how were throwing knives ever effective in combat

Question

Based on my limited experience at axe throwing venues, my take is that you can only get thrown axes and knives to stick in right if you’re exactly the right distance away. This seems impractical for a combat scenario where nobody is good to stand still at exactly the right distance for you.

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Answer 1

You watch to many movies. Throwing a knife is never a good idea in any life or death situation. Even if you threw the axe or throwing knife perfectly it would not kill/incapacitate an attacker effectively or reliably.