Binding: Misc.
Brand: Century
Label: Century
Manufacturer: Century
Publisher: Century
Sales Rank: 2692
Studio: Century
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Product Description:
Made of aluminum alloy. Ideal defense for all, no martial arts background needed. Easy to control, capable of bringing down an attacker. 5-1/2 inches long.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Good Product
Got this item for Christmas and seems pretty solid! Hopefully, it'll never have to be used in a serious situation, but just in case...
Rating: - Kubotan
Nifty tool. Nice and light, but very sturdy. Worth a buy if you want something for self defense that is nice and obscure. Don't try to take it on an airplane though. That's how I lost my first one.
Rating: - Aluminum vs. Wood
If you find yourself having to use your kubotan, chances are, it will be in a critical situation. Traditionally, kubotans are made out of a durable hardwood. However, I chose to get one made out of hardened aluminum for added reliability. Hardened aluminum will not break in the event that you have to use it to put pressure on someone's wrist. I think it's safe to say that the person's wrist bones would break before this little metal rod does.
A friend of mine, who studied martial arts, used to carry a wooden baton like this one. If he still carried them today, I am convinced that he would choose an aluminum one though.
MY FRIEND'S TIP:
Here's a tip from that old friend of mine. The keys themselves are a part of the weapon. And you can make them more effective, which will increase the damage from the baton. Take some keys that you no longer use. Any metal key would do, but try to find different sizes. About four of them would do. Take the keys to a grinder and sharpen the teeth of each key. Now, put the four keys in the keyring along with your regular keys. Face the sharp keys in opposite directions. Meaning two should face one way, but the other two should face in the opposite direction. The idea is that when you swing the baton like a flail, the sharpened keys would cut into the attacker's flesh. The keys are faced in opposite directions so that you can do major damage regardless of which direction that you are swinging.
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Rating: - Do not underestimate
Come on, what good is a 5-inch stick on the street? The answer is "plenty." Many people who would turn their noses up at a pocket stick wouldn't hesitate to defend themselves with their knuckles. You might see people like this walking around in bandages, splints, or casts, because hands are soft, with small bones, and heads have big, thick bones and are full of teeth. But even the cement heads of street criminals don't fare well against hard metal. A good hammer fist with one of these will cause even a tough guy to see fireworks and canary birds.
As I wrote in a review of another pocket stick: Let's not kid around. This may be touted as a nonlethal weapon, and it may (or may not) look better for you if it turns up in a search or in court than, say, a knife or a gun, but the purpose of this or any effective weapon is to harm an attacker until he cannot attack anymore. It can injure, maim, or kill just as surely as a bullet-- just not so easily. So before you bonk someone's coconut with this little item, make sure you consider the moral, spiritual, and legal consequences.
This brings up another vital point. Salesmen, martial arts instructors, and your lawyer may be well-advised to call this a "defensive weapon." Fine, but out there in the world, there is no such thing. Calling this a "hesitation" stick and showing judo masters using it as a submission tool for fancy joint locks just distracts from what you will be doing with it if, God forbid, the need arises. And that is bashing ... Read More
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