Kubotan A Simple But Useful Self-Defense Device
Danger may be lurking inches away from you – unsuspecting characters on ready to pounce on you and hold you against your will. How would you react in such an unexpected attack?
In all probability, you’re either stunned or you fight back. In cases, where there is an element of surprise the aggressor definitely has the higher hand over the unsuspecting victim. What better way than to have a weapon or device you can use to thwart the attack and depend oneself.
The market is flooded with self-defense devices from the simple pepper spray to stun gun. But, there is one most efficient self-defense tool in existence for quite a time now that’s accessible, durable and effective. The tool, now recognized for its innovativeness and brilliance is the Kubotan.
Kubotan is a rod made of metal/plastic or wood and is about 6 inches long. It was originally introduced by Grandmaster Takayumi Kubota, who brought the device to the attention of the LAPD, and began teaching officers how to effectively use it to subdue unruly suspects.
Through the years, the Kubotan slowly expanded toward civilian self-defense utilization, and is now one of the most popular and widely carried self-defense devices around.
In times of distress Kubotan can best be used in situations such as:
- When throwing a punch – with hands wrapped tight round the Kubotan, the defender sure have a fistload for punching. It hardens and stabilizes the fist for that powerful punch.
- When trying to gain leverage on an assailant’s wrist, fingers and joints – as a pressure point and pain compliance weapon it can attack any point with greater penetration because of the small surface area at the ends.
- When striking on a swinging motion – with keys attached (as what is usually done) Kubotan can also function as a flailing weapon. This is most effective when you hit the face.
By using Kubotan, people can make the most out of their strength as well as boost the force of their counter-attacks.
It is very effective in dismantling assailants. People can use them in striking the nerve points, soft tissues, and bony parts of their assailants’ bodies. It can surely cause pain, paralysis, and discomfort to eventually get them down, or for you to have enough time to escape or move away.
To a lot of people, the Kubotan may be a plain, nondescript device, and not particularly intimidating. But in reality it is an effective self-defense device that can save a life, which everyone should get have. To date the Kubotan is legal and entirely unregulated.