I’m a severely disabled Veteran in my late 70s, so I’m not physically able to do “fisticuffs” like I once could. Two things that I carry in my car and in my walker when I’m out of my car is, 1. A small signal horn that is so loud that it could make an attackers ears bleed and get the attention of others more than a quarter of a mile away. 2. A can of hornet and wasp spray that shoots a stream of bee spray at least 25 feet! While I’m no longer in great physical condition, my trigger finger is as strong as ever 😂.
A family member suggested that I keep a couple cans handy right by my front and back door. It's cheap and as you mentioned you can squirt that spray a long distance. Others mentioned pepper spray which is more convenient to carry on the go-but if you go that route, get the gel so you don't get any blowback in YOUR eyes when spraying it. Good Luck and God Bless!
Exactly...I now live in stupid Canada and if I defend myself even in my home, I will be charged...but WTH..I do not care, if I have to, I sure will. I always walk with my car keys at the ready. I like the idea of the flashlight...I am going to practise that motion...I am female. and not as strong as I think.
It's part of MCMAP, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, they teach you that everything is a weapon.....just look around You. that broken stick, that rock, hell even a credit card sharpened on one end can cut an artery......You have to use your mind and eyes....
The best weapon the elderly have is the walking stick. I keep relatively fit . I can't bench press 100kg . But i can do 50 pushups . I spend 20 minutes morning and night swinging my sticks . And that gives me much better reach than a knife . And yes i do need the stick . All things in life are about perspective . How do you want to live .
I use mine to get the front seat on the bus! Good on you, David, for staying in shape like that! I'm trying to get it back, but it's slow-going, but working at it!
Anyone can carry a crook top cane. They're considered aids to ambulation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (carried anywhere) and thereby under HIPPA, nobody can ask you why you have a cane, it is protected medical information. Thats federal stuff I will say regards somebody that needs a cane medically, they need a better option socially. Regards pens, I give yous the ubiquitous Sharpie. It is just a marker. They come in highlighters, to make annotations in a heavy book with annotations in it.
I train every day with my walking stick to. I do not need it and I walk 5 miles, 7,5 km every day. My excuse is that the legs have enough training but my arms do not, so I do exercise with my walking stick.
@@samtgodfrey I advise you to have a metal fitness pony. Do not go up and down like most people, but keep muscle tension for 1 minute, rest for 30 secondes and keep again muscle tension for 1 minute. Yes regaining fitness takes time. I spend one year to regaining it. Insportsline sold me the pony under the name "full body trainer insportsline AB rider" No personal connection with the company, no personal gain.
I am a bicycle courier in a major US city. I have many coworkers would have had to use their U-lock in self defense and I used to carry the same. I now carry a bicycle chain lock unlocked around my neck. I have had to use it for defense but most just see it and don't want to test it. Stop the fight before it starts
Old white haired woman here, maybe with an adventurous past. Diaabled now but grandkids live in far flung states. I can still drive and dont like to fly but occasionally the bossy kids buy me a flight. Last time security wouldnt even let me have my flashlight, yes it is "tactical" but i gave it a shot. What they did allow me to carry on that surprised me was my small crochet project, metal crochet hook, scissors for thread cutting, tacticul pen to mark my pattern. Now, I was crocheting a new blanket for great grandbaby the whole trip. But while in a state 1000 miles from home I had some backup for my aging body. Biggest weapon is the mind, thinking ahead. Never looking for trouble but knowing how to use what you do have.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN I HAD TO RESIDE IN A HOMELESS SHELTER (SCREENED FOR WEAPONS/ NONE ALLOWED), I USED TO CARRY A COUPLE OF (ALWAYS) SHARPENED PENCILS. SINCE I USED TO SPEND FREE TIME DOING CROSSWORD PUZZLES, I WAS NEVER QUESTIONED. NEVER HAD TO USE ONE AS A WEAPON BUT I HAVE THE FEELING IT WOULD HURT QUITE A BIT STICKING IN SOMEONE'S EYEBALL OR THROAT !!! GREAT VIDEO !!!!
In the UK one thing you MUST remember is NEVER EVER say that you are carrying an object to defend yourself because that could be enough for item to be considered an “offensive weapon”.
That's one reason we Americans evicted the British from what became the USA. When the Ruling Class is armed and the "Subjects" are not, are you truly free?
@@1SGPARKER there are some in the UK who only seem to be want to be free of the influence of “foreign” authority. It doesn’t seem to matter how low the government can stoop as long as no-one outside the UK can stop them. They don’t seem to grasp, or simply care, that those outside organisations are there to protect US from the actions of our government.
here is one weapon you can carry anywhere and you can find them everywhere a simple rock in a sock works quite well. It won't be picked up by metal detectors and if it has some engraving on it such as a memoriam for a loved one when it ie examined it will be viewed as a keepsake.
Can, from experience, say that a car key or a paddock/deadbolt key can make the difference between being kidnapped or not. Aim for the face and if you can use the interior of your car to limit the attacker's rang of movement.
I second Steel Toes in a heart beat. I'm sixty six and I still wear my steel toes every single day. They sit right by my bed and if someone is around my property, I want Steel toes and not sneakers! They ARE a wonderful weapon on my feet and I know how to use them! I also carry a good size folding knife and that goes with me everywhere as well. I have a solid steel walking/defense stick by my door if someone's nearly in the door, I'' grab that and go for the face
I can't upvote this enough. I just got my daughter a pair. She doesn't yet realize how potent a weapon she's got yet, but she also doesn't know just how strong she is. Those definitely can give anyone an advantage.
Should be kicking with the bottom of your foot, like the heel or the ball of the foot. Steel toe forms bad habits and I’ve always found them painful to wear
lots of good content here. to me the most important thing to utilize to get you through life unscathed is situational awareness. every fight you avoid is a win.
Agree. 9 times out of 10, if you are in a situation that turns into a real fight, you screwed up somewhere. The thing is, yeah you need to defend yourself, but even if you succeed in doing so, the result might still not be pretty (scars, legal, monetary, etc.). A fight pretty much means you lose the war even if you win the battle.
Situational awareness is your best defence, listen to your gut and avoid dangerous situations. Make sure you’re prepared, car serviced and full of fuel. The proper clothing and footwear etc. Great content.
I heard that an old biker trick is to tie a bandana through the loop of a master lock and drop it in the pocket so that only the bandana is sticking out.
Yep, my work requires me to have safety LOTO (lock out tag out) locks. I also keep a tied/looped heavy duty bootlace in my backpack. When I have to travel by plane then I run the bootlace around the shackle and it’s a formidable weapon in my pocket.
Members of Hell's Angels routinely carry ball-peen hammers on their side. It's a great weapon if you're in a place that doesn't allow weapons. To tell you the truth it's a great weapon.period.
Nice video, we live in a reasonably peaseful area of the UK, the wife goes walking day and night, and about 5 years ago I brought her a UK legal knife, 3" blade, none locking folding, only as a last resort, she laughed and showed me her keys and there are 4, she said if i feel uneasy each key fits between each finger, she then grabbed the tourch (same design as yours, that I got her) and her pen, she carry`s the exact setup that you have shown, so I kept the knife ;)
Three very sad words here: "UK Legal Knife" That, and the lies and manipulations that led to first firearms and then even knives being banned. So when it gets down to people being beaten to death with baseball bats, are they going to ban those too?
@@emmsue1053 I love the idea but I think its illegal in the UK, id have to look it up. Its a mad world and id never go out my way to hurt anyone, but if I was fighting for my life I would think twice about using anything I could get hold of.
The problem with self defence stuff is that most bad guys attack without warning, very quickly and often from behind. The best defence is to be alert to your surroundings. Don't be the easy target. If a bad guy is talking to you then probably the best defence is to say how sorry you are, then talk him to a stand still, he probably just wants to let you know he thinks his tougher than you. Maybe the safest thing is to just agree with him. Sorry this doesn't sound any cooler but I've talked my way out of some bad situations.
Being just north of the 70 line, three years ago I decided it was time to start carrying a firearm and a flashlite. My wife has her CCW (although we don't, now, need it to carry in IN). Two hip replacements and being diagnosed with COPD, even though I never smoked, made me feel like I had a bix 'X' on my back.
I lived thru the 1960s and 1970s. America litterally was burning to the ground. We'll survive this just fine if we don't let others tell us what to think.
Advice is great, but waiting for darkness isn't! You have to think positive, don't judge, and offer to help as you can. Compassion is the only way forward and upward! Even a smile or "Good day" to a stranger, can make a big difference to their mood. You will feel it too! Maybe the simplest, easiest, weapon we all carry but seldom use. ✌
@@samtgodfrey I subscribe to the “trust in the Lord, but tie up your camel” school of thought .. ie I am open and friendly to all whom I meet, just as you suggest .. BUT .. I am also observant and prepared just in case. Live like the gazelle that grazes on an African plain - be relaxed, but alert.
2. A few or more coins in the pocket. When dropped to the street, 99,9% of people in the immediate vicinity *will* momentarily pause to look towards the spot of the clanking sound. Potentially crucial time gained. 3. Pocket sand. A genre in itself since time immemorial. Grain sizes mixed together: large for the distance, and fine for effect. 1. Flashlight, as you mentioned.
Here are a list of items: steel toe boots, chop sticks, 2 pencils held together with range bands aka rubber bands, a bicycle chain with part taped to hold as a handle, squirt gun filled with bleach, fishing weights in a bandana, or have them attached to back of a hat., take a pen but take out the ink part put in small screw driver blade or small nail, string some nuts on a string and tape together to make a sap, or you can sew sand in a bandana, a roll of quaters, dimes etc and taped up, a razor blade sew it into brim of hat cover with cloth. a piece of rx cable, a old school was a antena off of a car. they cut like a razor. pardon my spelling i have learning disability from 106 temp. , a scratch awl, ice pick salute from a old vet
A piece of paper, a rolled up magazine... A level, screwdriver, hammer, piece of pipe, ratchet handle, breaker bar, crowbar, piece of conduit, piece of cable. So many things can be improvised.
Preston thank you for all of this information we've been hunting for you for a while and thank you for making yourself known😅😅😅😂😂😂 Just joking man but seriously the best way to keep yourself safe is to avoid trouble
I used to work with leather and the awl I had had a ball shaped handle that fit perfectly in my palm. The awl part would fit perfectly between my fingers when I held the handle in my palm. It was not noticeable to carry in my hand when I had to walk at night in the city.
When I used to have to fly for work, I always carried a hard bound book. The corners of the book can be used to strike the eyes, throat, temples. An upward thrust on the side edge to the underside of a nose can break it. The flat surface can be used to parry a knife. An oldy, several rolls of pennies in a strong sock with a knot. Three to four inches between the coins and your fist is just right to apply a large force to vulnerable areas. Just about anything can be a weapon.
@@sisleymichael one of the VERY few good things about being old is they let me bring my cane everywhere...& it works fine for whopping someone in the gonads...
I have a granddaughter that is 16.she is very thin only weighs 85 lb. I bought pepper spray, I really appreciate these ideas I will sure try to share them with her. GOD bless you👏🏼🙏
@jimketchum3169 "Found it in the parking lot. Figured it would come in handy around my garage." (J1A actually knows how to work on his vehicles, and has little use for a large climbing carabiner here in Florida.)
@@Just1American1966Hell, I just keep anything I find useful on the ground cuz I'm a packrat. Might be a carbiner on another day. And a C-clamp.😉 Good year, btw - Gen X!👊
I witness a fight between a small man and a larger man at a bar. The smaller one had silver dollars stuck between his fingers and kept back handing the other. Police showed up, one swing ,weapon disappeared ,big man was shredded and little man was able to go home..
Living in the U.S., I have been accustomed to protecting myself with firearms. Just recently, I traveled to Europe and one of the places I went was Paris. I have never felt so vulnerable without my firearm and/or knife. Firearm not allowed and to go into any of the sites… you and bag would be searched…so no knife. Keys I had as you suggested. In addition, I bought an umbrella to be used as striking and/or distraction. But the best protection I had was my mind and situational awareness. If you pay attention to your surroundings, you are able to spot the threats and they know you are aware so they leave you alone. Yea Paris is a CRAP hole and alot of shady characters. Great video and tips!
