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Stitchawl · 09-12-2012, 07:12 PM

Canes and staffs are very efficient weapons. But like any weapon, one needs to LEARN how to use it correctly, then PRACTICE with it every day. PRACTICE. The staff is the first weapon learned in Chinese martial arts, and it really only takes about a year to learn to use it properly. A YEAR.... Just walking around with one is NOT learning how to use it as a defensive or aggressive weapon. Any mugger who has been in a fight before will walk right past a cane or staff after the first swing if the user has not been trained to fight with it.

I'm sure that you have far more effective weapons in your purse that you have already PRACTICED handling every day for most of your life. That ring of keys, when carried in your hand, will defeat most unarmed muggers. So will your $1 BIC pen and your hair brush. They just don't as 'cool' as a sword or a staff, but on the other hand, you can even bring them right through airport security in any country in the world.

Just modify your key ring a bit with a larger ring like this one so you can hold it tighter. You don't need 'big' keys, but the more you have on the ring the better. For a hair brush, find one with a thinner handle, and to use, hold by the bristle end. That thin handle smacked into the cheek of a mugger is going to rock him back on his feet... Struck into the side of the head might kill him.

But none of these will work if they are in your purse. They must be in your hand. When you walk out of the shopping mall door they should ALREADY be in your hand. You will NOT have the time to take them out of your pocket at the time you need them. That's why a loud whistle on one of those curly wrist lanyards is so effective. (Or any wrist lanyard available at the Dollar Store. Works for key rings too...) It's always right where you need it to be when you need to use it. And it doesn't kill anyone. It just attracts a LOT of help.

Stitchawl

09-12-2012, 07:12 PM	#21187
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Canes and staffs are very efficient weapons. But like any weapon, one needs to LEARN how to use it correctly, then PRACTICE with it every day. PRACTICE. The staff is the first weapon learned in Chinese martial arts, and it really only takes about a year to learn to use it properly. A YEAR.... Just walking around with one is NOT learning how to use it as a defensive or aggressive weapon. Any mugger who has been in a fight before will walk right past a cane or staff after the first swing if the user has not been trained to fight with it. I'm sure that you have far more effective weapons in your purse that you have already PRACTICED handling every day for most of your life. That ring of keys, when carried in your hand, will defeat most unarmed muggers. So will your $1 BIC pen and your hair brush. They just don't as 'cool' as a sword or a staff, but on the other hand, you can even bring them right through airport security in any country in the world. Just modify your key ring a bit with a larger ring like this one so you can hold it tighter. You don't need 'big' keys, but the more you have on the ring the better. For a hair brush, find one with a thinner handle, and to use, hold by the bristle end. That thin handle smacked into the cheek of a mugger is going to rock him back on his feet... Struck into the side of the head might kill him. But none of these will work if they are in your purse. They must be in your hand. When you walk out of the shopping mall door they should ALREADY be in your hand. You will NOT have the time to take them out of your pocket at the time you need them. That's why a loud whistle on one of those curly wrist lanyards is so effective. (Or any wrist lanyard available at the Dollar Store. Works for key rings too...) It's always right where you need it to be when you need to use it. And it doesn't kill anyone. It just attracts a LOT of help. Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 09-12-2012 at 07:22 PM.