Improvised weapons for self-defense
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Following my article on that weapons are legal for self-defense , I thought it would be a good idea to talk about how to improvise your own weapon for self-defense functions. Allow me to state that for one of these items to work in a self-defense scenario, you need to be brutal in your strikes, and hit just like you mean it. You are in control of your own security, and you might not have many chances to strike or use your improvised weapon, so you need to make them count.
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Improvised weapons:
- Your purse/backpack/briefcase– utilize your your bag to strike your attacker. It can help create space between him and you, and you’ll be able to get some good momentum. Can also be used as a shield against knife attacks.
- An umbrella – a fairly common thing that many people have with them on occasion. Not only are you able to swing it around like a baseball bat, but you can always use it like this, too:
- Throw things at your attacker’s face – purse contents, loose changes, garbage, etc.. It won’t do much harm, but it can certainly be a fantastic distraction and hopefully deter additional efforts to engage you.
- Rolled up magazine – Not only can you strike someone with the rolled up magazine, but the end of it makes a excellent weapon. When a magazine or paper is rolled up, the ends become quite hard and makes a formidable improvised self-defense tool. – pick them up and point them towards your attacker to create space between the two of you. Hit the thing against him if he comes forward. Alternatively, you can always knock over things that are around you to create space and hopefully slow up your attacker if he is chasing you.
- Your drink – whether it’s a scalding hot cup of coffee from Tim Horton’s or a cold water bottle from the gym, your drink will not just act as a fantastic distraction, it may potentially really harm your attacker (scalding coffee to the face likely doesn’t feel too great).
- Ballpoint pen or a pencil – the sharpened end can be thrust into soft tissue
- Books (particularly hardcover) – can cause some serious damage. Strike to the face, smash into the nose, etc.. Bonus points if it’s this book you’re using:
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Consider carrying the following:
- A kubaton – developed in Japan and popularized by the LAPD, kubatons are legal, non-lethal and can pack a wallop.They’re relatively cheap, and are available on amazon, ebay and other places online, as well as in some martial arts supply stores. They’re lightweight, attach to your key chain and are used readily by anyone. The point provides penetration to soft tissue stains, though there are different uses for the kubaton, as well. If you take a self-defense course or kubaton class, you will learn you could use the shaft of the kubaton to roll across joints and cause some appreciable pain. You can also use the shaft of the kubaton across joints to get control of the attacker, or to assist with takedowns, among other applications. Lastly, if all else fails, you can even just hold onto the kubaton and hit your attacker with the keys in the end.