Self-defense items such as stun guns, pepper sprays and personal alarms get all the publicity. You have to be living underneath a rock not to have heard of the stun device called taser that is carried by over 12,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. alone. Pepper spray is the most widely employed and publicized self-defense item in the world.

Here are a great deal of little known, easy to use and cheap self-defense items that may save your life.

The kubotan has been employed in the martial arts for decades. It is a little 5 1/2 inch long piece of metal, commonly aluminum, which is employed for attacks in self-defense. It is kept in “either an ice pick grip(for hammer fist strikes) or forward grip (for stabbing and pressure point attacks)..It may be used for benefitting leverage on an assailant’s wrist, fingers and joints.”

They may normally be used in any place a finger may be employed for striking. Police officers have been known to grab a suspect around the neck and stick the kubotan in the little of his back to gain compliance to a rightful order.

Because it is made of metal it is much more rigid than a finger. A poke in the eye with a kubotan will gain prompt submission.

Others include Blue Cat and Brutus brands of ridged knuckles with pointed cat ears that add power to your strikes in the event of an attack. They are easy to use with two holes that you slip your fingers through for easy access from your key chain.

Another is the key chain attachment with steel affect tips that comes in both black and silver. This is another variation of molded knuckles that heighten the power of a strike.

A distinctive one is the Kubotan Pen with ferro rod. It is a to a complete degree functional black ink ballpoint pen inside a kubotan that may be applied to “inflict temporary paralysis or uttermost pain when delivered to pressure points or soft tissue in the body. It is 6.1 inches long and is made by Smith & Wesson and is an example of a tactical, survival pen. It may be applied to get started fires and as a self-defense weapon.”

Even without martial arts experience it is easy to learn how to use this little-known self-defense weapon. Hip bones, shins, arms, collar bones, ankles and kneecaps are all good targets. Because it’s on a key chain it may be swung with great force. There is no wrong way to use it. Just hit the assailant as hard as you may on closely any share of his body.

Try a great deal of of these self-defense items. They work and may save your life.

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Photo

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Pic

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Photo

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Photo

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Photo

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Image

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Picture

Smith Wesson Swpenbk Tactical Pen Pic