weapons – everyday objects

Self-Defense Tip 65 Knocking Out or Otherwise Incapacitating Assailants

The most effective methods of knocking out or incapacitating enemies This tip is my comment on an article on knockouts in violent encounters, written by James LaFond and published in Black Belt magazine. First, two lists of various methods of knocking out or otherwise incapacitating an opponent, based on James LaFond’s analysis of 1,675 acts […]

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Self-Defense Tip 58 Tactical Pen vs. an Ordinary Pencil, or “Pay More for Less”

Glancing through an issue of Black Belt magazine, which I get free because I run my ads in it sometimes, I stumbled upon a write-up of a “tactical pen.” There are several such “tactical” pens from various companies, priced from under $20.00 to $250.00. Ponder this and then look at the video below (from Self-Defense

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Self-Defense Tip 55 The Unbreakable® Umbrella in Self-Defense, Part II

Examples of sensible and not sensible self-defense techniques with an umbrella In the following video you can see a few sensible self-defense techniques, along with some that are too fancy for my taste. Never mind the quality of demonstrators and the demonstration, just look at the techniques: In the next one the techniques are too

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Self-Defense Tip 54 The Unbreakable® Umbrella in Self-Defense, Part I

The Unbreakable® Umbrella — the ideal defense weapon for personal safety Originally I planned to post now the second part of the self-defense tip on physical conditioning for mental toughness in self-defense (for the first part see self-defense tip #53). Yesterday, however, I received a testimonial for the Unbreakable® Walking-Stick Umbrella from a self-defense instructor,

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Self-Defense Tip 45 Review of The Essential Ray Floro DVD Set

Ray Floro teaches the most rational system of knife fighting and defense against knife attacks Ray Floro has developed the best system of knife fighting and defending against a skilled knife fighter that I have ever seen. I consider it the model of efficiency — from its techniques to the teaching method. This is the

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Self-Defense Tip 38 Unbreakable® Umbrellas Go Everywhere

Unbreakable® Umbrella — personal protection weapon legal everywhere During my recent trip to Poland, for the purpose of supervising a video recording, I took with me my Unbreakable® Umbrella (I always do). I flew to Warsaw through Amsterdam Schiphol airport and then back to the U.S.A. through Amsterdam. At the boarding gate in Amsterdam (after

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Self-Defense Tip 37 The Unbreakable® Umbrella vs. Other Personal Protection Devices

Advantages of the Unbreakable® Umbrella over other personal protection devices, such as stun guns, telescopic batons, pepper sprays, and even handguns What are advantages of the Unbreakable® Umbrella over other personal protection devices, such as stun guns, telescopic batons, pepper sprays, and even handguns: No permit required. Not considered a weapon — so it passes

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