I imagine there aren't many six-foot-one, 250 pounders who frequent this forum(myself excluded ).  Also, I am sure not many of you are capable of fending off an attacker by force alone.  Furthermore, as many of you may well live in countries that do not allow use of "deadly weapons" in defense of life and well-being.  Finally, even if you have a sling and stone, the gap between you and an aggressor is bridged in seconds.  Allow me to give you a force-multiplier that is ubiquitous and available for pennies or free from an obliging trash bin:  The newspaper kubaton!  

Simply take a section from your newspaper, or in my case 30 pages from the 2012-2013 Oregon Game Bird Regulations booklet.  Roll it up length-wise to create a cylinder with an inner-diameter of about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.  Flatten the cylinder as best you can, then bend it in the middle.  The resulting corners in the bend are dense and quite hard, capable of inflicting maximum damage with a minimum of force exertion.  Hold it with the corners facing down in your fist and punch with it; almost as you would normally.



This is used for striking at soft spots, pressure points and unprotected nerves on an adversary's body.  It can be used to save your hand must you punch through a window, although would be ineffective on auto safety glass.

Most people who are trained in self-defense are constantly aware of their surroundings, having these extra few moments of  situational awareness will save your life, regardless, but may allow you to form this defensive weapon in just seconds, in anticipation of an attack or encounter.  This is not a gimmick; it works, it hurts like hell, and you CAN kill or destroy property easily with this weapon, so exercise extreme discretion in it's use.  

Lastly, you may already be aware of this device if you live in Great Britain, Spain, Mexico, Germany, or one of the other countries where soccer riots erupt.  These have been used in such brawls and because of it, papers may banned at larger matches in such countries.

Disclaimer:  I only show this in the hopes that this knowledge may help someone defend themselves from violence, not in the hopes that one would use it as an aggressive weapon.

PS:  Sorry mods, C-A, etc...  I am somewhat handicapped regarding the resizing of images.

Try it with the amount of sheets suggested.  Also, hitting your buddy and striking in defense of life and limb are polar opposites.  Newspaper is softer paper than most as it is.  The only reason I can think it is used is availability.

I wonder when someone will open some topics giving suggestions about how to make good love... I imagine not many of you are capable to cause pleasure without using strange pills... 
And I'm perfectly serious!
Greetings,
Mauro.

Don't ignore it Dan, because I'd be really curious to know why our friend tought we - as a community - would be interested in making a weapon capable for our self defense.
Are we as a community interested in how to make good love? I don't think so.

Really, my curiosity is sincere, do we look like a community of people who would be ready to answer violence to violence?
Or did I miss something?!
Greetings,
Mauro.

In Robert Jordan's The wheel of time series he creates a culture that is emphatically nonviolent. The adherents call it "the way of the leaf" and they will not fight. Not even in self defense. They do try to avoid physical confrontations because even being the victim of violence harms the person who commits the act. As a tree dulls (damages) the blade of an ax. This comes along with a philosophy of acceptance. If they are to die, then they are to die. It is not dissimilar to the Ahimsa philosophy of the east though I personally see it as being closer to Satyagraha. I highly recommend reading "shadow of the hegemon" by Orson Scott Card for a more complete idea of what it means. It means to bear what must be born, not passive resistance. Which is also similar to Confucious teachings.

While I respect that, I disagree with it. Force, violence are not inherently evil in my view. I do what I can to live in peace with my fellow man. But at the end of the day I want to be more skilled at violence so that I can protect my pack if I have to.

Mauro, I just want to let you know that everything still works, and so far, I don't need any weird chemicals.







Unfortunately, it doesn't work as often as it did when I was 25.

Steven, this is what the forum stands for:
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I forge iron and steel knives and short swords, can make effective bow and arrows, but I never tought to use them against someone, not even if I'm under attack.
The big deal is: how many topics you see that are entitled:"Knapped knife for self-defense"? "Picenian short sword for self-defense"? "Trebuchet for self-defense"?
And the older members of the forum can tell you that we already discussed this topic (re-producing weapons and the possibility to use them against someone) and we came to the conclusion not to discuss it anymore.
Everything can be a weapon, even your bare thumb if you stick it in your opponent's eye; I think we have to decide if we are a peaceful forum (of people who does not think obsessively at the possibility of being attacked) or not.
For the sake of friendship and quiet life here.
Greetings,
Mauro.

In the first place, I doubt that I'll have access to a newspaper or time to roll it up if I'm attacked.

I live in a place where there is no shortage of malefactors but don't really worry about physical confrontations. I don't look like a victim, I have some training in the "use" of my hands, and I've picked up a couple of tricks from an ex-MP and other sources. However if I do get into one of these situations, I doubt that sweet love will come into play. I like to keep sex and violence separate as much as possible. 

Disagree that it only takes one for violence to happen. You need a hittor and a hittee.