(Just seen your edit): She threw a plate first (missed and hit the wall) then went back to the kitchen (I was ironing her work uniform, IIRC) and got my best (large) kitchen knife, which she threw at my chest. I was lucky to deflect it with my hand (scar still there) and had a bit of a bleed-out. I had my mobile phone in pocket and luckily paramedics and police came quickly. (Gave the neighbours something to look at, but was quite embarrassing - I used to be police area commander here).
I was treated, she was arrested.
Not all victims of domestic violence are women.