| Martial artist are not strangers to weapons. | | | | If you have some object which has a stick |
| We train to some degree with swords, sai, bo, | | | | form (a ruler, a hand fan) you can use it to |
| nunchakus and other traditional weapons. That | | | | hit pressure points with one end or hit the |
| weapons help us with coordination and other | | | | face and the bony parts of the arm in a |
| attributes. Those same weapons are of little | | | | swinging manner. |
| use in the street. We would not carry a sword | | | | |
| under our coat or a Bo to work. We need other | | | | A mobile/cellular phone with an external |
| types of weapons for self-defense. We need | | | | antenna can be used as a stabbing weapon. |
| more accessible weapons. | | | | |
| | | | Blind an opponent with an "open" piece of |
| We can use common objects as weapons. Mobile | | | | cloth. |
| Phones, pens, combs or car keys. A ladies | | | | |
| purse and the objects inside can make a good | | | | The coins in your pocket, the rocks on the |
| weapon. In our pockets, in our homes, cars | | | | park, objects on your purse, anything that |
| and offices are a great variety of weapons. | | | | you can pick up and throw to your opponent |
| | | | will cause him to deflect and/or cover, |
| Most of these weapons are not lethal but can | | | | especially his face. He will be distracted. |
| create a time window by inflicting pain and | | | | Use this time window to your advantage. |
| or creating a distraction. This window will | | | | |
| give the time for you to neutralize the | | | | If you roll tight a magazine, you make the |
| attacker in any way you choose. | | | | end of the magazine strong enough to inflict |
| | | | pain when you hit pressure points. An open |
| You can use these weapons in four ways: | | | | magazine can be use to deflect knife attacks. |
| slice, stab, throw or swing. Walk thru every | | | | When doing this, use a firm grip on the spine |
| room in your house looking at every object. | | | | of the magazine |
| Ask yourself this: How can I use this as a | | | | |
| weapon? Can this be used to stab, slice, | | | | Other objects can be used as weapons and |
| throw or swing? Do the same on your job, in | | | | shields. A briefcase, a chair, can, a book... |
| your car. Look into your pockets. Use your | | | | the possibilities are endless. |
| imagination. | | | | |
| | | | It will take a great number of pages to name |
| Pencils, pen, screwdriver or other similar | | | | all you can use as a weapon and how to use |
| objects can be used as stabbing weapons. | | | | it. Everything around can be used as a weapon |
| | | | to some degree. Remember, you can stab, |
| The teeth of a comb can be use in a slicing | | | | swing, slice and/or throw. These weapons will |
| way against any soft skin like the face | | | | create a time window by inflicting pain or |
| causing pain to the attacker. The pain opens | | | | creating a distraction. Of course, in some |
| a window for us to continue our defense. Push | | | | causes these weapons can finish a fight. No |
| the nose in a diagonal ((upward/backwards) | | | | fight or opponent is the same. |
| direction with the teeth of the comb (the | | | | |
| comb should be in a horizontal position with | | | | Add the use of these weapons to your empty |
| it's teeth up). This move has a similar | | | | hand techniques or substitute your |
| effect as a palm strike on the chin. The edge | | | | traditional weapons with some of these |
| of a credit card can be the slicer; with the | | | | "everyday weapons". You will discover new |
| right amount of pressure it can cut the soft | | | | possibilities. |
| skin areas of your opponent. | | | | |
| | | | Walk in Peace! |