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Koga SD1 | 
| Brand: Cold Steel
List Price: $11.99
Buy New: $7.20
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 32751
Media: Misc.
MPN: 91K
UPC: 705442005124
EAN: 0705442005124
ASIN: B00140KTRO
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Product Description
Koga SD Koga SD1Manufacture ID: 91KBob Koga began his martial arts career at an early age beginning with Judo at 12 and moving on to wrestling in high school. After graduation Bob joined the Air Force and while stationed in Japan he resumed his Judo training as well as studying Jiu Jitsu Jodo and Akido. After finishing his stint in the Air Force Bob moved to Los Angeles where he joined the LAPD and served with great distinction for 25 years. During his tenure with the LAPD Bob became widely recognized as an outspoken proponent of the straight baton as opposed to the PR24 or side handle baton (currently popular in departments across the land). Upon retirement Bob launched a second career as a police trainer who specialized in teaching officers how to control and subdue violent offenders using empty hands as well as with the famous Koga Straight Baton. In the course of his career Bob witnessed and participated in many street fights and violent altercations. These experiences taught him that there was a real need for a small light easily concealed selfdefense tool that could bridge the gap between using empty hands and the more dangerous baton. These insights led him to create the Koga SD1. Made of virtually unbreakable plastic the SD1 can increase the ability of the average person to defend himself several times over. With proper training it can function as a fantastic aid in leverage when obtaining joint locks or submission holds. But where it really shines is as an intermediate impact tool. You see police and civilians alike face a perplexing dilemma when contemplating employing fist or baton blows. Blows struck with the fist may be too weak or worse result in a broken hand while blows struck with a baton may be too powerful resulting in grave injury or even death. The SD1 however solves this problem neatly bridging the gap by concentrating and magnifying the effect of hand blows while minimizing the likelihood of permanent injury or death. If you're looking t
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A good yawara stick is hard to find February 5, 2006
Scott Burright (Laramie, WY USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a hard nylon version of the yawara stick. There used to be some impressive versions of these on the market, but now there's this one and two others, one aluminum and one wooden, both functional but rather less inspired. The more common pocket stick is the kubotan, which is just a shorter, skinnier yawara stick, usually configured as a keyring. Kubotans come in many shapes and materials.
As Don Rearic* writes, you can think of a pocket stick as a knife, but with two differences: You can thrust, but not cut; and you can target bony areas. Also, to the extent that poking holes in people is bad legal hygiene, the stick is safer than the knife. You can strike with the "pommel" of the yawara in a hammer blow or with the "point" in a reverse hammer blow or even a sort of rapier thrust, bracing the tip with the thumb. You can also use it to trap or lock joints, if you know what you're doing.
Anything you hit even moderately hard is going to hurt. This thing can break bone, pulverize muscle, and shock nerves, all without skinning or fracturing your knuckles. Yes, the product description says it's non-lethal, but if you whack someone in the head with it, you could kill him. And "just" breaking someone's bones is no joke, either. Before you try it out on friend or foe, do everyone a favor and take a few whacks at a piece of 3/4" plywood. This should give you some respect for what this tool can do.
Unlike many weapons, the yawara stick won't extend your striking range. You have to get up close and personal with whatever you're hitting, which usually means it can hit you. If you're too timid to close range, a pocket stick probably won't do you a lot of good.
This thing is like having big, indestructible knuckles on each end of your hand. Highly recommended.
*Please use Google for more info, as Amazon doesn't allow offsite hyperlinking.
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