For many people, the best everyday carry tool for self defense is a firearm. If they live in a jurisdiction where it is easy to obtain a concealed carry permit, they would not be mistaken.
Many people on the planet do not have such a luxury. I live in the state of Maryland, and they make it extremely difficult to obtain a concealed carry permit here.
Recently, I’ve been thinking… what is the best everyday carry tool for self defense, besides a firearm?
When I trained in Kung Fu, we worked with weapons such as the broad sword, nunchaku and bo staff.
Unfortunately, we can’t just walk down the street with a sword, nunchaku are often illegal to carry as well, and it’s really not practical to walk around with a six foot long pole everywhere you go.
What I was really looking for was a tool that could offset the knife. The knife is a very difficult weapon to deal with empty handed, so I wanted to something that I could carry legally EVERYWHERE that could deal with the knife.
The answer?
The walking cane.
I explain why in the video below.