I ask this question to myself quite often. Dont truly know....Except I just think as the world grows and becomes more crowded; the evil in the world grows as well. It has always been there but more recognizable and more often now since population has increased and social media dominance. @@mrofnocnon
Lol the wine...Didnt care for the wine or chesse either. Even entering France at the border, immediately noticed the difference in trash and graffiti everywhere. Maybe other parts of France is better, but just the drive to the airport then downtown Paris is depressing and definitely stressful moving between tourist spots.
We were in Paris in 1984 it was absolutely wonderful we took a midnight stole along the river. Paris being reduced to a crap hole is completely a result of the floods of people moving in from other countries without the same respect for social security, without the Christian belief to respect your fellow man. With 8 million illegal aliens flooding across the Democrats open border in three years, we should be worried here in the United States how our country is going to suffer.
Thank you for the video, Mr Daniel. In England, it is up to the police and courts to decide what a weapon is and they are very strict. However, may I add to your list a handful of dirt or gravel. If you put a small plastic bag in your pocket filled with some gravel, it can be easily reached and allows about three "shots" to the face of an opponent. This buys time to decide whether to run or fight. I've found it effective against aggressive dogs too. Regards from England.
New subscriber, I love this content. My dad was my first self-defense instructor back when I was 12 or 13 years old. He was fond of saying. "Boys I don't want my sons to start fights, but if you get into a fight that you cannot avoid. I want you to finish it. Remember that the fair fight is the one you win!" He taught us mostly improvised blunt weapons, and never really focused on blades - which I think is wise, if you ever get into a knife fight, you will get cut. Win or lose, you will leave blood at the scene.
I'm an old man who doesn't need a cane (yet) but use one--1" diameter hickory--when I'm walking around a street faire or park. My late father-in-law was a machinist who kept a big screwdriver under the seat of his car. The tip was NOT sharpened---but the edges were perfectly square.
Same as me. I got an Irish Shillelagh walking stick, cane, from McCaffrey crafts, Ireland. It has saved my dog's life several times while attacked by street dogs.
It is interesting that in an increasingly violent world where criminals don't care whether they are breaking the law or not, and are increasingly well armed, the honest tax-paying citizen has to keep imagining "magic" ways to protect themselves and at the same time not breaking the same laws that DO NOT protect you!🤔
Not to be picky and argumentative, but I don't think criminals ever care if they are breaking the law. If they cared, they wouldn't intentionally break the law. But yes, it seems as though criminals are becoming considerably more violent, probably encouraged by the notion that the application of the law is more lenient for certain types of crimes and criminals.
@@mkaberli614 Maybe I wasn't clear. I meant that criminals don't care about anything! And the honest citizen needs to jump from one side to the other to defend himself and at the same time not break the law in a State that cannot guarantee the citizen's safety, but punishes him if he uses the necessary means to defend himself.
Here's a note concerning a flashlight used as a weapon. You may be tempted to drive the flat end of the flashlight (where the light bulb is located) into your attacker's head. It's more useful to strike with the edge of the flat end (the part that's screwed into place.) That way, you're concentrating the power of your strike into a smaller area. That will do more damage. That applies to anything you may use as a striking implement. For example, as a weapon, a walking stick is more useful as a jabbing instrument than as a bat.
@@sheilahenry7279Whatever you use as a jabbing instrument, make sure you pull it back as quickly as you jab it forward. You mustn't give your opponent even a second to take it away from you and use it against you.
Hello, this was nicely presented. About 52 years ago I took a self defense course along with some coworkers, from a black belt karate teacher. We learned some moves, but weapons! Being aware of surroundings (see too many single people on their phones, oblivious to what’s going on), keys, knowing a person’s vulnerabilities (eyes, throat, solar plexus) and your purse can be used as a weapon (mine weighs five pounds!). I always carry my keys defensively and keep purse at the ready. And a phone call can wait! Thank for these tips!
I agree with @KrunchDAV...In places where pepper spray is forbidden, wasp & hornet spray is a legal choice. And very effective!! Daniel, thank you for this!! As always, great information, presented in a pleasant low-key manner!! Be safe!
I appreciate your sound advice, sir. Not many of us seniors are John Wick, ref use of pencil! Due to a law enforcement career in Canada, I know that any object can be defined as a weapon, depending upon the use made of it. My legs and balance are compromised due to MS, but I could be a ferocious old lady with common pointy metal objects ready in my pockets, and a necessary cane. I know ground fighting, and carry not a purse, but have all such contents in a sturdy sling bag across my chest. Thanks!
The flashlight is considered by many to be the best non-lethal weapon, and best weapon behind a gun. And it can be taken anywhere without any legal issues. Try flashing a strong, 300+ lumen flashlight in your eyes and you will be temporarily blinded for a few minutes in any lower light situation. Especially the newer LED ones that can even fit in your pocket and are up to 3000 lumens. That’s plenty of time to temporarily blind someone, get in a good blow and/or escape.
Pocket sand , small coconut in a bag or a nice looking rock in a bag say your a rock collector and came across it a thick plastic or aluminium blade hiden in the bottom of your shoe, carbon toe shoes
I grew up in the 60's and was taught how to defend myself with a paperback book (sharp upward blow with the spine to the bottom of the nose). Already know the key and pen uses. Thanks for the flashlight pointer.
Good tips. My car key is not sturdy enough for a strike. I carry a flashlight that is bright and sturdy enough for disorienting and striking though. Those were criteria for selection. I also carry a Schrade tactical pen. It does not look too tactical and "it needs to be sturdy to survive pocket carry" is widely accepted as reason for the selection. It helps that it regularly comes out for writing. After a knee injury I got a hickory cane. It can be legaly carried even in environments were dangerous items are prohibited in my neck of the woods.
I used to carry a metal pen, but I stopped because in a court of law, shit can go the wrong way, because "i" carried it as a weapon, so if you carry a pen make sure it's a "Bic", but i question the government laws, that make it illegal to defend yourself and i trained as a martial artist, but in today's world that is a negative not a positive...were the hell are we going...
I've just now discovered your channel and subscribed, wondering how on earth I've not known about your work till now. Nearly 70 years old, I've lived in remote, isolated locations and trapped, fished and hunted to raise a family as a young man and nowadays follow anything online that involves the outdoors that I come across. So happy to have now added you to my watch list. From what I've seen so far, you create really great, useful content that we're blessed to have access to. From the island of Newfoundland, Canada, in the North Atlantic, I thank you and look forward to more.
Nice to finally see someone talk about using keys as a weapon. I was taught this as a kid when I got my own house key to go with my locker key & my bike lock key. Three keys laced between my fingers is still something I do today every time I leave a store to walk to my car. Another one most people never think of is your belt. A leather belt with a heavy metal buckle hurts if you swing it so the buckle hits them. I don't really wear that big trophy buckle because I'm vain, it's a weapon. Shoes. Everyone knows that steel toed boots & pointy toed cowboy boots hurt if you kick someone but how many women have ever considered taking off their stilettos & attacking with the heels? A metal nut on a length of string will get someone's attention. Those little pocket screw drivers are pretty stabby. There is weapon potential in all sorts of everyday objects if you just stop to look for it.
@@jtmarlin336After the fight you can say whatever you want, but never warn before the fight. Do not give away the advantage that your opponent is not alarmed by the fork
I always carry a phillips-head screwdriver in my car & put it in my back pocket when walking/ hiking. Not defined as a weapon & can always be explained in court if need be. "Your honor, the assailant obviously had a few loose screws. I was merely offering him assistance. "
I'm not physically able to fight, but I can and do carry " A can of Hair Spray and a lighter! " Both are legal most places and staying the hairspray then flicking a lighter is a mean torch!!! Works great. Just every time you spray the hair spray, rinse the nozzle cuz it will clog.
At 66, I have enough disabilities to keep from much maneuvering, but not dead in the water, anyway! I've got some tricks with my cane, but I need something better than these cheesy "bend-over-your-knee" medical standbys. I must fashion a mighty oaken staff, as sturdy as to set Little John on his knee! That one will take some work... My most efficient defense weapon is simpler and costs less than $2. I used to drive taxi in the suburbs of NYC a century ago, for a while on night shift. A limo driver parked next to me in a fast-food parking lot, so we chatted. He showed me his weapon of choice, and it's a brilliant idea. At the supermarket, pick up a few of those little plastic lemon-shaped dispensers full of lemon juice. The kind that you squeeze, and lemon juice squirts out in a strong easy to aim, direct, long range squirt. Anyone who is puzzled at this, has obviously never gotten lemon juice in their eye! And don't try it "just to see what happens"! It's not actually harmful, but it will stop any human on the spot. Maybe Grizzlies too. Pepper spray, tear gas, DDT, Roundup, Agent Orange, got nothing on just the juice. The plastic dispensers are reusable too, I remember using them for squirt guns back in grade school. Spraying someone in the face with lemony fresh citric acid isn't a felony, or expensive, or involving a "procedure" to do. It's an all natural criminal disposal system. Be alert for drinking fountains or sources of water, it's quick and easy to wash away. Also, if the bad guy/gal is wearing shades, remember to aim up from under. The tiniest amount of lemon will be enough to completely distract anyone long enough to get your mighty oaken staff and finish them off. Practice at home with water to get your aim set, and you can poke at the hole carefully with a pin or thumbtack to get a stream with more volume. Kids with love them with water for playing! Caution: If you refill them with something other than water, LABEL THEM!! Also, do not refill these with battery acid (sulfuric acid) because the plastic will melt, and you'll have a hell of a mess on the kitchen table...
I don't know if this is true but a friend of mine told me plain old hair spray was good, and if you have to get rougher, use your lighter while holding the spray on and you got a little blow torch.
@@pamelashiflett5281 You are right. Not just hair spray (but it's one of the best for that) but almost any non-food aerosol spray works! Not pump spray, like window cleaner, but the cans with strong smelling stuff. Bug spray might cause serious damage, but it sounds appropriate! Spray paint, particularly bright or neon colors to make it easier for police to find these creeps! Air freshener. Ha! There must be lots more! Using a lighter gets instant results, but is pretty extreme! I've done that to clear out wasp nests, and it works great, though I still feel bad at the carnage, even thought they are just bugs! It burns the wings off right away. Serious fires can happen that way, too. Some cans will drip, on your hand even. You drop it to put the flame out on your thumb, then there's fire everywhere. The worst might be spraying at someone with long hair. That's a bonfire only meant for the movies!
I carry a solid hard wood cane. Everywhere. If I'm out of my car, I have my cane. Completely legal. Can walk through a TSA Security Checkpoint with one because there is no metal. Mine happens to be rosewood, single piece. You can find things like this online (particularly martial art sites). The key part is the "recurve" end. The big wide ends are no good. The middle of the recurve is rounded but then returns to the main body with only three inches between the end of the recurve and the main body of the cane. Think foot pounds per square inch. I'm 68. I also keep a simple BIC pen ... when grabbed by the arm, and I retailiate ... let me tell you puncture wounds hurt. And I can put a dozen in your arm starting from the wrist up to the bicep before you can say "Oh Sh*t".
Walking cane. If I have an item on me that can be used for striking, such as an ink pen, I put on a glove for protection and hit an old car tire screwed on the wall in my home gym. See how it performs. If it breaks, the leather glove helps protect the hand. A pair of safety glasses too. If it passes the test... it's good to go. Also use the tire to practice other bladed weapons on.
When I was serving in the Navy and deployed to foreign countries, I ALWAYS carried a sturdy ball point pen evrytime my shipmates and I went on liberty. The tactical pen you show in your video was originally made by Uzi - I have one. Great vid. Thanks...
Bic pen. I'm over 60 and have some arthritis. A few wraps of gaffers tape improves the grip, for writing. If you are old enough, you may remember the commercials that show they can open a steel can and still write.
Develop the mindset of everything is a weapon and you will look at everything differently. From a rolled up magazine to a baseball cap to a pencil anything and everything is a weapon or force multiplier.
I ride a Harley and a Jawa. The old style Jawa key is virtually just a spike. I also carry sometimes a sheilliegh a walking stick not with a traditional handle but a ball type handle. Usually made from black thorn. It almost looks like a hip joint. Used correctly it will keep people a bay.
My Grandmother who was born in 1892 wore in her hair two hat pins that where 5.5 inch long hat pins with pearl handles. She like most women at that time in history used to Cary hat pins for self defense.
As I use a bicycle to go to work in the city centre, I have a bike lock that can be used as a mace and do lots of damage if needed. Well it is not considered a weapon and is an essential item to carry with me. I also have keys with me and I usually wear anti-cut combat gloves to ride my bike (they prove to be much better for intense usage than proper bicycle gloves . I have a ruike knife with a very vicious blade on me but I would only reluctantly use it as a weapon as it could bring me into trouble with the police. This is what I carry with me in an urban environment. It's another story when I go camping and trekking.
