The violent smack of bone on brick made Raphael instinctively take half a step toward the woman. Chicks getting tossed around made him less forgiving and Raph wasn't much for amnesty to begin with. He sneered and took a step forward.

"Nice going, genius," Raphael taunted in his lightly graveled voice. "Now you are gonna have to suck pavement."

With a blink-fast flick of his hand Raph let a sai fly. It cut soundlessly through the air and right past the jerk's leg to sink into a nearby light pole, but the young ninja hadn't missed what he intended.

Raphael was on the dumb bastard likely before he'd even realized Raph had moved. With an empowering yell, his foot connected solidly with the guy's knife hand. Hearing the weapon go skittering away, Raphael squared up his stance and gave a tip of his chin -- challenging the mugger to try and hit him.