Modern Weapons: A Law-Enforcement Officer’s Best Advice

“The thing about martial arts is, once you stop caring about her, she’ll treat you the same way. Do you want the techniques to be instinctive and work under pressure? Then you have to give her the attention she deserves.”

For self-defense, are there any tools or weapons you recommend people carry? Let’s exclude guns because of all the laws that need to be followed.

I recommend all the usual weapons — a knife, a kubotan, pepper spray, a tactical flashlight — but you have to get training. Basically, carry anything that’s legal and that you can get training with.

All tools are decent when you have the opportunity to use them at the right moment. It can go bad when you pull out a tool