When adrenaline spikes during a duty shift or a dark-alley encounter, your fine motor skills evaporate. Complex knife tactics fail. What remains is the most basic human reflex: the closed-fist punch. If you have to fight off an attacker trying to grab your sidearm, you need a backup blade that deploys instantly and works without complex training.The inspiration for the TOPS Knives I Stick Mini came directly from a conversation designer Leo Espinoza had at the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings. A female law enforcement officer explained her struggle to find a reliable self-defense knife due to an old hand injury that compromised her grip strength. She needed a tool that stayed locked in her hand without relying on a tight wrap-around grip. Leo went to work, shrinking the footprint of our massive, original I Stick while keeping its famous, heavy-duty build. The result is the ISTKM-01, a compact tactical push dagger built to provide maximum defensive protection in close quarters.Its performance...