Everyone probably saw the news where the disgrunted client attempted to murder the lawyer for his trust fund. Just the will to survive and not giving up can be a major defensive attribute. I have heard this often from survivors of Vietnam. Common sense appered to be a major factor of survival in this case: Place someone between the aggressor and yourself, in that case a tree. Avoid being hit/don't be a siitng target. Surely adrinaline kicked in but what to do with it is the question. Just as other police stories and knife defenses/? If the suspect was a trained experience killer it would have a different outcome. And how about the fact that they found a second weapon. Never assume the threat is gone just because the weapon is no longer functional, there may be a second back up weapon/plan.
