Fear of the things unknown

 

People lose their minds when they know me (or others) learn to lockpick.

"You're going to rob a house?"

"It's a burglar's skill? Why do you even learn that?"

First off, whatever you do, the first thing is the intention.

Next, even without learning to lockpick, there are almost 20 other ways that I (or anyone else who wants to) can get into your property - destructive entry is a thing, yes it is. Much easier, and cheaper. 

Three, this is an addition to a skillset. Adding to skillset means adding to the mindset and creates heightened awareness in the particular topic and the ones that surround it.

The same goes when it comes to learning to use a knife for combat. 

"You're gonna kill people?"

"That's just dishonorable"

Again, even without a knife, there are more than a hundred ways to kill a person. Knives, guns, swords, batons, they are tools. The mind is primary, it is your weapon. 

When you learn to use a knife, your awareness of the topic increases. And say if you do get attacked, chances are you'll be better at fending of yourself than the ones who think knives are too scary for them to train. It probably is, and will always be. 

We don't know when a worst-case scenario will happen, what or how it will happen. If we get attacked, if it's our family members or loved ones. We don't know about our death.

We tend to fear the things that we don't know. That's normal, that's human nature.

The big question is what are you doing about it?