A newspaper folded the right way can make a surprisingly potent smacking tool - even if rolled up and folded in half and flatten as best you can in a hurry when you know something is about to happen can work too - the folded bit is the part to use for 'punishment' so the firmer you can get that bit the more damage it will do... its an old school trick that can buy you time, it will definitely break a nose or 2 :/
I was just going to say the same thing. My old man told me years ago that a tightly rolled newspaper makes a surprisingly effective impromptu weapon. It increases your reach and a solid whack with one is enough to make most people think twice. More importantly, pretty much anywhere, it’s something that you can carry perfectly legally in any circumstance. The key thing is (in the UK at least) as someone has already said, is never ever admit to carrying anything for “defence”, because that automatically makes any action you take with it “premeditated” in the eyes of the law.
Rolled up then folded in half newspaper is extremely effective as a club (we used to call it a Chelsea brick) and it certainly feels like getting hit with a brick 🧱
My mama, and at one time, we were in a very dangerous situation. She taught me anything in your reach can be used as a weapon. You have to get the thought out of your head you are afraid to fight or hurt the other person. She taught me not to stop until the other person does not move. Mom's gone on to glory, from natural causes, but her memories, wisdom, and knowledge lives on.
As a child I remember being told to hold my door key between the fingers of a clenched fist and how difficult it would be for an assailant to get it out of your hand…I still do it now, 60 years later, but with a bunch of keys with one key between each finger.
When I was in my 20's and doing field work by myself, my Mom asked me to make sure I always had my rock hammer with me and to not be afraid to use it if necessary. Never did have to use it on anything but rocks, but it was always with me
Small pill bottles with salt and white pepper ..easy flip top not lethal but no one can continue attacking if they can't breathe or see you. And if ever questioned its for eating tomato's while travelling
Ever since I was a kid I have loved weapons, more so edged and blunt weapons, I also could recognize the value of ordinary objects, an ordinary magazine or newspaper when rolled up tight becomes a way to deflect or counter an attack and thrusts to vulnerable soft target areas like the throat can be effective in a pinch. Here in Canada though if asked by authorities why you're carrying something never ever say for self defense, here anything carried for the purpose of physical conflict is considered a prohibited weapon even if it's only for self defense alone. I've had officers ask why I was carrying a weapon, they were referring to my pocket knife, in a situation like that do not ever confirm their assumption, correct them and tell them what it is, a tool.
A cane (wood preferred, but not necessary) is an excellent weapon. You can make a short "stick" out of a tightly rolled magazine. Go for the eyes and face. You can thrust and strike backhand. A folding fan can become a short stick. Walk around and try to figure out as many impromptu weapons you could come up with during your daily life. Also, trust your intuition! If your intuition is telling you someplace is a bad place to go; don't go there! The fight you can avoid is much better than winning a fight. If you must fight, your goal is to do as much damage as quickly as possible and get away.
A tubular aluminum cane with a worn out, or cut out middle section of the rubber cup bottom is an impressive tool. It cuts out circles of flesh with each jab.
@@chuckburroughs6427 I would argue against that sort of thing, especially in non-permissive environments. It's likely that the use of such an item would be a felony. The cane all by itself is an excellent weapon, even the tubular aluminum sort. Thanks to HIPPA, the authorities (in the USA) can't either take it away, or ask why you have one. It's a mobility aid.
@@richarddaugherty8583 , I live in the free country of Texas. We have NO illegal/deadly weapons listed in the Penal Code here. We can carry, and use anything to defend ourselves here. I would hate to live in a socialist state/country where the criminal has more rights than I would to defend myself. I don't enter "non-permisive" environments. The worn out cane tip is still a perfectly fine weapon to use in those places. Nobody can ever prove it was purposeful.
@@chuckburroughs6427 That's great... as long as you stay in Texas. I travel to other states where even a fixed blade knife is a problem. I CCW here where I live, but generally not when I travel out of state, unless it's to Arizona or Utah. Too many ways to trip over stupid laws. Other folks receiving your advice might live in places like New Jersey where self-defense rights go to die. I would hate to give them advice that gets them in trouble. Certainly, they should check their local laws (or the laws where they will travel) but still, just on general principles it's best not to have something that's iffy at best. And, yes, they can in fact prove it was purposeful. Even the fact that they can make the argument is a bad thing. Juries aren't going to be knowledgeable about self-defense. Remember, the facts will be twisted and used against you.
@@richarddaugherty8583 , they should be smart enough to check their own laws. Please show me how a worn cane tip can be proven to be purposeful. No forensics test can prove that. You're grasping at straws now. How can you not carry but in three states? The closest state that doesn't recognize a Texas CCW is California. The next closest would be probably Illinois.
My Mother was a seamstress for most of my childhood days. I just remembered that she used some small-screwdrivers for tighten things on her sewing machine. They might be in a Craft/sewing section at “big box” store like wal-mart, or at a large hobby store. These are items that we have to “think outside the box”, but also need to remember our own protection when carrying around on our person.
Excellant video buddy and like you said as for being worried about getting in trouble for protecting yourself, and the only thing I would say to anyone listening don't hesitate or worry about that at all your life is more important and if someone comes at you and your minding your own business then your in the right to do anything you have to, to get the person off you or a family member and don't worry about getting in trouble because your in the right and people are getting tired of the bullshit that's happening to law abiding citizens minding there own business and getting in trouble for protecting themselves and it's gonna stop.
I'm a Biker, and I'm disabled due to an accident at the Quarry in which I worked for 29 years, which left me with a crippled left leg, I use a variety of walking sticks to get around, but if I go to anyplace which I'm not comfortable with, I usually take along my converted Pool Cue walking stick! It definitely helps me to feel safer as well as a Great weapon if it needs to be called upon! And if the Law becomes involved, I can always say that they were picking on a disabled person shame on them!
I regularly use the 2 wooden 5 inch skewers, such as used in Candy apples at the fair. To carry into places that do a metal detector search to enter. To dance clubs and the like. So that I know i have some protection. Used as a Kubaton in a way of pressure point control or for a single strikes to vital arears. Wrapped in electrical tape or gaffers tape and hidden under my belt or in my boot. A sturdy comb can scratch or even cut. the ends that are the sturdiest can be used to strike the temple or eyes. I have a metal compact comb with a finger hole. A metal finger nail file I've carried under the know how of using it as a defense tool. Given one with a sturdy rounded handle or add tape to one end. Metal tweezers with a nice thick top end, maybe a rubber protective cap to put on the rounded end. You give me 10 min and a drawer full of odds and ends, I'll come up with at least 4 weapons. I regularly have a metal pen and flashlight on me at all times. But I pack extra items if I know I'm ending up in places that don't allow me to carry or I know could be potentially violent places (as a less than lethal option). I've never done so, but a nice pair metal chopsticks....I love the movie Kiss of the Dragon, and how he pierces the jugular with a pair of wooden chopsticks, which I think to be entirely possible. The esophagus is very soft and a vital target if ever in a life or death situation followed closely by eyes and groin.
I would have to say, from experience as an older guy with some minor mobility issues, a very sturdy cane is arguably the best self defense option. Not trying to advertise, but there is a sturdy metal cane from Cold Steel that is perfect for this. A walking stick might be seen as an actual weapon depending on where you are or may not be allowed for various reasons, but a cane can even be taken onto airplanes, into federal buildings, and carried every day even in countries which prohibit carrying weapons for self defense. For example carrying a flashlight during the day, an umbrella when it’s not raining, or a rock in a sock could be viewed with suspicion in the UK if used for defense. Pens are great but lack the reach of a cane. Folding canes are okay but a sturdy hardwood or metal cane with a cane type grip won’t raise suspicion and can be snapped into an attackers groin or used for strikes, blocks, jabs, locks and choke techniques. And I definitely would not recommend a sword cane as these are often highly illegal even in many places in the US. Another decent defense item is pocket change. Drop some on the ground (works if you’re fighting on a hard surface, not grass or carpeting). The natural reaction is to look down, use it as a distraction and then do your worst (such as a hard strike to the throat, temple, the pressure point on the top of the pectoral muscles just below the shoulders, striking the bottom of the ribs both sides simultaneously or a similar attack). A third option (not advisable in the UK as it can be seen as a weapon if carried without reason) is small can of blood red spray paint. Wrap the can with black or duct tape. Spray an attacker in the eyes… it will blind them briefly at least and when they wipe the paint away they’ll think it’s blood, which will make them back down or at least give you an opportunity for a follow up attack. If at home, something like a bat or rolling pin is great but not in the way you might think. Raise it like you’re attacking from above and when then attacker looks up to deflect, kick him hard in the knee cap, side of the knee or groin. If he looks down to deflect the attack, that’s when you bring your weapon down on his head, neck, etc. Also a great technique with a cane. No matter what though, always read their body language, say you don’t want to fight (giving the opportunity to read their body language and to also make them more confident and think you’re an easy target, which you can use to your advantage) and if they are still wanting to fight, strike first. The best defense is a good offense. Thank you for your time reading this. Stay safe.
A walking cane, especially with a shepherds hook is the most ideal imo. Legal everywhere and you can't be asked about why you have it. Pens, small 6 inch by 1/2 to 1 inch round wood down for "massage", multi-tools, and my favorite, a toothbrush! Always need fresh breadth and people never question it.
Good advice. I have just turned 70 and the last year has not been a good one health-wise, I'm finally coming to the realization that I am no longer the 25 year old my mind likes to think I am ! I live in the UK, so we are not "allowed" to protect ourselves. From now on my "Taclight" will be ever present and I'm going to look into a pen, something in each pocket then. As in another video, Awareness is key, always has been. I was sucker punched once in my teens - I learned quick. Another sub and look forward to more useful advice, Thanks Dude.
Well if it's during the day, you could walk around legally with a baseball bat, glove, and ball. At night you can legally have a baseball bat, glove, and ball in your car.
Many older people use canes for balance and/or because of a painful knee. Both of these situations fits me, having lost 145 lbs over the past 20 years, the pain is not as critical as the balance situation. My cane is a rather heavy DIY hard-wood 1.5" thick hardwood branch I found at a garage sale. It is heavy and if I needed to, I could swing at some human or animal assailant. Pepper spray is another item that I could use. Now at age of almost 83, I don't get out and about much any more, and never at never at night. Fortunately I do cycle indoors 30-45 minutes per day and lift free weights (max 12 per side) twice a week. Thanks for the tips.
Good video. I use yellow lead bossing sticks for athletic throwing activities. These items can be thrown and / or they can be used as hammering sorts of weapons. They're made of heavy duty plastic and weigh around 377 grams or more.
Excellent video, brother. There's a reason some of these items are used in horror or gore movies. Pens and pencils and keys can do a LOT of damage in the right place, at the least they'll buy you time to get the upper hand or get away. I always carry one of those little cord-like emergency-kit saws (it looks like a toothed string with a key ring on each end), also, and while it might not loot like much danger, if it can saw wood (and they can, I've actually used one to saw an old dresser into a small coop when I first got a couple chickens) then they can certainly hurt an attacker's wrist or back of their neck, or leg, etc. And the stunning power of a bright light suddenly in your eye is exactly the reason cops always approach cars at night with a light right on the driver's face. Also, never underestimate the power of a stray stick on the ground, it can be used to give the illusion of being stabbed which could stagger an attacker, and it is most effective against a neck or groin or the face. Another thing I love to keep on hand not only for my lips but also just in case is a tube of chapstick. If you make your own, that's even better because you can add in oils that will greatly impair vision. Caps are generally easy to pop off with your thumb, and then you can just jab the chapstick itself in the eyes of your attacker (if you're face-to-face). Oils like peppermint, cinnamon, tea tree work really well as they sting the heck out of eyes if you get those even near. You can also infuse cayenne pepper in some oil (like Dollar Store coconut oil; just pout a bunch of cayenne into the coconut oil and let it sit in the sun for a day or two) and keep that in a chapstick tube in your purse or pocket when ever you're out alone. Coconut oil melts on contact with human skin (melting point is around 70 degrees or so) which will instantly coat the eye with cayenne. The oil will blur sight, and the the cayenne literally burns like Hell.
I have found that most tactical pens will not allow me to 'get my thumb behind them'. And, as an international traveler, I use the Zebra F-70-1 and the M-701... Stainless shank, pointed, and I can get my thumb behind them. Great vid - I love the idea of the key!
