tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post7670341838427873369..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: Cyclops Pen Anti-Rape DeviceDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-62472534932263705452010-09-22T01:09:21.097-05:002010-09-22T01:09:21.097-05:00It certainly is good to have training in unarmed c...It certainly is good to have training in unarmed combatives, and in how to use improvised weapons, such as a pen, as Mike suggests. But Female III has it right. Carry a real weapon, whether knife or gun (or both if you can). <br /><br />My girls carry CRKT "bear claw" neck knives everywhere they go outside our home. <br /><br />http://www.crkt.com/Bear-Claw-Sharp-Tip-ZytelSheath-Razor-Sharp-Edge<br /><br /><br />Very secure grip, hard to disarm, and hanging right there on their centerline. All they have to do is reach up under their shirt, grab it, yank it out and start stabbing and cutting. I teach them to go for the eyes, throat, side of neck, solar plexis, groin, and anywhere else they can reach if they can't stab one of those spots. They are trained to use the other hand to "face-smash" and eye gouge while they draw the blade, to hide the draw, so that the first clue the asshole will have that she has a knife is when it is sticking him like a sewing machine. <br /><br />They also practice using it to counter grabs, chokes, bear hugs, and how to draw the blade and cut off of their backs with the attacker on top. <br /><br />A pen is better than nothing, but a knife is vastly superior. For example, a girl can cut her way out of a rear choke or out of a hold which pins her arms. While a pen can be used to break out of a choke or hold, it will not work nearly as well as a blade. <br /><br />Teach them to use everything, including their bare hands and improvised weapons, but also teach them to NEVER be without a good blade. It is a huge equalizer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-89382122818007422302010-09-16T23:09:53.479-05:002010-09-16T23:09:53.479-05:00Oh yeah. Reminds me of something I read in that bo...Oh yeah. Reminds me of something I read in that book, "On Killing". Most folks are totally grossed out at the prospect of even thinking about stabbing someone in the eyeball. <br /><br />However, if you intend to kill by stabbing, it is absolutely the best place in which to do it. The bone behind the eyeball is very thin and easy to pierce with a thin sharp object. The famous lobotomist Dr. Freeman exploited this phenomenon many times as a psychiatrist, sticking icepicks into people's brains back in the forties and fifties.<br /><br />Yes, if you are in a desperate fight,have a strong stomach, and have a long sharp object handy, by all means jam it through the orbit of yer adversary, and don't forget to wave it around in there.<br /><br />He might live, but he'll never think again.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-51328336207375602412010-09-16T00:02:06.149-05:002010-09-16T00:02:06.149-05:00Two points: 1)Most so-called "rapes" of...Two points: 1)Most so-called "rapes" of college aged girls are not stranger assaults. They are either a result of drugs and alcohol use by both parties and while they might be regretted in the morning are hardly rape. <br />2)I absolutely agree with using violence to defend yourself. But I suspect the college girl using this pen is far more likely to really piss off an attacker and invite serious injury or death. I would kill someone who "knifed" me, wouldn't you? Without sufficient strength or training to press the attack it is likely that the young lady will have one attempt at best to deter the attacker and after that she will simply become a punching bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-60857207450146727162010-09-14T23:20:47.624-05:002010-09-14T23:20:47.624-05:00I think the number is way higher than 25%. I know...I think the number is way higher than 25%. I know so many girls who have been raped in high school and college, and 99% of them never said anything to the authorities and they just kept it to themselves. I guess a lot of them carry around some misplaced guilt like some of it was their fault. Its really sick and sad. I wish more fathers would teach their daughters the means to fight back against a rapist. A lot of these rapes also happened after they were forced to drink a lot as well. Some were just straight up rape.EJR914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-58402363594228735502010-09-13T21:49:12.642-05:002010-09-13T21:49:12.642-05:00Since my little ones are still a bit short and lig...Since my little ones are still a bit short and light weight, I've taught them a couple things that most kids should know.<br /><br />Scrape and stomp:<br />If grabbed from behind by ANYONE and your feet are still on the ground, jab your good foot back against their shin and scrape it down the front of the shin HARD as you stomp on your foot. This will give you a fraction of a second to break their grip and run while SCREAMING your head off! (important!)