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Weapons
training at Fullen's School
of Self Defense involves learning how to use and respect some of the
more common weapons that turn up as implements of aggression in modern society,
as well as a few 'traditional' weapons.
The
more traditional weapons, which include the bo (a five- or six-foot wooden
staff), Kama (a bladed tool for harvesting rice), and Nunchaku (two sticks
joined with a short cord or chain), are practiced for the gaining of
insights and concepts. The insights result from developing a basic
understanding of movement, balance, and coordination while manipulating a
weapon. The concepts are the basic traits that are common to all weapons
and the laws of physics that govern both empty handed and weapon
techniques.
Other
weapon training includes learning how to use and, if necessary, how to
defend yourself against an adversary armed with a club, knife, or handgun.
Keeping
Rule #1 in mind, the tactics and techniques for defending against a weapon
are taught with the understanding that there is no such thing as a
technique that always works. Every technique offered is taught with the
caveat that it’s to be used only if there is no other option. Your first –
and best – technique for dealing with an armed assailant should be, “Don’t
be there!”
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