A simple and easily- made weapon for the modern ninja. NInja-Ninjutsu Podcast #5

A brief podcast this time on a weapon that builds on the skills we develop for a tradition weapon in the Bujinkan. Please note all local laws and consult with someone that actually knows the legal realities in your area.

[@charlesartificer2158]

Put your keys on that carabiner when passing through security. Many people here have similar ones on their key chains. Great video Don.

[@gwheeler1609]

Hi Don. I think there is also a psychological aspect to feeling safe with carrying a weapon. I live in the UK and I have never found trouble with anyone carrying a weapon, albeit knife or otherwise, and I worked doors. If you go into the inner cities it would be different and there are dodgy parts of Europe (the first time someone tried to threaten me with a firearm was south Italy). Mostly Northern and Western Europe are just as safe as the UK (if not safer). The culture over here is if you go out prepared for trouble, you are preparing to make trouble. The US is a very different place and the only time I went out tooled up like you do in the US is in Afghan, Iraq, Africa and Northern Island back in the day. We often have US Servicemen train with us (we are right by the two largest USAF bases in the UK) and it is very interesting listening to how different our cultures are despite the common tongue. I have never even wanted a firearm outside work apart form the occasional pest control in the feilds. I guess what I am saying is part of self defence is blending in and being invisible, not standing out. Your student is mostly going somewhere safer than where he is.

[@jonathans8398]

Don't Panic, to quote the Hitchhiker's Guide.

[@WireHedd]

get a towel.

[@canadafree2087]

Take two bandanas that are the same colour/pattern. You can cut a corner off of one and sew it to the other to form a pocket that blends in. Into this pocket you can slip in a lock.

[@jimsheeran4952]

It's a classic "decoration" among certain motorcycle enthusiasts, too... for many of the same reasons.

[@WireHedd]

Taught my kids how to use a kubotan from childhood onward. A transport truck lugnut is an equally effective option to the carabiner but more compact. A friend sells a braided paracord bracelett with a lug nut like a watchface on it and the entire thing unwinds and is ready to use with one pull. It doesn't go back together afterward but it's a one shot anyway. If you're wearing normal socks and have a set of keys or a handful of change or even your phone you've got everythng you need if you have to improvise a striking weapon.

[@grislyaddams9310]

I commented earlier, but I have an update. I made one of these with two carabineers. One is steel and the other is aluminum. I carried it on two airplanes and four days of security checks at Disney. TSA asked what it was. I truthfully told them that it was to help stretch my legs in an airplane seat. Put your foot on the cord and pull up with the carabineers. One person at Disney asked what it was for and I truthfully told him it was for carrying my water bottle. He told me it was a good idea, but to keep it quiet or Disney might start selling them 😂

[@blackeneddarkangel]

I live in Denver and you're not lying about it being a hell hole. I go to concerts downtown and always feel I want something. Most things you can't carry into a concert. I'm making one of these tomorrow.

[@grislyaddams9310]

When I was in Italy, I carried a kubotan with my art supplies. Nobody looked twice at it until I got to The Vatican. I was able to demonstrate for them that it's a tool to "steady my hand" as I draw. Since it does actually do that, it was an easy story to tell. It's also good for massage. My shemagh has a bunch of washers on two ends. Helps to keep it from flying off in the wind. I like your idea here, but I'll need to think about what it would do for me outside of being a weapon. My car key costs $500 to replace. So, I won't be putting my keys on there, except as camouflage maybe. I don't know. Cool idea, though.

[@damiengrenham6359]

Thanks Don. Great information.

[@Why-ct6kz]

Excellent video,