Use a Magazine 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. Magazines and newspapers can also be used very effectively as defensive weapons against a knife. Simply roll it up as you create distance. You can use it one of two ways; held like so, he can come either with a knife thrust. Just like the umbrella, we are reaping it out and striking in. Also, if he comes with a right hook, we can catch it and use that hook motion and bring it around to here and come in again. This is a very effective hooking tool. Also, it can be held like so. He comes in; we can swat. It's very good to block with, especially if you have a good starting magazine. So I'm pushing. I can use that to block and then strike. So that's just one or two ways that you can use a magazine or a newspaper as a defensive weapon. "