Keychain kubatons are legal to carry on most college campuses, especially where stun guns or pepper spray are not allowed. The keychain is a simple device and a great alternative when school rules don’t allow you to defend yourself with the most intense hardcore products. The physical description of most key fob security batons is that this handheld device measures approximately 5 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch in diameter, and is made of lightweight aluminum, wood, or high-impact plastic. Typically, the best units have several circular grip grooves that run around and along the length of the kubaton to aid in handling the device when springing into action.
Women are often the victims of violent crime on campus; and can quickly learn to wield the keyring and devastate an attacker with a flurry of direct hits and simple tactics using the keyring as a weapon. Let’s be real about your chances. If you are attacked, it will be at close range and in most cases by someone you know, especially on campus. The need to combine simple turnkey tactics with some basic self defense moves will greatly improve your chances when fighting off an attack.
A basic elbow strike to the face or foot strike can make the critical difference in controlling the outcome of an attack. Most attackers are looking for a victim, so you need to adjust your mindset about how important your body and health are to you. A good example of a determined mindset surrounds a highly publicized murder incident that took place around Lake Hodges in San Diego County last year.
A graduate student jogging in the same park in the San Diego area a few months before a young woman was killed was accosted on the same trail that winds around the lake. Later, this student identified her assailant as the same subject arrested for the murder. “I thought he was going to rape me,” the student said of the overweight man who knocked her down. “So I told him that he would have to kill me first.” What followed was the raw determination of a woman who was hell-bent on saving his life. The attacker took all the adrenaline pumped by the fighting rage of the running student, including an elbow to the nose. This nudge caused the attacker to stop long enough for the student to escape. The power and driving force that can make the critical difference in the outcome of an attack is in the mindset. I like to think of this pose as mind and body working together!
Can a kubaton keychain be a woman’s best friend on campus? In less time than it takes to learn CPR, you can master vital basic self-defense skills and key fob techniques needed to defend yourself, just like the grad student who came to San Diego to visit and run around a lake. The keychain gun and the basic self-defense information available can make a difference in the real world. What is left for you to think about?