i would go with the emerson myself, i have never been in love with the stryker, imho a waved super CQC7 or a SOCFK would be a lot better than a BM stryker, unless ya want a utility oriented knife. the chisel grind isnt a detriment in self defense, and its still ok at utility stuff.
i have owned 4 strykers and of the 4 2 were chisel grinds, ground right hand vs EKI's left hand, still not the best at utility, ok though, didnt really matter. most strykers are "V" grind though.........
of the 2 the '7 would be what i would want, by far........not even close.