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The goon with a knife is clearly a more serious threat, likely to pull and slice your wrist if you attempt a disarm maneuver. You haven't practiced this much against the punks...
Sneakily, as he approaches, you grab a convenient can of food off the shelf while he's distracted. The tip of your other baton-hand being menaced by the knife, which he stabs the air once for emphasis, before you reel back and give it to him.
<span class="mu-s">WHAM!</span>
The heavy can of food slams him directly in the face, stunning him and popping open, getting his mustache all dirty from the spray of gunk. You come in with a quick swipe or two to finish him, while his buddy approaches down the aisle with his long pipe.