I can’t do this anymore. I’m going to crack up… giggles
Honestly, nobody should throw away any weapon they have unless they have plenty of other ones. But honestly, do you think she’s got more of a chance of stabbing a guy than hitting him with a rock. The point here is not that throwing a rock is smart. The point is that depending on a knife is not. If you don’t have the unarmed skills to back it up then a knife is useless.
OK giggles. The point here is that weapons do more damage and require less strength than empty hand techniques. Weapons are tools, and they can be a great equalizer. 5 years training in a knife fighting art will better serve a smaller person than training empty hand.