Use a Broom or Mop for Self-Defense

Video Transcript

"Hi. My name is Tres Tew. I'm an instructor at Yeshua's Ryu Martial Arts and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to be teaching you about improvised weapons. Now, a broom or a mop or something of that nature can be used very effectively as a defensive weapon. If you are able to pick this up (it's laying against a wall) when someone is attacking you, this can be very effective. If they come in with a thrust, we are simply going to push it out of the way just like this and then come down into the leg or the groin, come up into the face, into the body and we can keep him moving back. Keep him at a distance with our strikes. We can also attack the arm, right here. Also, the bristles can be a very effective tool. Raking that across someone's face, going into the eyes with it or even going in towards the hand. This is very...anytime you feel some type of discomfort, these don't feel very nice on the skin. Those are just two ways you can use a broom, or a mop, or something like that as an improvised weapon. "