Weapons - How to deal with them... Part 2

The last post on weapons, looked at how to deal with and evade an attacker who is possessing a weapon - be it a gun, knife, bat, rod or plank of wood. This post looks at how to use weapons to your advantage when defending yourself against an attacker. We are not encouraging the possession of weapons, merely providing options to defend yourself in the event of an attack, whereby an object nearby can be used to strike back

Bars, pubs and clubs can turn sour very quickly. Alcohol-fueled violence is common and a peaceful evening, can turn very nasty, very quickly. If threatened in bar, all parties involved have access to glasses. These can cause serious damage. A salt shaker can be used as a hard object to deliver a brute force strike. Aim for the head and if it breaks, the salt will double for vision impairment. This can allow you to run away

Most people will carry a set of keys. Keys are often sharp and can easily slot between your fingers for a brutal punch, that can substantially wound the attacker.

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A bar stool is handy to put distance between yourself and an attacker. Or swinging the stool toward the attackers head or groin will cause enough damage to allow you some time to run away or obtain help.

Fence palings, bin lids, rocks, bricks and branches are all effective objects, likely to be found outdoors - that can help in the event of an attack. Swinging them toward the softer areas of the attackers body, like the head, neck and eyes, or toward the groin and stomach, will deliver maximum results.

By Nathan Tripolone



Weapons - How to deal with them...

Weapons offer a distinct advantage for an attacker, as they can cause far great damage in much quicker time. A knife is swift, quiet, light-weight and concealed. A gun is fast and can cause instant fatality. A Taser can temporarily disable a person, for further attack to ensue. A bat or length of metal or wood, is quick to obtain and malicious and highly damaging.

In the event of the threat of a knife, metal rod or plank of wood, the aim to either substantially decrease the distance between yourself and the weapon or substantially increase the distance.

In the case of a club, bat, rod or plank - to decrease the distance, attempt to grab hold of the hand/s that are in possession of the weapon and deflect them away from your body.  Twisting an attackers wrist, may force them to drop their weapon.

For a knife - similar principles apply as above, but the blade should be the focus of defending yourself against. When twisting the attackers hand or wrists, make sure the blade is pointing away from your body. Do not be afraid to point the weapon toward the attacker. This may cause them to drop the weapon.


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The best option Is usually to run, but In the case of a gun attack, you may need to be calm and ask the attacker what they want. If the gun is within grabbing distance, you may attempt, with extreme caution to deflect the gun away from your body and twist it, to break the attackers finger and hold on the gun.


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If the threat of the attacker firing a shot, is too high, then the best option is run.

Nathan Tripolone