<br /><br />Breaking grips: towards the gap. If grabbed by the wrist, jerk your arm down and towards the gap between finger and tumb, even if it hurts you to do so. Passive Resistance - when grabbed around the mid section, if your arms are pinned, sit down and roll away as soon as you slip out of their grasp. Doing so quickly will surprise them and maybe give you a minute to break contact. All the while SCREAMING your head off if your mouth is not covered. Run away screaming!<br /><br />Grabbed from the front: jabb or punch the throat if your arm is free and you can see it. Raise your knee into their groin if your arms are restrained - again, as quickly as you can think to do it. This will probably give you a fraction of a second where they momentarily ease their grip and you can begin screaming your head off and running away.<br /><br />Pinned from behind - if attacker is sitting on or kneeling on your posterior, kick yourself in the arse. He is in the way and will get some of it probably in a spot that will cause momentary shock and pain. The coccyx (your tail bone) is easily bruised and a heel here, even a moderate bump, will send a small shock through his nerves. Above that there are nerve bundles on either side of the spine and the first vertebra is lighter and more mobile than the pelvis. Dislocating it and causing severe sciatic pain. Any of these will provide an opportunity to break contact. Be screaming your head off the whole time.<br /><br />Screaming and running: towards a group of people you know, towards an open public space, towards (but not into) a busy road. NEVER into a hiding spot unless all of the above are not available. Hiding spots just make your assault less public and easier for passers by to ignore. <br /><br />I had a female friend raped in a mall parking lot in broad daylight by some cowardly piece of excrement. She screamed her head off but did not have any idea how to break contact. Getting away is your first duty in any assault.Christian Patriot IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-50194310790991573332010-09-13T15:46:06.381-05:002010-09-13T15:46:06.381-05:00Mike - and pretty much everyone else who has comme...Mike - and pretty much everyone else who has commented here - weapons of any sort would be ABSOLUTELY USELESS in the scenario presented in the video and in a huge percentage of such assaults. Megan was drugged - then raped. No knife or gun or pen or any other weapon is of any value in such a case.<br /><br />Were I Megan's Dad or her older brother, I would hunt the little bastards down and cut 'em where it hurts. I don't know how long a prison sentence you'd get for cutting several guys dick and balls off but it is an absolute certainty that you wold get out of prison before their packages grew back! I once TOLD a little bastard that if I caught him near my daughter I'd make him look like a Ken doll. When he replied that if I did I'd go to jail I quietly advised him that he was probably right but that I'd get out of jail before his dick grew back. Another time some asshole was giving my daughter a ration of shit on my front porch. I stepped out, pointed my Baby Eagle .40S&W between his eyes and gave him a 5-count to get the hell off my land. Texas, Castle Law, after dark, private property - ah the sweet smell of liberty.<br /><br />No, I am not a nice man where my daughter is concerned.<br /><br />Bad Cyborg XBad Cyborgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-80806542917344358422010-09-13T14:32:24.744-05:002010-09-13T14:32:24.744-05:00You never know for sure whether lessons sink in. I...You never know for sure whether lessons sink in. I learned years after the lesson of something that I taught my sister did need to be used. When the Weymouth Naval Air Station was in operation (ASW P3 Orions, helicopters, and a Marine Air Wing of A-4 Skyhawks), my sister and her friend would go the the Chief Petty Officer's Club, as her friend was dating one of the Chiefs. One very cold night when my sister returned to her automobile, a sailor tried to forcibly grab my sister and enter her automobile. Base security personnel found him the next morning in a snowbank - unconscious, hypothermic and arm broken in three places. Yay sis! After six months recovery elsewhere, he again was found by base security personnel, unconscious and severely beaten. It appears that fellow patrons of the Chief's Club disliked his approach with women and ensured that he was transferred elsewhere permanently or disabled, whichever came first.<br /><br />My sister was afraid that if I knew about this, then I would try to inhibit her social life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-67486241333003692772010-09-13T13:19:22.825-05:002010-09-13T13:19:22.825-05:00Note ANONY 8:50 :