Thick markers - sharpie or marks-a-lot. Yes, they are plastic, but at least it gives some type of impact focal point. Sharpie makes some really thick ones and Marks-A-Lot have some really acute edges.
I have two of the newish gun belts that don't bend. It would make a great club. I also have a kubotan on my keys. I actually had a class on how to use it back in the 80's. And I was gifted with a tac pen last year. I like your ideas.
Totally forgot about the Kubaton. I was trained with them back then, too. We cops had the Mini-Mag flashlights on our belts at all times and they doubled well as Kubatons.
Fun fact: there are two reasons why a flashlight might be illegal in Europe: 1) it's too bright and can blind people 2) it's too much of a weapon with the jagged surface. The main problem however is not that you have not the right to defend yourself, but the law will always be interpreted against you! In simple terms, if you defend yourself with a weapon, then they ask why you were armed in the first place, and if you were looking for trouble, rather than defending yourself... The best worst example I can give you happened in a place I used to study: An amateur boxer with a long history of violent crimes attacked without any known reason a father with his son. He was much stronger and knocked both of them out and then jumped repeatedly on the head of the father. The son woke up, took out his Swiss Army Knife with a 2-inch blade, and poked him literally in the rear. Surprisingly, this scared the assailant away and saved his dad's life. I say surprisingly, because most of the time, people underestimate the damage a knife can cause, especially when they're high as a kite... In court, the boy was punished harsher than the criminal, because the latter was too high to be considered sane and legally liable. It was held against the boy that he attacked from behind and without warning. Sadly, there are many such stories in many countries. There are many versions of people being injured in home invasions by armed assailants and managing to turn the tides with a legal weapon and still being charged for attempted murder, or at the very least excessive violence as if you could talk down the people who are actively trying to murder you...
Those idiots in charge! I prefere jail above my funeral, with the priest saying a good lawobeying man! Do no harm but dont take shit! Dont tread on me, says the rattlesnake! ( Gadson flag)
@@star_blazer I did reply to you, but my comment got memoryholed... The TLDR was Germany, but it's the same story with many other countries in Europe...
Improvised weaponry, in my opinion, becomes very useful in a tight spot. Just develop a mindset where you can see the combat/defense capability in things around you. One thing I started doing after seeing a large number of robberies taking place outside of gas stations, is whenever buying a drink, usually a monster or Red Bull, I’ll make sure to get it bagged. A Metal can in a plastic bag becomes a one shot flail very easily and it more than likely will bust the bag on first contact but if it’s a head shot it won’t matter because you’ve already leveled the playing field. I saw people mention the padlock and bandana. Key thing to remember, those are illegal and considered weapons in a lot of places due to their association with gangs. A monkey fist is another good flail option. Now, states laws determine legality when it’s tied around a metal core, others say “solid core.” A bouncy ball is perfect replacement for a metal core and if “solid core” is the issue, you can tie the knot tight enough that it is still helpful if tied tight enough and solid enough. It can be attached to anything for quick access. A solid metal chain necklace, like the out of style ball bearing necklaces, are very capable for swinging and wrapping around your fist. The other accessory, the old school chain wallet, a watch, or thick chain bracelet. (All of these were actually, except the watch, banned from my high school and a lot of other schools when I was nearly 2 decades younger due to people using them like weapons. Same as studded belts.) I’ve been hit with a lot of random things while at concerts and bars and I’ve had to return the favor a couple times becomes bouncers or security wasn’t there to help. Literally anything can be a weapon. I saw a girl stab another girl with a nail file.
These are great ideas! Add a pair of inexpensive work gloves for grip. I feel more confident holding my mini bat shaped flashlight in my cheap True Grip gloves from the dollar store!
A blackwood stick known as a shaleleigh in ireland is a traditional fighting stick that doubles up as a walking stick is a fantastic legal, natural product that will really hurt you if your on the wrong end of it !
Excellent content here! For me, the tactical pen has been an option of mine for "years"! My favorite is the all black, solid aluminum Boker tac pen! It even WRITES!!! It's actually my first 'go too' tool in an altercation. A very effective force multiplier that can either give you distance, or time to deploy something a bit more serious. For me, the tac pen is an excellent option to have. It works! Great video here Daniel...
Can give you distance?? What another 5 inches?? Time to "deploy" something more serious...like a strongly worded letter from your pocket written with the 5 inch pen. Have to say it gave me a laugh anyway😂😂
@@kevm7751 5 inches is a good distance, to make that pen a suppository! THEN, try to write that "stongly" worded letter afterwards 😂... And please, no pics! Jk...
I carry a compact...fit in the hand cattle prod. It emits about 15 hundred volts, I figure it's gonna give me enough time to move out of the way. Our weapon laws here in Australia are pretty tight, so you need to become inventive, in saying that I do carry one of those tactical pens also. They're compact and would do the job well.
Hello from across the pond. Yes, those tac-pens are great. I carry one at all times. I find that scalp wounds bleed profusely and serve as a great disorienting injury. A tac-pen strike to the forehead is debilitating, too. Ladies may wish to carry a can of hairspray in their pocket to use as a weapon. The more sadistic ladies may want to add a cigarette lighter to their self-defence arsenal to make the perfect 'hair spraying flame-thrower'. All legal and above board in Merry England.
Baseball bat, hammer, my maglight, my car… I like the reminder of a sturdy pen and flashlight. I do carry my trekking poles. Hit anywhere and if possible go for the throat or eyes.
I enjoyed the video and all the comments. Some comments sent chills up my back. 3 years ago I injured my spine and now in wheelchair. Gaining some strength back. All I read and your information helps. I was in law enforcement for 27 years and have guns. But I learning to shoot again. I can use all of this.
I am new to your channel, so far, great topics. Pens, mechanical pencils, ,nail file, scissors, roll of coins, small @ 6" long, puece if 1/"- 3/4" pvc, and most impirtant- determination to not be a victim !
as a former prison guard, I always carried a nice metal large flashlight, a good metal pen and set of keys with an old car key that was a nice fit between my figures. We were not allowed to carry weapons, CO spray or,later, cell phones. Prisons have ' dead zones" you learn real fast where they are and keep your 'tools' in hands reach. Only Sgts, LTs and Tack sqauds were allowed OC spray and tasers. It Worked the same when I became a jailer at our Sheriffs' office. Only Sgts, Lts and road deputys had weapons, OC and tasers there too.
#Agreed! In USMC boot camp, the DIs taught us to take 2 metal pens onto airplanes. They can be used as a weapon quite well, if you’re a motivated Marine looking to defend self or others from hijacker’s… Also, my Leatherman could be used well to jab into someone’s face or ribs, catch a blade in the palm, as the filler weight for a brass knuckles punch. And we haven’t escalated to pulling or firing a CC from inside the Fanny pack yet…
I carry a small metal punch. Total length is 145mm, "blade" is 52mm & 3mm wide. When I'm walking & my arms are swinging, the "blade" is unnoticeable. Fits nicely in the hand. Ready to be used. Easily put behind the belt.
When flying, I carry a set of chopsticks in my backpack. The kind with the rounded ends. Get them free at any Chinese restaurant. Keep them in the paper sleeve. Maybe sharpen the ends a bit. Never been a problem at Security.
I've got less hair than you ,but always carry a comb . Pushed into where the nose meets the top lip is a great deterrent ,could give you vital seconds to retreat .
I just bought a folding knife from, Rush Deer. It cost $22.10 from Amazon, that includes tax and delivery. It has a 3.47" blade, black - neon green grips, stainless steel blade, seatbelt cutter and window breaker on the butt end; it is actually a flipper. Totally legal and can be used for EDC. Great for every day use as well as for self-defense in a life threatening situation. You have the blade, the solid steel frame, and the window breaker to break windows if need be in an emergency, and the window breaker could give a considerable blow to the temple, sternum, etc, in the event of, like I said, a life or death situation. Thank you for the video and information. 😎👍
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I’m a severely disabled Veteran in my late 70s, so I’m not physically able to do “fisticuffs” like I once could. Two things that I carry in my car and in my walker when I’m out of my car is, 1. A small signal horn that is so loud that it could make an attackers ears bleed and get the attention of others more than a quarter of a mile away. 2. A can of hornet and wasp spray that shoots a stream of bee spray at least 25 feet! While I’m no longer in great physical condition, my trigger finger is as strong as ever 😂.
You say you aren’t physically able but you seem creative. I have wasp spray handy so I’m going to remember this option. Thanks!
Yes if you spray someone wih be or hornet spray they need medicall attention there is no ifs and or buts about that.😅
I'd switch up the wasp spray to pepperspray.
A family member suggested that I keep a couple cans handy right by my front and back door. It's cheap and as you mentioned you can squirt that spray a long distance. Others mentioned pepper spray which is more convenient to carry on the go-but if you go that route, get the gel so you don't get any blowback in YOUR eyes when spraying it.
Good Luck and God Bless!
Two excellent ideas! And no switching of wasp spray to pepper spray! You're good as-is.
We used to have a saying where I am from... its better be judged by 12 than carried by 6
Where I'm from we say that too and " Better to carry it for 30 years and not need it than need it for 30 seconds and not have it.
Luv that.
Never heard this before but how very true, nice one.
lol truth
Exactly...I now live in stupid Canada and if I defend myself even in my home, I will be charged...but WTH..I do not care, if I have to, I sure will. I always walk with my car keys at the ready. I like the idea of the flashlight...I am going to practise that motion...I am female. and not as strong as I think.
In the Marine Corps,we used to call these items, “weapons of opportunity “ That was 1969. Still true today! Good content!
Adapt & overcome!
They still taught that in 91'.
It's part of MCMAP, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, they teach you that everything is a weapon.....just look around You. that broken stick, that rock, hell even a credit card sharpened on one end can cut an artery......You have to use your mind and eyes....
I joined to learn Jeff Nadeau’s style. Thank you for your service and Semper Fi.
The best weapon the elderly have is the walking stick. I keep relatively fit . I can't bench press 100kg . But i can do 50 pushups . I spend 20 minutes morning and night swinging my sticks . And that gives me much better reach than a knife . And yes i do need the stick . All things in life are about perspective . How do you want to live .
I use mine to get the front seat on the bus! Good on you, David, for staying in shape like that! I'm trying to get it back, but it's slow-going, but working at it!
Anyone can carry a crook top cane. They're considered aids to ambulation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (carried anywhere) and thereby under HIPPA, nobody can ask you why you have a cane, it is protected medical information. Thats federal stuff
I will say regards somebody that needs a cane medically, they need a better option socially.
Regards pens, I give yous the ubiquitous Sharpie. It is just a marker. They come in highlighters, to make annotations in a heavy book with annotations in it.
Japanese shento
I train every day with my walking stick to. I do not need it and I walk 5 miles, 7,5 km every day.
My excuse is that the legs have enough training but my arms do not, so I do exercise with my walking stick.
@@samtgodfrey I advise you to have a metal fitness pony.
Do not go up and down like most people, but keep muscle tension for 1 minute, rest for 30 secondes and keep again muscle tension for 1 minute.
Yes regaining fitness takes time. I spend one year to regaining it.
Insportsline sold me the pony under the name "full body trainer insportsline AB rider"
No personal connection with the company, no personal gain.
I am a bicycle courier in a major US city. I have many coworkers would have had to use their U-lock in self defense and I used to carry the same. I now carry a bicycle chain lock unlocked around my neck. I have had to use it for defense but most just see it and don't want to test it. Stop the fight before it starts
Prevent the fight or attack before it starts. Very Wise !!!!
Old white haired woman here, maybe with an adventurous past. Diaabled now but grandkids live in far flung states. I can still drive and dont like to fly but occasionally the bossy kids buy me a flight. Last time security wouldnt even let me have my flashlight, yes it is "tactical" but i gave it a shot. What they did allow me to carry on that surprised me was my small crochet project, metal crochet hook, scissors for thread cutting, tacticul pen to mark my pattern.
Now, I was crocheting a new blanket for great grandbaby the whole trip. But while in a state 1000 miles from home I had some backup for my aging body.
Biggest weapon is the mind, thinking ahead. Never looking for trouble but knowing how to use what you do have.
You're a wise lady. Those are the same things my mom taught me. Weapons are everywhere. Use what you can find. Blessings to you.
@@castironskilletgranny I'm 67 years old & they let me bring my cane everywhere...& it works just fine for whopping someone in the gonads, LOL...
