Normally I don’t post the Concealed Carry Magazine articles, but I think this one is really important if you’ve never had any hand-to-hand self-defense training.
(Click on the image of the article to see it large enough to read easily.)
My wrists are a mess. Titanium in both of them (mc accident when a car pulled out in front of me, and slipping and falling on ice). Knifes for me not fists anymore. And never bring a knife to a gun fight.
I grew up with a younger brother, on a small cattle farm. I’m good at using a fist. In my younger days, I would even demonstrate that prowess by leaving a hole in an unsuspecting wall, doors, frozen water tanks, etc. sing a “corn fed farm boy” I can pack quite a wallop. Not yanking my own chain, just stating facts.
Back when pay phones were an actual thing. I carried 2 roll of quarters in my pocket. Then using plain old clear desk top tape I would wrap, and wrap that roll of quarters. So it wouldn’t break while it was in my pocket.
You can probably figure out where it went from there.
Brass knuckles were illegal, roll of quarters, perfectly legal.