"And a weapon of any kind c...Note ANONY 8:50 :<br />"And a weapon of any kind can be taken away from you and then used on you. What then?"<br /><br /><br />Frankly, that has never been true, unless the person from whom it was taken was too shaky / fear indoctrinated to use it.<br /><br />When my wife was working a night shift at a local hospital, she was using her little Kershaw double edged diving knife - five inch blade - to slice into a pear one night, when the night shift wise-ass said that to her..<br />" You know, somebody could take that away from you and hurt you with it."<br />She never blinked. Turned toward him, moved within a foot of him and said, "Show me. Take it away from me. Really. I WANT you to! DO IT!"<br />He looked at that razor sharp edge and needle point and said something like, well, he wouldn't want to embarass her. Might as well hae said he heard his Momma callin'.<br /><br />She very probably would have given him just a gentle slice across the hand to make her point, so to speak, but she has never been shy about drawing a blade or her 357 snubby wtih full intent and ability to use, if threatened.<br />Maybe it's just bein' one of them down home Southern wimmenfolk. But I sure would not try to mess with her unless I was ready for a cold dark ride in a body bag.ParaPacemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331087479753793346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-78604997580289038532010-09-13T12:49:26.351-05:002010-09-13T12:49:26.351-05:00Mike sez:
"...Note the breakaway connector i...Mike sez:<br /><br />"...Note the breakaway connector in the illustration. All good neck lanyards have this feature."<br /><br />Look a bit closer, friend.<br /><br />Still plenty of chokeage there...<br /><br />This is why I will always prefer the old "bead-chain"<br /><br />DDDedicated_Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375339835638311982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-53997687962607187052010-09-13T11:22:59.929-05:002010-09-13T11:22:59.929-05:00I honestly don't understand why someone would ...I honestly don't understand why someone would be disarmed anywhere in the United States. The Second Amendment was required before the United States Constitution was ratified. Shall not be infringed means exactly that. If you don't want to "violate" an illegal law then move to a state that does not infringe your rights. <br /><br />Our founding fathers were willing to sacrifice everything for this country. We, on the other hand, won't sacrifice anything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-26788542832581909492010-09-13T10:57:57.362-05:002010-09-13T10:57:57.362-05:00Mike, as you say college campus' are breeding ...Mike, as you say college campus' are breeding grounds for rape. When I lived near the edge of campus X in the Midwest, there were woods between campus and additional housing. The area became known as Rape Alley. To avoid such, young ladies should:<br />1. If traveling at night on foot,do so with one or two other girlfriends.<br />2. Have a short list of TRUSTED male friends available for escort.<br />3. Walk confidently and avoid known problem areas(including some parties) and be ready to defend themselves at any time.<br />4. Enjoy their once in a lifetime college experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-12142830422653005562010-09-13T10:57:33.618-05:002010-09-13T10:57:33.618-05:00This is an excellent idea, but should not be limit...This is an excellent idea, but should not be limited to just the college campus. Women everywhere should have this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-35038575058666282242010-09-13T10:50:49.679-05:002010-09-13T10:50:49.679-05:00Self-defense/martial arts classes, folks. It's...Self-defense/martial arts classes, folks. It's the best way. They (and you) cannot ALWAYS realistically carry a weapon. And a weapon of any kind can be taken away from you and then used on you. What then?<br /><br />Even getting some basic self-defense training is better than nothing. Some places offer free or low-cost seminars. <br /><br />azcIIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-52900671417743065272010-09-13T09:53:25.737-05:002010-09-13T09:53:25.737-05:00My mother didn't raise me as a victim and taug...My mother didn't raise me as a victim and taught me even back in my elementary school days what to watch for and how to handle it. Thanks, Mom.<br /><br />I no more denied myself the protection of a knife hidden on me while I was in highschool than I do the protection of my handgun today. I decide my daily safety, not the school, not the state, not even the states I travel where I am not a resident. Felony threat or not. I say, not them.<br /><br />I do not believe those stats either. The dangers of political indoctrination are a bigger campus threat than rape anyway and harder to overcome.Female IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-61628093310911912722010-09-13T09:33:13.024-05:002010-09-13T09:33:13.024-05:00I lived for 58 years in California... unarmed. I w...I lived for 58 years in California... unarmed. I was nearly raped once as a teen, but the mention of my brothers - US Marines - seemed to discourage him.