S&W Bodyguard in .380. 6+1. Fits small in pocket, so you always have it!
We have a natural god-given right for self-defense by any means necessary. Blessings
Amen💯
Tell that to the UKs government
There is/are no god(s). Using your "faith" to justify hurting others is hella hypocritical. These go beyond defense.
Your'e just violence junkies.
@@alanfrost4661 They will find themselves in need one day.
@@alanfrost4661Same with the Australian government, however I will defend myself if need be.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN I HAD TO RESIDE IN A HOMELESS SHELTER (SCREENED FOR WEAPONS/ NONE ALLOWED), I USED TO CARRY A COUPLE OF (ALWAYS) SHARPENED PENCILS. SINCE I USED TO SPEND FREE TIME DOING CROSSWORD PUZZLES, I WAS NEVER QUESTIONED. NEVER HAD TO USE ONE AS A WEAPON BUT I HAVE THE FEELING IT WOULD HURT QUITE A BIT STICKING IN SOMEONE'S EYEBALL OR THROAT !!! GREAT VIDEO !!!!
Or in the ear as John Wick did in the movies. 😮
I keep a Zebra all metal ink pen in my shirt pocket. Make sure to dot the eyes and cross some tees.
@@robertnewland8358 I misread this as "I keep a zebra in my top pocket" and wondered how you'd keep it concealed.
A young girl in the mts. fought off a mountain lion with a sharpened pencil, I think she got him in the eye. 😮...😊
A pen also does the same trick.
In the UK one thing you MUST remember is NEVER EVER say that you are carrying an object to defend yourself because that could be enough for item to be considered an “offensive weapon”.
A copper told me to keep change in a sock.
Same in Australia. Some people carry a baseball bat in their car but MUST remember to carry a ball also as you "had it in the car from practice".
That's one reason we Americans evicted the British from what became the USA. When the Ruling Class is armed and the "Subjects" are not, are you truly free?
@@1SGPARKER there are some in the UK who only seem to be want to be free of the influence of “foreign” authority.
It doesn’t seem to matter how low the government can stoop as long as no-one outside the UK can stop them. They don’t seem to grasp, or simply care, that those outside organisations are there to protect US from the actions of our government.
40,000 gun deaths in 2023 in the US. Only 26 in uk.
here is one weapon you can carry anywhere and you can find them everywhere a simple rock in a sock works quite well. It won't be picked up by metal detectors and if it has some engraving on it such as a memoriam for a loved one when it ie examined it will be viewed as a keepsake.
A bar of soap works well and it smells good to 😅
Can, from experience, say that a car key or a paddock/deadbolt key can make the difference between being kidnapped or not. Aim for the face and if you can use the interior of your car to limit the attacker's rang of movement.
Rolls of coins in a sock…. In a pinch, cash is available (dollar coins best)
Great idea ❤
You could also use a large bolt tight to a string
I've been wearing them most of my life, and trust me...
STEEL TOE BOOTS...
I second Steel Toes in a heart beat. I'm sixty six and I still wear my steel toes every single day. They sit right by my bed and if someone is around my property, I want Steel toes and not sneakers! They ARE a wonderful weapon on my feet and I know how to use them! I also carry a good size folding knife and that goes with me everywhere as well. I have a solid steel walking/defense stick by my door if someone's nearly in the door, I'' grab that and go for the face
I used to wear stiletto heels. Very effective.
I can't upvote this enough. I just got my daughter a pair. She doesn't yet realize how potent a weapon she's got yet, but she also doesn't know just how strong she is. Those definitely can give anyone an advantage.
Should be kicking with the bottom of your foot, like the heel or the ball of the foot. Steel toe forms bad habits and I’ve always found them painful to wear
@@evanf1443 I been wearing them since the late seventies. yup, you're always gonna have the one IDIOT gotta kick the brick wall, or light pole.
lots of good content here. to me the most important thing to utilize to get you through life unscathed is situational awareness. every fight you avoid is a win.
Agree. 9 times out of 10, if you are in a situation that turns into a real fight, you screwed up somewhere. The thing is, yeah you need to defend yourself, but even if you succeed in doing so, the result might still not be pretty (scars, legal, monetary, etc.). A fight pretty much means you lose the war even if you win the battle.
@@tkenbenUnfortunately not always avoidable. Even with security cams , house invasions with machetes occur. I had security bars bent!
Good point, Be aware, and avoid.
Im with the " every fight you avoid is a win"
Situational awareness is your best defence, listen to your gut and avoid dangerous situations. Make sure you’re prepared, car serviced and full of fuel. The proper clothing and footwear etc. Great content.
Thank you!
I heard that an old biker trick is to tie a bandana through the loop of a master lock and drop it in the pocket so that only the bandana is sticking out.
A variation is padlock on my dog leash
@@gerryroush8391 Great idea
Yep, my work requires me to have safety LOTO (lock out tag out) locks. I also keep a tied/looped heavy duty bootlace in my backpack. When I have to travel by plane then I run the bootlace around the shackle and it’s a formidable weapon in my pocket.
Members of Hell's Angels routinely carry ball-peen hammers on their side. It's a great weapon if you're in a place that doesn't allow weapons. To tell you the truth it's a great weapon.period.
@@davidjakiela9553 yeah and they can just say that it's one of the tools they use to work on their bikes
Nice video, we live in a reasonably peaseful area of the UK, the wife goes walking day and night, and about 5 years ago I brought her a UK legal knife, 3" blade, none locking folding, only as a last resort, she laughed and showed me her keys and there are 4, she said if i feel uneasy each key fits between each finger, she then grabbed the tourch (same design as yours, that I got her) and her pen, she carry`s the exact setup that you have shown, so I kept the knife ;)
Three very sad words here: "UK Legal Knife"
That, and the lies and manipulations that led to first firearms and then even knives being banned. So when it gets down to people being beaten to death with baseball bats, are they going to ban those too?
A Farb Gel spray is good & only cheap, it works from quite a distance & will temp blind someone.
@@emmsue1053 I love the idea but I think its illegal in the UK, id have to look it up. Its a mad world and id never go out my way to hurt anyone, but if I was fighting for my life I would think twice about using anything I could get hold of.
@@emmsue1053 Thanks, ive just looked it up and its legal, I had it in my head all sprays were illegal over here, cheers ;)
Carrying any blade in the UK, even a 3" one, is illegal unless you're carrying it for a purpose (and self defence isn't a recognised purpose).
The problem with self defence stuff is that most bad guys attack without warning, very quickly and often from behind. The best defence is to be alert to your surroundings. Don't be the easy target.
If a bad guy is talking to you then probably the best defence is to say how sorry you are, then talk him to a stand still, he probably just wants to let you know he thinks his tougher than you. Maybe the safest thing is to just agree with him.
Sorry this doesn't sound any cooler but I've talked my way out of some bad situations.
Talking can be a great weapon 👍
Thanks for giving the weaker and elderly people in this world a bit of confidence and ideas ... appreciate your good heart and obvious ability 💚🌲🍃✨
Being just north of the 70 line, three years ago I decided it was time to start carrying a firearm and a flashlite. My wife has her CCW (although we don't, now, need it to carry in IN).
Two hip replacements and being diagnosed with COPD, even though I never smoked, made me feel like I had a bix 'X' on my back.
Sadly, dark time are coming... Every piece of advice is welcome! Thx.
You bet!
I lived thru the 1960s and 1970s. America litterally was burning to the ground. We'll survive this just fine if we don't let others tell us what to think.
Advice is great, but waiting for darkness isn't! You have to think positive, don't judge, and offer to help as you can. Compassion is the only way forward and upward! Even a smile or "Good day" to a stranger, can make a big difference to their mood. You will feel it too!
Maybe the simplest, easiest, weapon we all carry but seldom use. ✌
@@samtgodfrey I subscribe to the “trust in the Lord, but tie up your camel” school of thought .. ie I am open and friendly to all whom I meet, just as you suggest .. BUT .. I am also observant and prepared just in case. Live like the gazelle that grazes on an African plain - be relaxed, but alert.
2. A few or more coins in the pocket. When dropped to the street, 99,9% of people in the immediate vicinity *will* momentarily pause to look towards the spot of the clanking sound. Potentially crucial time gained.
3. Pocket sand. A genre in itself since time immemorial. Grain sizes mixed together: large for the distance, and fine for effect.
1. Flashlight, as you mentioned.
Dang!!! HECK YES!!! T.Y. 👍
Mix a little salt in the sand...burns like hell.
Here are a list of items: steel toe boots, chop sticks, 2 pencils held together with range bands aka rubber bands, a bicycle chain with part taped to hold as a handle, squirt gun filled with bleach,
fishing weights in a bandana, or have them attached to back of a hat., take a pen but take out the ink part put in small screw driver blade or small nail, string some nuts on a string and tape together to make a sap, or you can sew sand in a bandana, a roll of quaters, dimes etc and taped up, a razor blade sew it into brim of hat cover with cloth. a piece of rx cable, a old school was a antena off of a car. they cut like a razor. pardon my spelling i have learning disability from 106 temp. , a scratch awl, ice pick salute from a old vet
A piece of paper, a rolled up magazine...
A level, screwdriver, hammer, piece of pipe, ratchet handle, breaker bar, crowbar, piece of conduit, piece of cable.
So many things can be improvised.
Great tips.
your welcome sir@@RobertSiwik1968
Preston thank you for all of this information we've been hunting for you for a while and thank you for making yourself known😅😅😅😂😂😂
Just joking man but seriously the best way to keep yourself safe is to avoid trouble
I used to work with leather and the awl I had had a ball shaped handle that fit perfectly in my palm. The awl part would fit perfectly between my fingers when I held the handle in my palm. It was not noticeable to carry in my hand when I had to walk at night in the city.
In the Marine Corps we were taught most anything can be used as a weapon. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome. Semper Fi.
USN retired. Welcome home brother.
Semper fi from a Vietnam vet !
When I used to have to fly for work, I always carried a hard bound book. The corners of the book can be used to strike the eyes, throat, temples. An upward thrust on the side edge to the underside of a nose can break it. The flat surface can be used to parry a knife. An oldy, several rolls of pennies in a strong sock with a knot. Three to four inches between the coins and your fist is just right to apply a large force to vulnerable areas. Just about anything can be a weapon.
That is a great idea. If it's small enough, you can keep it in a pocket and no one will question it.
@@sisleymichael one of the VERY few good things about being old is they let me bring my cane everywhere...& it works fine for whopping someone in the gonads...
Thank you!
@@jeffanon1772 So true. Excellent choice of the cane. I had not thought of it. Brilliant idea.
I have a granddaughter that is 16.she is very thin only weighs 85 lb. I bought pepper spray, I really appreciate these ideas I will sure try to share them with her. GOD bless you👏🏼🙏
A "D" shaped climbing carabiner makes for an excellent brass knuckle
Yep. So does a C-clamp.
@@Just1American1966😂Officer: Why do you have a C-clamp in your pocket, sir? J1A: In case I need to clamp something, officer.
@jimketchum3169
"Found it in the parking lot. Figured it would come in handy around my garage."
(J1A actually knows how to work on his vehicles, and has little use for a large climbing carabiner here in Florida.)
@@Just1American1966Hell, I just keep anything I find useful on the ground cuz I'm a packrat. Might be a carbiner on another day. And a C-clamp.😉 Good year, btw - Gen X!👊
rather than carrying a D shaped metal carabiner around, why not buy a knuckle duster?
I witness a fight between a small man and a larger man at a bar. The smaller one had silver dollars stuck between his fingers and kept back handing the other. Police showed up, one swing ,weapon disappeared ,big man was shredded and little man was able to go home..
what if we don't have silver coins? will gold sovereigns be ok?
Living in the U.S., I have been accustomed to protecting myself with firearms.
Just recently, I traveled to Europe and one of the places I went was Paris. I have never felt so vulnerable without my firearm and/or knife. Firearm not allowed and to go into any of the sites… you and bag would be searched…so no knife.
Keys I had as you suggested. In addition, I bought an umbrella to be used as striking and/or distraction.
But the best protection I had was my mind and situational awareness. If you pay attention to your surroundings, you are able to spot the threats and they know you are aware so they leave you alone. Yea Paris is a CRAP hole and alot of shady characters.
Great video and tips!
Quite right but so sad we must live in fear these days. How did we come to this?
