in his left arm.

Taitex Phlamachha, 38, was with his wife when he was attacked after withdrawing money from a cash machine in Maidstone on 7 October.

He managed to overcome his attacker and hold on until police arrived.

The black belt in karate and taekwondo only realised he had been stabbed when police used a metal detector on him.

A 39-year-old man from Maidstone has been charged with assault.
Metal detector

Mr Phlamachha, who served with Maidstone's 36 Engineers for 12 years, said his self-defence training undoubtedly saved his life.
The five inch blade in Taitex Phlamachha's arm A police officer found the five-inch blade by using a metal detector

"The knife was coming towards my chest. I just blocked that knife with my right hand but unfortunately couldn't manage to save my left arm," he recalled.

"I saw the knife was broken somewhere but didn't realise it was inside my arm.

"Then I noticed he [the attacker] was holding the handle of the knife which I took control of and threw away."

He also managed to throw his mobile phone to his wife Asha so she could call 999.

Mr Phlamachha, who runs a grocery shop, said he only realised the blade of the knife was embedded in his arm when a police officer used a metal detector on his body.

"I am really lucky to survive," he said. "

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Wacker The Attacker

Isnt every knife attack repugnant?

The fact it was a gurkha shouldnt change that

DyldeBrill

eeek, dunno how he didn't notice a 5 inch blade stuck in his arm! good thing the metal detector was in hand!

DrumSteve

the gurkas are complete badasses. there was a story about one a few years back stopping a group of blokes raping a woman on a train, must try find it.

smash

Did he not notice he was bleeding?

L.Jenkins

At what point does one think it's a great idea to attack a gurkha with a knife? That would be akin to challanging Mohammad Ali, Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee to a fist fight at the same time. You're only going to get your head kicked in and have no one else to blame, but yourself.

DrumSteve

summerskin wrote: »

*Paging Seanchai to AH, Paging Seanchai. Imperialist, Empire building war-monger post urgently needed*

Bit unneccessary, that.

summerskin

DrumSteve wrote: »

Bit unneccessary, that.

Perhaps. Deleted it now, if you would be so kind as to do likewise.

antodeco

The start of that story is so confusing. Is the guys wifes name, the same as his??

sbsquarepants

DrumSteve wrote: »

the gurkas are complete badasses. there was a story about one a few years back stopping a group of blokes raping a woman on a train, must try find it.

I remember that. Fought off 20 armed guys or something crazy like that, i think he actually killed e few of them.
You just don't fúck with some people!

My name is URL

Taitex Phlamachha... even that name is badass

getzls

DrumSteve wrote: »

the gurkas are complete badasses. there was a story about one a few years back stopping a group of blokes raping a woman on a train, must try find it.

Seen that, and killed three of them.

Tombi!

http://xnepali.net/a-gurkha-soldier-who-fought-40-train-robbers-to-be-felicitated-in-the-republic-day-of-india/
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/29/40-train-robbers-vs-1-gurkha/
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shrestha.html

That's the chap that a few of youse are on about/

summerskin

getzls wrote: »

Seen that, and killed three of them.

with mindbullets.

starbelgrade

I attacked a gherkin with a knife once. Sliced the little bastard into pieces.

Happyman42

Gets himself stabbed in a mugging situation and he's a hero? :eek: Am I missing something here?

seamus

http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=27100

You don't fnck with the Gurkhas.

Andy!!

Itzy wrote: »

At what point does one think it's a great idea to attack a gurkha with a knife? That would be akin to challanging Mohammad Ali, Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee to a fist fight at the same time. You're only going to get your head kicked in and have no one else to blame, but yourself.

You reckon he had a big sign over his head that read 'Gurkha' in big, capitalized, neon letters?' :pac:

Tombi!

Happyman42 wrote: »

Gets himself stabbed in a mugging situation and he's a hero? :eek: Am I missing something here?

Yes. You're missing the same thing he is; the fact he had a knife in his arm and didn't get bothered.

L.Jenkins

Andy!! wrote: »

You reckon he had a big sign over his head that read 'Gurkha' in big, capitalized, neon letters?' :pac:

It's AH, go with it. Anyway, any sort of attack on a person involving a knife is just down right stupid and senseless.

Happyman42

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Yes. You're missing the same thing he is; the fact he had a knife in his arm and didn't get bothered.

Which means it wasn't sore or bothering him at that point. Often the case with injuries like that.
It also means the knife could have gone anywhere which is a massive fail imo, he was 'lucky' that's all.

keithclancy

Would have been more bad ass if he pulled the knife from himself and stabbed the mugger with it.

kieranfitz

Attacking a Gurkha with a knife, never has there been a better moment for "call that a knife? That's not a knife.....now THIS is a knife" and he whips out a kukhri.

biko

DrumSteve wrote: »

the gurkas are complete badasses. there was a story about one a few years back stopping a group of blokes raping a woman on a train, must try find it.

I remember that too, fierce warriors alright.

Oink

keithclancy wrote: »

Would have been more bad ass if he pulled the knife from himself and stabbed the mugger with it.

"I saw the knife was broken somewhere but didn't realise it was inside my arm."

Give the man a chance, he didn't even know he was carrying a knife.:D

westendgirlie

Since when have the police carried metal detectors

Ps: That story is badly written

Franticfrank

There was also the case in Afghanistan when they were supposed to capture/kill some Taliban warlord. During the firefight, the Gurkhas killed the guy in question and had to identify him. They didn't have a camera so cut his head off and threw it onto the commanders desk when they got back, just to make sure it was him. Badass indeed.

anncoates

Aren't we supposed to hate members of British Army units? :pac:

kowloon

anncoates wrote: »

Aren't we supposed to hate members of British Army units? :pac:

The traitors in particular, the bastards!

wendell borton

seamus wrote: »

http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=27100

You don't fnck with the Gurkhas.

“Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier; taking on the dacoits in the train was my duty as a human being,”

:cool:

Ri_Nollaig

smash wrote: »

Did he not notice he was bleeding?

didn't have time to bleed...

ScumLord

smash wrote: »

Did he not notice he was bleeding?

Gurkhas don't bleed.

Fratton Fred

Andy!! wrote: »

You reckon he had a big sign over his head that read 'Gurkha' in big, capitalized, neon letters?' :pac:

Probably not, but when you're in a town with its own Gurkha regiment, its probably not a good idea to mess with anyone Nepalese looking, just in case.

Local-womanizer

They are mad, that story from Afghanistan is crazy, 1 Gurkha basically stopped their compound being overrun by Taliban, using a tripod to attack the enemy after running out if ammo!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393355/Hero-Gurkha-handed-bravery-medal-Queen-said-I-thought-I-going-die--I-tried-kill-I-could.html