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Information about kubotans
The
Kubotan Keychain, was initially created and
developed by Grandmaster Takayuki Kubota as a tool for police officers
to restrain suspects without permanent injury. It's popularity began in
the mid-1970s when Grandmaster Kubota brought the weapon to the
attention of the LAPD and began schooling female officers in its
application.
Because of
its extreme effectiveness in breaking the will
of unruly suspects with painful locks and pressure point strikes, the
Kubotan is also dubbed the "Instrument of Attitude Adjustment". The
Kubotan gradually expanded toward civilian self-defense application and
is now one of the most popular and widely carried self-defense tools
around.
The
official Kubotan is a cylindrical stick, normally 5
1/2" long and constructed of hard Lexan plastic or similar substance.
The body of the Kubotan is marked with circular grooves and there is
usually a split ring and screw eye attached to one end for keys.
It is
often seen as an oversized key ring ornament. Usage is similar to the
Yawara (a weapon used in various martial arts that takes the form of
two small, thick sticks which stick out about an inch from each side of
the hand), except the keys present a natural sort of handle to hold
onto the kubotan.
The end of
the Kubotan may be used to punch with, or by
grasping it by the key-ring portion it may be swung or flicked with
some precision at an opponent. The kubotan is often carried instead of
or as a complement to pepper spray. As with the Yawara, the principal
targets for use for self-defense are boney parts, such as knuckles,
forearms, bridge of the nose, or shins.
In
addition to this, it is a
very effective pressure point weapon that can attack any point a finger
can, but with greater effectiveness. Its techniques are greatly linked
to 'empty handed' martial arts techniques and almost all its uses
derive in some way from the art its included in. Its one of the few
weapons that adapts to an art, rather than having its own set of
movements and uses.
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