I ask this question to myself quite often. Dont truly know....Except I just think as the world grows and becomes more crowded; the evil in the world grows as well. It has always been there but more recognizable and more often now since population has increased and social media dominance. @@mrofnocnon
"Yea Paris is a shit hole." Its the wine. 🤗😉🤗
Lol the wine...Didnt care for the wine or chesse either.
Even entering France at the border, immediately noticed the difference in trash and graffiti everywhere. Maybe other parts of France is better, but just the drive to the airport then downtown Paris is depressing and definitely stressful moving between tourist spots.
We were in Paris in 1984 it was absolutely wonderful we took a midnight stole along the river. Paris being reduced to a crap hole is completely a result of the floods of people moving in from other countries without the same respect for social security, without the Christian belief to respect your fellow man. With 8 million illegal aliens flooding across the Democrats open border in three years, we should be worried here in the United States how our country is going to suffer.
Thank you for the video, Mr Daniel.
In England, it is up to the police and courts to decide what a weapon is and they are very strict. However, may I add to your list a handful of dirt or gravel. If you put a small plastic bag in your pocket filled with some gravel, it can be easily reached and allows about three "shots" to the face of an opponent. This buys time to decide whether to run or fight.
I've found it effective against aggressive dogs too.
Regards from England.
i would rather be in court than hospital
Change that to table salt. It works even better.
@@patrickkwickersham6404 In England, the courts might view that as a chemical attack - much depends on the judge.
New subscriber, I love this content. My dad was my first self-defense instructor back when I was 12 or 13 years old. He was fond of saying. "Boys I don't want my sons to start fights, but if you get into a fight that you cannot avoid. I want you to finish it. Remember that the fair fight is the one you win!" He taught us mostly improvised blunt weapons, and never really focused on blades - which I think is wise, if you ever get into a knife fight, you will get cut. Win or lose, you will leave blood at the scene.
Mine said the same thing and I've passed it on to my kids and theirs...
I'm an old man who doesn't need a cane (yet) but use one--1" diameter hickory--when I'm walking around a street faire or park. My late father-in-law was a machinist who kept a big screwdriver under the seat of his car. The tip was NOT sharpened---but the edges were perfectly square.
Same as me. I got an Irish Shillelagh walking stick, cane, from McCaffrey crafts, Ireland. It has saved my dog's life several times while attacked by street dogs.
It is interesting that in an increasingly violent world where criminals don't care whether they are breaking the law or not, and are increasingly well armed, the honest tax-paying citizen has to keep imagining "magic" ways to protect themselves and at the same time not breaking the same laws that DO NOT protect you!🤔
Very much agreed.
Not to be picky and argumentative, but I don't think criminals ever care if they are breaking the law. If they cared, they wouldn't intentionally break the law. But yes, it seems as though criminals are becoming considerably more violent, probably encouraged by the notion that the application of the law is more lenient for certain types of crimes and criminals.
@@mkaberli614 Maybe I wasn't clear. I meant that criminals don't care about anything! And the honest citizen needs to jump from one side to the other to defend himself and at the same time not break the law in a State that cannot guarantee the citizen's safety, but punishes him if he uses the necessary means to defend himself.
Here's a note concerning a flashlight used as a weapon. You may be tempted to drive the flat end of the flashlight (where the light bulb is located) into your attacker's head. It's more useful to strike with the edge of the flat end (the part that's screwed into place.) That way, you're concentrating the power of your strike into a smaller area. That will do more damage. That applies to anything you may use as a striking implement. For example, as a weapon, a walking stick is more useful as a jabbing instrument than as a bat.
Hmmm, my trekking poles as a stabber
@@sheilahenry7279Whatever you use as a jabbing instrument, make sure you pull it back as quickly as you jab it forward. You mustn't give your opponent even a second to take it away from you and use it against you.
Except his flashlight concentrates that same force over four or five narrow edges when using the front.
Thank you
Hello, this was nicely presented. About 52 years ago I took a self defense course along with some coworkers, from a black belt karate teacher. We learned some moves, but weapons! Being aware of surroundings (see too many single people on their phones, oblivious to what’s going on), keys, knowing a person’s vulnerabilities (eyes, throat, solar plexus) and your purse can be used as a weapon (mine weighs five pounds!). I always carry my keys defensively and keep purse at the ready. And a phone call can wait! Thank for these tips!
Very welcome!
I agree with @KrunchDAV...In places where pepper spray is forbidden, wasp & hornet spray is a legal choice. And very effective!! Daniel, thank you for this!! As always, great information, presented in a pleasant low-key manner!! Be safe!
I appreciate your sound advice, sir. Not many of us seniors are John Wick, ref use of pencil! Due to a law enforcement career in Canada, I know that any object can be defined as a weapon, depending upon the use made of it. My legs and balance are compromised due to MS, but I could be a ferocious old lady with common pointy metal objects ready in my pockets, and a necessary cane. I know ground fighting, and carry not a purse, but have all such contents in a sturdy sling bag across my chest. Thanks!
Anytime!
@@411Outdoors From our trainers - "Never give up!" (I'll keep on watching you.)
The flashlight is considered by many to be the best non-lethal weapon, and best weapon behind a gun. And it can be taken anywhere without any legal issues. Try flashing a strong, 300+ lumen flashlight in your eyes and you will be temporarily blinded for a few minutes in any lower light situation. Especially the newer LED ones that can even fit in your pocket and are up to 3000 lumens. That’s plenty of time to temporarily blind someone, get in a good blow and/or escape.
Pocket sand , small coconut in a bag or a nice looking rock in a bag say your a rock collector and came across it a thick plastic or aluminium blade hiden in the bottom of your shoe, carbon toe shoes
I grew up in the 60's and was taught how to defend myself with a paperback book (sharp upward blow with the spine to the bottom of the nose). Already know the key and pen uses. Thanks for the flashlight pointer.
Good tips. My car key is not sturdy enough for a strike. I carry a flashlight that is bright and sturdy enough for disorienting and striking though. Those were criteria for selection. I also carry a Schrade tactical pen. It does not look too tactical and "it needs to be sturdy to survive pocket carry" is widely accepted as reason for the selection. It helps that it regularly comes out for writing. After a knee injury I got a hickory cane. It can be legaly carried even in environments were dangerous items are prohibited in my neck of the woods.
get a bottle opener keyring you can get ones look like a key
I have a nice aluminum Ka-Bar cane.
I used to carry a metal pen, but I stopped because in a court of law, shit can go the wrong way, because "i" carried it as a weapon, so if you carry a pen make sure it's a "Bic", but i question the government laws, that make it illegal to defend yourself and i trained as a martial artist, but in today's world that is a negative not a positive...were the hell are we going...
I've just now discovered your channel and subscribed, wondering how on earth I've not known about your work till now. Nearly 70 years old, I've lived in remote, isolated locations and trapped, fished and hunted to raise a family as a young man and nowadays follow anything online that involves the outdoors that I come across. So happy to have now added you to my watch list. From what I've seen so far, you create really great, useful content that we're blessed to have access to. From the island of Newfoundland, Canada, in the North Atlantic, I thank you and look forward to more.
Thank you so much, my friend!
Nice to finally see someone talk about using keys as a weapon. I was taught this as a kid when I got my own house key to go with my locker key & my bike lock key. Three keys laced between my fingers is still something I do today every time I leave a store to walk to my car. Another one most people never think of is your belt. A leather belt with a heavy metal buckle hurts if you swing it so the buckle hits them. I don't really wear that big trophy buckle because I'm vain, it's a weapon. Shoes. Everyone knows that steel toed boots & pointy toed cowboy boots hurt if you kick someone but how many women have ever considered taking off their stilettos & attacking with the heels? A metal nut on a length of string will get someone's attention. Those little pocket screw drivers are pretty stabby. There is weapon potential in all sorts of everyday objects if you just stop to look for it.
If you can’t carry a knife in your car - carry a sturdy fork. It’s explainable because you were eating in your car. It’s a good weapon.
Plus you can say cool lines before hand like I'm gonna fork you up
Remember old church keys? My grandma carried one and an ice pic or screwdriver .
@@jtmarlin336After the fight you can say whatever you want, but never warn before the fight. Do not give away the advantage that your opponent is not alarmed by the fork
any car repair tools
I always carry a phillips-head screwdriver in my car & put it in my back pocket when walking/ hiking. Not defined as a weapon & can always be explained in court if need be. "Your honor, the assailant obviously had a few loose screws. I was merely offering him assistance. "
I'm not physically able to fight, but I can and do carry
" A can of Hair Spray and a lighter! " Both are legal most places and staying the hairspray then flicking a lighter is a mean torch!!! Works great. Just every time you spray the hair spray, rinse the nozzle cuz it will clog.
Thank you
At 66, I have enough disabilities to keep from much maneuvering, but not dead in the water, anyway! I've got some tricks with my cane, but I need something better than these cheesy "bend-over-your-knee" medical standbys. I must fashion a mighty oaken staff, as sturdy as to set Little John on his knee! That one will take some work...
My most efficient defense weapon is simpler and costs less than $2. I used to drive taxi in the suburbs of NYC a century ago, for a while on night shift. A limo driver parked next to me in a fast-food parking lot, so we chatted. He showed me his weapon of choice, and it's a brilliant idea. At the supermarket, pick up a few of those little plastic lemon-shaped dispensers full of lemon juice. The kind that you squeeze, and lemon juice squirts out in a strong easy to aim, direct, long range squirt.
Anyone who is puzzled at this, has obviously never gotten lemon juice in their eye! And don't try it "just to see what happens"! It's not actually harmful, but it will stop any human on the spot. Maybe Grizzlies too. Pepper spray, tear gas, DDT, Roundup, Agent Orange, got nothing on just the juice. The plastic dispensers are reusable too, I remember using them for squirt guns back in grade school. Spraying someone in the face with lemony fresh citric acid isn't a felony, or expensive, or involving a "procedure" to do. It's an all natural criminal disposal system.
Be alert for drinking fountains or sources of water, it's quick and easy to wash away. Also, if the bad guy/gal is wearing shades, remember to aim up from under. The tiniest amount of lemon will be enough to completely distract anyone long enough to get your mighty oaken staff and finish them off. Practice at home with water to get your aim set, and you can poke at the hole carefully with a pin or thumbtack to get a stream with more volume. Kids with love them with water for playing!
Caution: If you refill them with something other than water, LABEL THEM!! Also, do not refill these with battery acid (sulfuric acid) because the plastic will melt, and you'll have a hell of a mess on the kitchen table...
How awesomazimg!
You can buy them online. I have a 1" hickory cane. It is nice to walk with and heavy and strong enough to do serious damage
I don't know if this is true but a friend of mine told me plain old hair spray was good, and if you have to get rougher, use your lighter while holding the spray on and you got a little blow torch.
@@pamelashiflett5281 You are right. Not just hair spray (but it's one of the best for that) but almost any non-food aerosol spray works! Not pump spray, like window cleaner, but the cans with strong smelling stuff. Bug spray might cause serious damage, but it sounds appropriate! Spray paint, particularly bright or neon colors to make it easier for police to find these creeps! Air freshener. Ha! There must be lots more! Using a lighter gets instant results, but is pretty extreme! I've done that to clear out wasp nests, and it works great, though I still feel bad at the carnage, even thought they are just bugs! It burns the wings off right away. Serious fires can happen that way, too. Some cans will drip, on your hand even. You drop it to put the flame out on your thumb, then there's fire everywhere. The worst might be spraying at someone with long hair. That's a bonfire only meant for the movies!
I carry a solid hard wood cane. Everywhere. If I'm out of my car, I have my cane. Completely legal. Can walk through a TSA Security Checkpoint with one because there is no metal. Mine happens to be rosewood, single piece. You can find things like this online (particularly martial art sites). The key part is the "recurve" end. The big wide ends are no good. The middle of the recurve is rounded but then returns to the main body with only three inches between the end of the recurve and the main body of the cane. Think foot pounds per square inch. I'm 68. I also keep a simple BIC pen ... when grabbed by the arm, and I retailiate ... let me tell you puncture wounds hurt. And I can put a dozen in your arm starting from the wrist up to the bicep before you can say "Oh Sh*t".
It saddens me that we have to need these type of videos.
I understand that 👍
Our once wonderful society is failing. I am not the least bit racist, but too much diversity is taking its toll. Stay safe.
@@reloadnorth7722.....the ill legals are going to be a huge problem.
