Kubotan Info

[empty_cup]

Hi,

 

does anyone know of any good sites which have info on kubotans. My biggest problem is that when you search for it, millions of sites selling 'em pop up, but none with info on how to use them.

 

Thanks

 

EC

[tommarker]

http://www.donrearic.com/

[empty_cup]

Thanks for that - I did find that site - unfortunately, it doesn't contain anything much of kubotan techniques. It does contain some useful info, as well as a load of links, but no kubotan techniques

 

Cheers

 

EC

[tommarker]

EC,

 

I'd like to ask you to have another go with the site. Pay special attention to the koppo-stick and yawara techniques. It's true that Mr. Rearic doesn't exactly show a lot of "techniques" but is aimed a little more at conceptual knowledge of using the weapon.

 

Keep in mind, that no matter what Kubota says, a kubaton is a yawara stick It doesn't matter if his happens to be a plastic trademarked version. (No disrespect meant towards Kubota, who could whoop me, stick or no)

 

http://www.yawara.com/Yawast1.html is a ollllld text, but it has more "techniques" that you might be looking for.

[tommarker]

There are two basic theories with regards to using the yawara stick.

 

Most of it is just enhancing normal strikes found in karate. The yawara makes the punch stronger, by adding weight to the punch, and by making the fist more solid. The ends protruding from both sides of your fist take all the power from a hammerfist or ridge hand strike and focus it into a very small surface area. Obviously these techniques are very effective and can be extremely damaging. This could also be a downside if you're not really in a position to cause great bodily harm.

 

The second tends to get more into the use of pressure points, joint locks, and general pain compliance techniques. These are more for restraint than incapacitation and popular with police and security type folks who have to deal with a very clear "use of force" proceedure. The downside to these is that many people do NOT respond to pain compliance, and joint locks on the unwilling are not easy to accomplish.

[empty_cup]

Thanks tommarker, that's really helpful. To be honest, I'm most interested in learning the restraint type use of it - I'm not a law enforcement officer, or security person, I just prefer to see if someone can be restrained, using pain, without bashing the hell out of them - I'm hoping that it will work well with the locks I'm learning, and using in jujitsu.

 

Thanks again

 

EC

[tommarker]

EC,

 

I pulled out an old Kubota book titled "Official Kubaton Techniques" (ISBN 0-923401-01-6) Copyright 1983 (Kubota, Takayuki and Peters, John.)

 

This text, much like the classic manual linked above is geared towards law enforcement, using pain compliance to assist in an arrest, extracting someone from a vehicle, or escorting someone from a building (unwillingly )

 

Most of the locks involve the wrist. Placing the kubaton across the top of the wrist along the radial bone, with the thumbs supporting the underside of the wrist. From here, just jam the stick into the ground, and your friend will follow

 

Another mean tip from this book: Using the kubaton, grab the person by the earlobe, and squeeze the earlobe between your thumb and the kubaton.

 

If applied correctly, your partner should burn up on re-entry

 

I'll try to scan some pictures of the more interesting techniques if I get a chance. A really interesting one looks like you're lined up for a rear naked choke, but you instead press the kubaton into the cluster of nerves below the shoulder.

[SaiFightsMS]

There are many types of small handheld weapons. All of them have techniques that can be applied to a kubotan. Look for things on tekkos, yawara, etc.