January 31st, 2010
ACTION AGAINST VIOLENCE
January 31, 2010
WINOLOGY 101 – KICK THE PERVERT’S ASS USING IMPROVISED WEAPONS!
We talked about using the element of surprise is the last two posts. Comes the time to talk about using whatever it is that you happen to have handy when the pervert jumps in your face and expects you to fold like a $2 pup tent in a hurricane.
Improvised Weapons are at times better than real weapons per se (guns, knives, impact weapons) simply because when you are the victim of a spontaneous, close quarter surprise attack, your “real” weapon is likely not available, even, at times, if you are a cop (in my Spontaneous Knife Defense classes we assume that an officer will NOT be able to draw his weapon when attacked by a Bad Guy with an edged weapon).
WHATEVER IS IN THY HANDS CEASES TO EXIST
Predators love to attack women and children who have both hands full of items and/or who are first going in or first coming out of a location (that is when they are most distracted). It is essential that you stay as focused as possible at all times. If you are ever attacked with articles in your hands, my philosophy is that you must release whatever it is, so your hands are free to defend yourself, to fight! However, if you have any of the following items in your hand, you are in possession of a deadly Improvised Weapon (IW)!
- Dog leash;
- Camera;
- Cell Phone;
- Wallet;
- Purse;
- Hard Backed Book or Soft Backed Book;
- Newspaper;
- Travel Mug;
- DVD Case;
- I-Pod;
- I-Phone;
- Car Keys;
- Spatula;
- Umbrella;
- Notebook;
- Handful of Coins;
- Pencil or Pen;
- Hatpin;
- Eyeglasses Case;
- Makeup Compact;
- Fix-A-Flat Spray Can (or, any kind of Hairspray Can).
- Icescraper;
- Magicmarker;
- Kubaton, or Another type of wooden or plastic key-holder.
Believe it or not, there are many other types of ordinary, every-day things that can be used as weapons. I just don’t have the time or space to go into all of them. I’m sure your imagination will work for you now that you understand the principle. Damned near anything hard or even soft can be used to hurt an attacker, or, at the very least, distract him so that you can escape.
For instance, you probably carry a cell phone at all times. Great! If you have one nearby, take hold of it. Don’t hold it like you would a weapon. If you do that, the Bad Guy will know what is coming and he can easily block your strike, etc. Hold it as you normally would , but allow it to slide into the heel of your hand for counterpressure. It does no good for you to hit the bad guy with it if it is going to fly out of your hand. Now strike with the hard edge of it against your other hand. You can feel how powerful that would be as a weapon. Now, all you have to do, if you are ever confronted is to hold it low and innocuously so he will not even focus on the phone as a weapon. More likely than not, the Bad Guy will close the distance, and, at the right moment drive that cell phone up through his Blind Spot (the space between his chest and his throat) and drive it into his throat. Try it on yourself – just a touch, a soft touch at that – and you’ll see it fits perfectly. The throat is the best target possible because the Bad Guy will likely drop like Toyota stock, but there are other targets, once you gain the edge.
IDEAL CELL PHONE TARGETS
- Jaw
- Forearms
- Hands
- Ears
- Eyes
- Side of Neck (Brachial Plexus Nerve Motor Point)
- Clavicles (Shoulder Blades)
- Jaw Bone
- Nose
- Back Of Head
- Groin.
One more thing. Essential to converting an everyday item into an impact weapon is speed and explosiveness. You have to explode into the attack with wicked suddenness and evil intentions! You cannot be reluctant to use it. Hit hard. Remember S.N.E.A.K., the formula for success:
Surprise
Non-Violent (the key is to appear non-violent).
Explode (into the target)
Aggressive
Knock the Bad Guy out of the fight!
Stay Safe
Hammer
