Timeline for Is it effective to use a carabiner as tool in real fight?
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| Nov 19, 2020 at 4:50 | comment | added | Tony D | @DukeZhou: I took a look and commented on your answer there. I think the problem with that question was that it specifically narrowed the discussion to using the kubotan clutched inside the fist while still punching with your knuckles - not a great idea ;-). | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 23:33 | comment | added | DukeZhou | Thanks for validating—always great to get corroboration and extra detail from a martial brother. PS you may want to check out this question on kubotan. I provided an answer, but may have missed some of the finer points or uses. (I suspect the user rushed to accept the answer, and the accepted answer really does't understand the use of the weapon, or the utility of equalizers in general.) | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 23:24 | comment | added | Tony D | @DukeZhou if I'm not holding anything I'd tend to use either a back-fist strike or a knife hand strike more often than a horizontal hammerfist: knifehands concentrate the impact a bit more, and backfists can keep the elbow down a little more to protect your ribs, adjust range, and it's easier to pull back out of an attempted grab, and be in a position to punch again. But, if I'm holding something - sure horizontal hammerfist is sweet - particularly if you've shifted diagonally into a hook punch and drawn their punching arm out straight, then can attack over the top of it to the temple. | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 22:50 | comment | added | DukeZhou | Good answer. Can I ask, do you train for horizontal hammer fists, or referring only to vertical. (You make a good point about blocking, but, if one can get inside, or use the strike following a counter, horizontal hammer with a kubotan can be quite effective. By contrast, I'd never use a hammer fist horizontally without a short blunt weapon, and would only use the vertical technique after gaining advantage. Collarbone can be easily broken with a vertical forearm strike, using the back of the forearm, which can be applied very quickly and is potentially more difficult to block. | |
| Aug 27, 2020 at 17:57 | comment | added | Tony D | @MacacoBranco: most of my post is applicable to anything you might grasp and use hammerfist-style, and I'm saying that's a more credible way to use a carabiner than the brass-knuckles suggestion in the video. A little of my post is about the specifics of carabiners: their shape making it easier to hold during impact if you put the larger end outwards (towards the target). If I were talking about kubotans, I may have suggested other targets, as they can extend further past the hand and penetrate more deeply into the target. I would agree that a kubotan would be more useful than a carabiner. | |
| Aug 27, 2020 at 13:36 | comment | added | Macaco Branco | I feel like most of your post is about a kubotan rather than a carabiner... | |
| Aug 27, 2020 at 6:22 | history | answered | Tony D | CC BY-SA 4.0 |