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5.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for a huge offensive advantage?, May 27, 2009
This review is from: Kubotans & Yawaras (DVD)
A kubotan is a very powerful self-defense tool that can be carried and employed by just about anyone, anywhere. The average citizen doesn't carry a gun, and you may not want to or be able to carry a knife. Well what about a "keychain"?
Not only is it convenient and innocuous, but I can't overstate how powerful a self-defense tool a kubotan can be in application... if you know how to use it. This DVD may be a "Quick & Dirty Guide", but it opened my eyes to a means of defending yourself that has the capacity to end a physical altercation immediately and, amazingly, doesn't require a great deal of power or strength to employ.
It may not require strength, but it does require skill and training, and with this DVD you'll have all you need to get started on the path of mastering this fantastic tool.
What are the best way to hold the kubotan? How can you deploy it in the pre-contact phase before the fight begins without losing the element of surprise? What are the best targets to strike? How do you train with a kubotan safely so as not to injure your training partner? Can it only be used as a striking tool, or does it have other uses? Can a kubotan be used in ground fighting? Or escaping from chokes and holds? A lot of these questions I'd have never thought to ask, but they're all answered here.
After watching this DVD, you'll be amazed at how useful and versatile a kubotan can be. And when you've seen one applied against both a body-opponent bag and a wood mannequin head and imagine what it could do to a criminal assailant, your respect for a 5 1/2 inch piece of aluminum will sky-rocket.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Same great quality as always, June 4, 2009
This review is from: Kubotans & Yawaras (DVD)
If you're looking for a DVD that will teach your how to use a kubotan or yawara in a realistic, self-defense situation, or you just want to know how to pronounce "kubotan" and "yawara" this is the DVD for you.
As a return customer of CFA, I can say with some authority this is one of the most comprehensive and approachable DVDs for beginners and novices that Mr. Franco has produced. But don't let my phrasing fool you: these techniques--though accessible to those that do not study martial arts--are none the less powerful and devastating to a criminal attacker.
A rundown of content in this DVD: description and application of a kubotan and yawara, the phases of a criminal assault (and how to incorporate the kubotan into those phases), strikes (multiple application), escapes from chokes, locks and holds using the kubotan, simulated street fighting drills with the incorporation of the kubotan and many tips, tricks and candid advice from Sammy Franco. It all comes together and makes sense when you watch it.
As always, the same high-quality material that I have come to expect from Sammy Franco's Contemporary Fighting Arts is present here. I firmly believe there is nothing else like it on the market.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kubotans & Yawaras, October 31, 2011
This review is from: Kubotans & Yawaras (DVD)
As a retired United States Marine with over 25 years in the MartiaL Arts I judge training very hard. If you have no experance or a seasoned veteran this kubotan and yawara will give what you need to master these weapons. It will teach you how to use a kubotan or yawara in a realistic, self-defense situation, and or train someone else if you ae looking for a good guide to boost up your training at your school/Dojo. I can say with some authority this is one of the most comprehensive DVDs I have came across in regards to the kubotan and yawara. The DVD was of high-quality,I have looked and found nothing else like it on the market.
You will not be disappointed, buy this DVD!! Rob G.
USMC GySgt (Retired)
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