Walking cane. If I have an item on me that can be used for striking, such as an ink pen, I put on a glove for protection and hit an old car tire screwed on the wall in my home gym. See how it performs. If it breaks, the leather glove helps protect the hand. A pair of safety glasses too. If it passes the test... it's good to go.
Also use the tire to practice other bladed weapons on.
When I was serving in the Navy and deployed to foreign countries, I ALWAYS carried a sturdy ball point pen evrytime my shipmates and I went on liberty. The tactical pen you show in your video was originally made by Uzi - I have one. Great vid. Thanks...
It's also a good idea to know how to run fast.
Bic pen.
I'm over 60 and have some arthritis. A few wraps of gaffers tape improves the grip, for writing.
If you are old enough, you may remember the commercials that show they can open a steel can and still write.
Develop the mindset of everything is a weapon and you will look at everything differently. From a rolled up magazine to a baseball cap to a pencil anything and everything is a weapon or force multiplier.
I ride a Harley and a Jawa. The old style Jawa key is virtually just a spike. I also carry sometimes a sheilliegh a walking stick not with a traditional handle but a ball type handle. Usually made from black thorn. It almost looks like a hip joint. Used correctly it will keep people a bay.
My Grandmother who was born in 1892 wore in her hair two hat pins that where 5.5 inch long hat pins with pearl handles. She like most women at that time in history used to Cary hat pins for self defense.
Classic.
As I use a bicycle to go to work in the city centre, I have a bike lock that can be used as a mace and do lots of damage if needed. Well it is not considered a weapon and is an essential item to carry with me.
I also have keys with me and I usually wear anti-cut combat gloves to ride my bike (they prove to be much better for intense usage than proper bicycle gloves .
I have a ruike knife with a very vicious blade on me but I would only reluctantly use it as a weapon as it could bring me into trouble with the police.
This is what I carry with me in an urban environment. It's another story when I go camping and trekking.
A newspaper folded the right way can make a surprisingly potent smacking tool - even if rolled up and folded in half and flatten as best you can in a hurry when you know something is about to happen can work too - the folded bit is the part to use for 'punishment' so the firmer you can get that bit the more damage it will do... its an old school trick that can buy you time, it will definitely break a nose or 2 :/
I was just going to say the same thing. My old man told me years ago that a tightly rolled newspaper makes a surprisingly effective impromptu weapon. It increases your reach and a solid whack with one is enough to make most people think twice. More importantly, pretty much anywhere, it’s something that you can carry perfectly legally in any circumstance.
The key thing is (in the UK at least) as someone has already said, is never ever admit to carrying anything for “defence”, because that automatically makes any action you take with it “premeditated” in the eyes of the law.
Rolled up then folded in half newspaper is extremely effective as a club (we used to call it a Chelsea brick) and it certainly feels like getting hit with a brick 🧱
My mama, and at one time, we were in a very dangerous situation. She taught me anything in your reach can be used as a weapon. You have to get the thought out of your head you are afraid to fight or hurt the other person. She taught me not to stop until the other person does not move. Mom's gone on to glory, from natural causes, but her memories, wisdom, and knowledge lives on.
As a child I remember being told to hold my door key between the fingers of a clenched fist and how difficult it would be for an assailant to get it out of your hand…I still do it now, 60 years later, but with a bunch of keys with one key between each finger.
Print magazine with high clay paper. (when there were print magazines)
CD (when there were CDs)
Padlock. Cable lock.
Ceramic coffee mug, souvenir snow globe, seashell, resin statue.
Metal insulated bottle.
Leather coin purse.
Silk scarf, necktie.
Nylon socks, stocking, pantyhose.
Carabiner.
Folding fan.
Plastic wrap.
Acrylic pen or toothbrush, metal pen. Wood pencil.
Rolling carry-on handle.
Bamboo chopsticks, metal spoon, spork.
Nylon bootlaces, paracord.
Hand sanitizer. Alcohol 40 proof or higher.
High heel shoes.
Musical instruments and sports equipment.
Bungee cord.
When I was in my 20's and doing field work by myself, my Mom asked me to make sure I always had my rock hammer with me and to not be afraid to use it if necessary. Never did have to use it on anything but rocks, but it was always with me
Small pill bottles with salt and white pepper ..easy flip top not lethal but no one can continue attacking if they can't breathe or see you. And if ever questioned its for eating tomato's while travelling
Small bag of sand also. But salt is best.
Use some powdered Habanero pepper.
THANK YOU!
Ever since I was a kid I have loved weapons, more so edged and blunt weapons, I also could recognize the value of ordinary objects, an ordinary magazine or newspaper when rolled up tight becomes a way to deflect or counter an attack and thrusts to vulnerable soft target areas like the throat can be effective in a pinch. Here in Canada though if asked by authorities why you're carrying something never ever say for self defense, here anything carried for the purpose of physical conflict is considered a prohibited weapon even if it's only for self defense alone. I've had officers ask why I was carrying a weapon, they were referring to my pocket knife, in a situation like that do not ever confirm their assumption, correct them and tell them what it is, a tool.
A cane (wood preferred, but not necessary) is an excellent weapon. You can make a short "stick" out of a tightly rolled magazine. Go for the eyes and face. You can thrust and strike backhand. A folding fan can become a short stick. Walk around and try to figure out as many impromptu weapons you could come up with during your daily life. Also, trust your intuition! If your intuition is telling you someplace is a bad place to go; don't go there! The fight you can avoid is much better than winning a fight. If you must fight, your goal is to do as much damage as quickly as possible and get away.
A tubular aluminum cane with a worn out, or cut out middle section of the rubber cup bottom is an impressive tool. It cuts out circles of flesh with each jab.
@@chuckburroughs6427 I would argue against that sort of thing, especially in non-permissive environments. It's likely that the use of such an item would be a felony. The cane all by itself is an excellent weapon, even the tubular aluminum sort. Thanks to HIPPA, the authorities (in the USA) can't either take it away, or ask why you have one. It's a mobility aid.
@@richarddaugherty8583 , I live in the free country of Texas. We have NO illegal/deadly weapons listed in the Penal Code here. We can carry, and use anything to defend ourselves here. I would hate to live in a socialist state/country where the criminal has more rights than I would to defend myself. I don't enter "non-permisive" environments. The worn out cane tip is still a perfectly fine weapon to use in those places. Nobody can ever prove it was purposeful.
@@chuckburroughs6427 That's great... as long as you stay in Texas. I travel to other states where even a fixed blade knife is a problem. I CCW here where I live, but generally not when I travel out of state, unless it's to Arizona or Utah. Too many ways to trip over stupid laws. Other folks receiving your advice might live in places like New Jersey where self-defense rights go to die. I would hate to give them advice that gets them in trouble. Certainly, they should check their local laws (or the laws where they will travel) but still, just on general principles it's best not to have something that's iffy at best. And, yes, they can in fact prove it was purposeful. Even the fact that they can make the argument is a bad thing. Juries aren't going to be knowledgeable about self-defense. Remember, the facts will be twisted and used against you.
@@richarddaugherty8583 , they should be smart enough to check their own laws. Please show me how a worn cane tip can be proven to be purposeful. No forensics test can prove that. You're grasping at straws now. How can you not carry but in three states? The closest state that doesn't recognize a Texas CCW is California. The next closest would be probably Illinois.
My Mother was a seamstress for most of my childhood days. I just remembered that she used some small-screwdrivers for tighten things on her sewing machine. They might be in a Craft/sewing section at “big box” store like wal-mart, or at a large hobby store. These are items that we have to “think outside the box”, but also need to remember our own protection when carrying around on our person.
Excellant video buddy and like you said as for being worried about getting in trouble for protecting yourself, and the only thing I would say to anyone listening don't hesitate or worry about that at all your life is more important and if someone comes at you and your minding your own business then your in the right to do anything you have to, to get the person off you or a family member and don't worry about getting in trouble because your in the right and people are getting tired of the bullshit that's happening to law abiding citizens minding there own business and getting in trouble for protecting themselves and it's gonna stop.
I'm a Biker, and I'm disabled due to an accident at the Quarry in which I worked for 29 years, which left me with a crippled left leg, I use a variety of walking sticks to get around, but if I go to anyplace which I'm not comfortable with, I usually take along my converted Pool Cue walking stick! It definitely helps me to feel safer as well as a Great weapon if it needs to be called upon! And if the Law becomes involved, I can always say that they were picking on a disabled person shame on them!
This is the most useful and practical self defense channels I have come across. Thank you for avoiding the hype and giving useful counsel.
I regularly use the 2 wooden 5 inch skewers, such as used in Candy apples at the fair. To carry into places that do a metal detector search to enter. To dance clubs and the like. So that I know i have some protection. Used as a Kubaton in a way of pressure point control or for a single strikes to vital arears. Wrapped in electrical tape or gaffers tape and hidden under my belt or in my boot. A sturdy comb can scratch or even cut. the ends that are the sturdiest can be used to strike the temple or eyes. I have a metal compact comb with a finger hole. A metal finger nail file I've carried under the know how of using it as a defense tool. Given one with a sturdy rounded handle or add tape to one end. Metal tweezers with a nice thick top end, maybe a rubber protective cap to put on the rounded end. You give me 10 min and a drawer full of odds and ends, I'll come up with at least 4 weapons. I regularly have a metal pen and flashlight on me at all times. But I pack extra items if I know I'm ending up in places that don't allow me to carry or I know could be potentially violent places (as a less than lethal option). I've never done so, but a nice pair metal chopsticks....I love the movie Kiss of the Dragon, and how he pierces the jugular with a pair of wooden chopsticks, which I think to be entirely possible. The esophagus is very soft and a vital target if ever in a life or death situation followed closely by eyes and groin.
I'm female and I wear different kinds of chop sticks in my hair.
I would have to say, from experience as an older guy with some minor mobility issues, a very sturdy cane is arguably the best self defense option. Not trying to advertise, but there is a sturdy metal cane from Cold Steel that is perfect for this. A walking stick might be seen as an actual weapon depending on where you are or may not be allowed for various reasons, but a cane can even be taken onto airplanes, into federal buildings, and carried every day even in countries which prohibit carrying weapons for self defense. For example carrying a flashlight during the day, an umbrella when it’s not raining, or a rock in a sock could be viewed with suspicion in the UK if used for defense. Pens are great but lack the reach of a cane. Folding canes are okay but a sturdy hardwood or metal cane with a cane type grip won’t raise suspicion and can be snapped into an attackers groin or used for strikes, blocks, jabs, locks and choke techniques. And I definitely would not recommend a sword cane as these are often highly illegal even in many places in the US.
Another decent defense item is pocket change. Drop some on the ground (works if you’re fighting on a hard surface, not grass or carpeting). The natural reaction is to look down, use it as a distraction and then do your worst (such as a hard strike to the throat, temple, the pressure point on the top of the pectoral muscles just below the shoulders, striking the bottom of the ribs both sides simultaneously or a similar attack).
A third option (not advisable in the UK as it can be seen as a weapon if carried without reason) is small can of blood red spray paint. Wrap the can with black or duct tape. Spray an attacker in the eyes… it will blind them briefly at least and when they wipe the paint away they’ll think it’s blood, which will make them back down or at least give you an opportunity for a follow up attack.
If at home, something like a bat or rolling pin is great but not in the way you might think. Raise it like you’re attacking from above and when then attacker looks up to deflect, kick him hard in the knee cap, side of the knee or groin. If he looks down to deflect the attack, that’s when you bring your weapon down on his head, neck, etc. Also a great technique with a cane.
No matter what though, always read their body language, say you don’t want to fight (giving the opportunity to read their body language and to also make them more confident and think you’re an easy target, which you can use to your advantage) and if they are still wanting to fight, strike first. The best defense is a good offense.
Thank you for your time reading this. Stay safe.
Thanks for sharing!
A walking cane, especially with a shepherds hook is the most ideal imo. Legal everywhere and you can't be asked about why you have it. Pens, small 6 inch by 1/2 to 1 inch round wood down for "massage", multi-tools, and my favorite, a toothbrush! Always need fresh breadth and people never question it.
Toothbrushes are great. My favorite is the Oral-B brand with the pointy end.
Good advice. I have just turned 70 and the last year has not been a good one health-wise, I'm finally coming to the realization that I am no longer the 25 year old my mind likes to think I am ! I live in the UK, so we are not "allowed" to protect ourselves. From now on my "Taclight" will be ever present and I'm going to look into a pen, something in each pocket then. As in another video, Awareness is key, always has been. I was sucker punched once in my teens - I learned quick. Another sub and look forward to more useful advice, Thanks Dude.