<br /><br />In any case, I will never again be disarmed, and my grand daughter will be entering a college this fall where she can and will be armed as well.<br /><br />There are alternatives, but I'm not about to trust anything but the most effective weapon available.MamaLibertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-76809639828833442302010-09-13T09:04:52.739-05:002010-09-13T09:04:52.739-05:00Credit cards are getting softer and more pliable.....Credit cards are getting softer and more pliable...not as useful as a slashing tool as they used to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-11102380920599481812010-09-13T08:44:23.376-05:002010-09-13T08:44:23.376-05:00Anonymous sez: "The only thing that worries m...Anonymous sez: "The only thing that worries me about the lanyard is worrying if the person carrying it could be strangled with it. Especially if grabbed from behind - rapists are cowards."<br /><br />Note the breakaway connector in the illustration. All good neck lanyards have this feature.Dutchman6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-21173408880575760892010-09-13T08:11:56.348-05:002010-09-13T08:11:56.348-05:00but.. the Uni Ball is only two bucks!! It CAN'...but.. the Uni Ball is only two bucks!! It CAN'T be Tactical and 'serious' unless it comes in Mar Pat or digicam and sells for 29.95 online.<br /><br />Great article. <br />Also - Soft part of throat, too; side of neck just ahead of carotids; upward under jaw / chin toward palate.<br />I learned how to also accomplish this with a sharpened Number 2 pencil which can later be sharpened down to powder and shavings or burned, if it needs to be disposed of discreetly.Slobyskya Rotchikokovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-73427234401921798312010-09-13T08:05:28.747-05:002010-09-13T08:05:28.747-05:00I spent a goodly amount of time
(pre 9/11) going ...I spent a goodly amount of time <br />(pre 9/11) going over self defense with both of my daughters and how just about any thing can be used as a weapon. On top of that I also told them I expected them to resist and to win, any thing less and I would be greatly disappointed and they would be scolded, after I hunted down the wounded perpetrator and finished him off myself. <br /><br />Dr.D IIIDr.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-58868212821870568902010-09-13T07:56:23.635-05:002010-09-13T07:56:23.635-05:00The only thing that worries me about the lanyard i...The only thing that worries me about the lanyard is worrying if the person carrying it could be stangled with it. Especially if grabbed from behind - rapists are cowards.<br /><br />Defending our daughters IS our responsibility. I have an 8 year old that I worry about a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-42089850090033368452010-09-13T07:02:52.504-05:002010-09-13T07:02:52.504-05:00Cheaperthandirt was giving away these things when ...Cheaperthandirt was giving away these things when their newest store was opened:<br /><br />http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/TAC119-1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-29424948499618204212010-09-13T06:31:58.946-05:002010-09-13T06:31:58.946-05:00Look up CIA letter opener.Look up CIA letter opener.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-28109737210729280242010-09-13T06:08:10.831-05:002010-09-13T06:08:10.831-05:00I wonder if a fountain pen would be even meaner? ...I wonder if a fountain pen would be even meaner? All the force would be concentrated at the nib which could penetrate like the head of an arrow. (But more than likely would break off under the skin. Ain't that a shame?) Worse for the punctured, the ink could gush internally. <br /><br />Since fountain pens are rare and expensive though, a regular ballpoint or rollerball pen would work almost as well. Perhaps an extra fine point-better puncturation marks. <br /><br />They now make pens with a much wider barrel for better grip. How convenient! More pricy models have a metal barrel which gives the pen the look of a surgical instrument-which is TOTALLY congruent with the purpose in mind here. <br /><br />Pen 1, Sword 0.Alvie D. Zanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10766175147670509379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-33464956856817853892010-09-13T05:58:39.243-05:002010-09-13T05:58:39.243-05:00Thumb, finger....anything in the eye. Anything. ...Thumb, finger....anything in the eye. Anything. Jabbed hard.<br /><br />It'll give a 'moment of pause'....The Trainernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-70980523308508662292010-09-13T05:50:24.138-05:002010-09-13T05:50:24.138-05:00Effective...
right as the pen goes into his eye t...Effective...<br /><br />right as the pen goes into his eye the rapist will be shouting, "ah! Eye never saw that coming!" All jokes aside I would probably advise pulling the pen out of the brain afterward and then getting the hell out of there. Rightous Self-Defense is a crime to people from that other country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com