Empty-Hand Every violent confrontation is potentially armed combat, we are a tool using species and live in tool and object rich environments. The choice to arm ones self is natural and therefor common among people who engage in violence, For this reason we treat all...
Kubotan The use of small blunt objects in self-defense is highly practical and a legal means for addressing the need to an advantage in a violent confrontation. The Kubotan (palm stick) can be a tactical pen, broken branch, peace of glass, screw driver or small...
Knife It’s crucial to train with different types of knives both to know the nature of the threat and to be able to work with and against all types. That’s why we teach both long bladed knives and shorter versions in our curriculum. The big knife used in our system is...
Machete The machete is a large cleaver – a single edged cutting tool widely used in agricultural and tropical environments. Essentially it is a short sword balanced somewhat towards the tip. Versions of it and related blade types can be found all across the globe, in...
Yari and naginata The spear is a very simple yet very powerful weapon. We teach hand to hand combat with this weapon (not formation tactics!). The spear taught is a Yari (a Japanese spear mounted with a straight blade) about 2.2 meters long overall with a blade of...