"Remember, your mind is the best weapon you have." - Farengar Secret-Fire
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Love the Ferengi and the Rules of Aqustion
Well if it's during the day, you could walk around legally with a baseball bat, glove, and ball. At night you can legally have a baseball bat, glove, and ball in your car.
True but that don't work when a gun is in your face.
100 likes for the Skyrim reference 👍
Many older people use canes for balance and/or because of a painful knee. Both of these situations fits me, having lost 145 lbs over the past 20 years, the pain is not as critical as the balance situation. My cane is a rather heavy DIY hard-wood 1.5" thick hardwood branch I found at a garage sale. It is heavy and if I needed to, I could swing at some human or animal assailant. Pepper spray is another item that I could use. Now at age of almost 83, I don't get out and about much any more, and never at never at night. Fortunately I do cycle indoors 30-45 minutes per day and lift free weights (max 12 per side) twice a week. Thanks for the tips.
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Good video. I use yellow lead bossing sticks for athletic throwing activities. These items can be thrown and / or they can be used as hammering sorts of weapons. They're made of heavy duty plastic and weigh around 377 grams or more.
Excellent video, brother. There's a reason some of these items are used in horror or gore movies. Pens and pencils and keys can do a LOT of damage in the right place, at the least they'll buy you time to get the upper hand or get away. I always carry one of those little cord-like emergency-kit saws (it looks like a toothed string with a key ring on each end), also, and while it might not loot like much danger, if it can saw wood (and they can, I've actually used one to saw an old dresser into a small coop when I first got a couple chickens) then they can certainly hurt an attacker's wrist or back of their neck, or leg, etc. And the stunning power of a bright light suddenly in your eye is exactly the reason cops always approach cars at night with a light right on the driver's face. Also, never underestimate the power of a stray stick on the ground, it can be used to give the illusion of being stabbed which could stagger an attacker, and it is most effective against a neck or groin or the face.
Another thing I love to keep on hand not only for my lips but also just in case is a tube of chapstick. If you make your own, that's even better because you can add in oils that will greatly impair vision. Caps are generally easy to pop off with your thumb, and then you can just jab the chapstick itself in the eyes of your attacker (if you're face-to-face). Oils like peppermint, cinnamon, tea tree work really well as they sting the heck out of eyes if you get those even near. You can also infuse cayenne pepper in some oil (like Dollar Store coconut oil; just pout a bunch of cayenne into the coconut oil and let it sit in the sun for a day or two) and keep that in a chapstick tube in your purse or pocket when ever you're out alone. Coconut oil melts on contact with human skin (melting point is around 70 degrees or so) which will instantly coat the eye with cayenne. The oil will blur sight, and the the cayenne literally burns like Hell.
I have found that most tactical pens will not allow me to 'get my thumb behind them'. And, as an international traveler, I use the Zebra F-70-1 and the M-701... Stainless shank, pointed, and I can get my thumb behind them. Great vid - I love the idea of the key!
Thick markers - sharpie or marks-a-lot. Yes, they are plastic, but at least it gives some type of impact focal point. Sharpie makes some really thick ones and Marks-A-Lot have some really acute edges.
Plus, you can "mark" your assailant... preferably in the facial area.
I have two of the newish gun belts that don't bend. It would make a great club. I also have a kubotan on my keys. I actually had a class on how to use it back in the 80's. And I was gifted with a tac pen last year. I like your ideas.
Totally forgot about the Kubaton. I was trained with them back then, too. We cops had the Mini-Mag flashlights on our belts at all times and they doubled well as Kubatons.
Nail file, insect repellent spray, peroxide in a spray bottle also hairspray, comb, cayenne pepper in a shaker/bottle.
Fun fact: there are two reasons why a flashlight might be illegal in Europe:
1) it's too bright and can blind people
2) it's too much of a weapon with the jagged surface.
The main problem however is not that you have not the right to defend yourself, but the law will always be interpreted against you!
In simple terms, if you defend yourself with a weapon, then they ask why you were armed in the first place, and if you were looking for trouble, rather than defending yourself...
The best worst example I can give you happened in a place I used to study: An amateur boxer with a long history of violent crimes attacked without any known reason a father with his son. He was much stronger and knocked both of them out and then jumped repeatedly on the head of the father. The son woke up, took out his Swiss Army Knife with a 2-inch blade, and poked him literally in the rear. Surprisingly, this scared the assailant away and saved his dad's life. I say surprisingly, because most of the time, people underestimate the damage a knife can cause, especially when they're high as a kite... In court, the boy was punished harsher than the criminal, because the latter was too high to be considered sane and legally liable. It was held against the boy that he attacked from behind and without warning.
Sadly, there are many such stories in many countries. There are many versions of people being injured in home invasions by armed assailants and managing to turn the tides with a legal weapon and still being charged for attempted murder, or at the very least excessive violence as if you could talk down the people who are actively trying to murder you...
Thank you for that story, Edi.
Which country did that happen in?
Those idiots in charge!
I prefere jail above my funeral, with the priest saying a good lawobeying man!
Do no harm but dont take shit!
Dont tread on me, says the rattlesnake!
( Gadson flag)
ENGLANDS the SAME !!!MENTAL !!!😔We Are The BAD Guys 😣😣😣ITS A Bloody Travesty ?g
Europe's courts are insane. Protect the foreign attackers and damn the residential taxpayers
@@star_blazer I did reply to you, but my comment got memoryholed... The TLDR was Germany, but it's the same story with many other countries in Europe...
Improvised weaponry, in my opinion, becomes very useful in a tight spot. Just develop a mindset where you can see the combat/defense capability in things around you.
One thing I started doing after seeing a large number of robberies taking place outside of gas stations, is whenever buying a drink, usually a monster or Red Bull, I’ll make sure to get it bagged. A Metal can in a plastic bag becomes a one shot flail very easily and it more than likely will bust the bag on first contact but if it’s a head shot it won’t matter because you’ve already leveled the playing field.
I saw people mention the padlock and bandana. Key thing to remember, those are illegal and considered weapons in a lot of places due to their association with gangs.
A monkey fist is another good flail option. Now, states laws determine legality when it’s tied around a metal core, others say “solid core.” A bouncy ball is perfect replacement for a metal core and if “solid core” is the issue, you can tie the knot tight enough that it is still helpful if tied tight enough and solid enough. It can be attached to anything for quick access.
A solid metal chain necklace, like the out of style ball bearing necklaces, are very capable for swinging and wrapping around your fist. The other accessory, the old school chain wallet, a watch, or thick chain bracelet. (All of these were actually, except the watch, banned from my high school and a lot of other schools when I was nearly 2 decades younger due to people using them like weapons. Same as studded belts.)
I’ve been hit with a lot of random things while at concerts and bars and I’ve had to return the favor a couple times becomes bouncers or security wasn’t there to help. Literally anything can be a weapon. I saw a girl stab another girl with a nail file.
The UK have umbrellas. It’s always raining here and brollies make pretty solid weapons
These are great ideas!
Add a pair of inexpensive work gloves for grip. I feel more confident holding my mini bat shaped flashlight in my cheap True Grip gloves from the dollar store!
A blackwood stick known as a shaleleigh in ireland is a traditional fighting stick that doubles up as a walking stick is a fantastic legal, natural product that will really hurt you if your on the wrong end of it !
Excellent content here! For me, the tactical pen has been an option of mine for "years"! My favorite is the all black, solid aluminum Boker tac pen! It even WRITES!!! It's actually my first 'go too' tool in an altercation. A very effective force multiplier that can either give you distance, or time to deploy something a bit more serious. For me, the tac pen is an excellent option to have. It works! Great video here Daniel...
Thanks bro!
Can give you distance?? What another 5 inches?? Time to "deploy" something more serious...like a strongly worded letter from your pocket written with the 5 inch pen. Have to say it gave me a laugh anyway😂😂
@@kevm7751 made you happy? Made my day!
@@kevm7751 5 inches is a good distance, to make that pen a suppository! THEN, try to write that "stongly" worded letter afterwards 😂... And please, no pics! Jk...
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I carry a compact...fit in the hand cattle prod. It emits about 15 hundred volts, I figure it's gonna give me enough time to move out of the way. Our weapon laws here in Australia are pretty tight, so you need to become inventive, in saying that I do carry one of those tactical pens also. They're compact and would do the job well.
Hello from across the pond.
Yes, those tac-pens are great. I carry one at all times. I find that scalp wounds bleed profusely and serve as a great disorienting injury. A tac-pen strike to the forehead is debilitating, too.
Ladies may wish to carry a can of hairspray in their pocket to use as a weapon. The more sadistic ladies may want to add a cigarette lighter to their self-defence arsenal to make the perfect 'hair spraying flame-thrower'. All legal and above board in Merry England.
Baseball bat, hammer, my maglight, my car…
I like the reminder of a sturdy pen and flashlight. I do carry my trekking poles.
Hit anywhere and if possible go for the throat or eyes.
the new led headlights sometimes have a blink mode.
aiming the light in their eyes gives you an advantage
I enjoyed the video and all the comments. Some comments sent chills up my back. 3 years ago I injured my spine and now in wheelchair. Gaining some strength back. All I read and your information helps. I was in law enforcement for 27 years and have guns. But I learning to shoot again. I can use all of this.
I am new to your channel, so far, great topics. Pens, mechanical pencils, ,nail file, scissors, roll of coins, small @ 6" long, puece if 1/"- 3/4" pvc, and most impirtant- determination to not be a victim !
as a former prison guard, I always carried a nice metal large flashlight, a good metal pen and set of keys with an old car key that was a nice fit between my figures. We were not allowed to carry weapons, CO spray or,later, cell phones. Prisons have ' dead zones" you learn real fast where they are and keep your 'tools' in hands reach. Only Sgts, LTs and Tack sqauds were allowed OC spray and tasers. It Worked the same when I became a jailer at our Sheriffs' office. Only Sgts, Lts and road deputys had weapons, OC and tasers there too.
UZI pens are the ultimate pens for multi tool uses and impact resistance, much slimmer and generally look like a normal metal pen 👍👍👍
My grandma, rest her soul, never left home without her hat pin 😂
Haha!👍
Old fashioned umbrella with a steel shalf and ferrule. Particularly if you don't have a reason for a cane.
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@@les595 Depends where you live. In the UK or Ireland and umbrella is always in season..
@@highloughsdrifter1629 .. and in Africa, an umbrella may be used as protection from both rain and blazing sunshine (amongst other things ;) )
😅 My friend completed a self-defence course and had a guy trying to grab her purse. She chased him off with her sturdy umbrella 😂
@@FurnitureFan Oh well done, your Friend!! (APPLAUSE - and big grin!)
#Agreed! In USMC boot camp, the DIs taught us to take 2 metal pens onto airplanes. They can be used as a weapon quite well, if you’re a motivated Marine looking to defend self or others from hijacker’s…
Also, my Leatherman could be used well to jab into someone’s face or ribs, catch a blade in the palm, as the filler weight for a brass knuckles punch.
And we haven’t escalated to pulling or firing a CC from inside the Fanny pack yet…
As a young girl I kept a roll of coins in my pocket for a just in case, now as a disabled older adult it changed to a roll of quarters in a sock.
I carry a small metal punch. Total length is 145mm, "blade" is 52mm & 3mm wide. When I'm walking & my arms are swinging, the "blade" is unnoticeable. Fits nicely in the hand. Ready to be used. Easily put behind the belt.
When flying, I carry a set of chopsticks in my backpack. The kind with the rounded ends. Get them free at any Chinese restaurant. Keep them in the paper sleeve. Maybe sharpen the ends a bit. Never been a problem at Security.
I've got less hair than you ,but always carry a comb . Pushed into where the nose meets the top lip is a great deterrent ,could give you vital seconds to retreat .
3 great self defense suggestions along with a warrior mindset can overcome much.
I just bought a folding knife from, Rush Deer. It cost $22.10 from Amazon, that includes tax and delivery. It has a 3.47" blade, black - neon green grips, stainless steel blade, seatbelt cutter and window breaker on the butt end; it is actually a flipper. Totally legal and can be used for EDC. Great for every day use as well as for self-defense in a life threatening situation. You have the blade, the solid steel frame, and the window breaker to break windows if need be in an emergency, and the window breaker could give a considerable blow to the temple, sternum, etc, in the event of, like I said, a life or death situation. Thank you for the video and information. 😎👍