The Gurkha’s Khukri Knife

New Gurkha recruits are learning correct use of the knife

Gurkhas Sharpen Up Knife Skills -- Daily Express

WITH the motto “must draw blood”, the Gurkha’s khukri knife has made the Nepalese soldier one of the fiercest and most feared in the world.

Now the British Army has reintroduced formal khukri training for its brigade of Gurkhas after a gap of more than 50 years.

The initiative, which sees a khukri package added to the Gurkha combat infantryman’s course, will teach new recruits arriving from Nepal how to properly wield the knife, develop a soldier’s aggression and ultimately instruct them how to kill on the battlefield.

It follows concerns by officers that Gurkhas, though extremely familiar with the curved blades, had lost some of the expertise needed to use them to maximum effect.

In 2010, a private from the 1 Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles narrowly avoided being prosecuted for war crimes after using his knife to decapitate a dead Taliban insurgent in Helmand province.

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My Comment: I have always been fascinated by the Gurkhas. The history, military culture, and training makes them one of the most feared and effective military forces in the world. I would easily put them in the category of US Special Forces, SAS, French Foreign Legion, etc..