Kubotan

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Kubotan
Kubotan key ring with ruler to indicate scale.JPG
Kubotan made of titanium steel, 14 cm, 105 g, with key ring
Information
Weapon type: Striking weapon, stabbing weapon
Designations: Kubotan
Use: Weapon, self defense
Distribution: Worldwide
Overall length: about 13 to 15 cm
Blade thickness: about 1 to 2.5 cm in diameter
Weight: Depending on the material, approx. 50–110 g
Handle: Wood, plastic, metal
Particularities: Melee weapon
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A kubotan (also incorrectly called kubaton) is a hand-to-hand combat weapon that is used in various martial arts . The use of the Kubotan is learned for self-defense . This is taught in various martial arts such as Kobudo , Modern Arnis , Krav Maga , and Ju-Jutsu , Karate or Jiu Jitsu . The Tactical Pen is a writing instrument that can also be used as a Kubotan.

Blunt Kubotan for training

history

Sōke Takayuki Kubota developed the Kubotan as a key ring for self-defense for the female police officers in the Los Angeles Police Department and registered the name as a trademark in 1978.

use

In essence, a Kubotan is a short stick designed as a key fob that is used as an impact and pressure booster. By means of different grip and punch variants, which, however, have to be trained, one can trigger high pain stimuli in the opponent. Preferred targets include the shoulder joint, elbows, ribs, certain nerve pressure points and wrists. A Kubotan should be a few centimeters longer than the width of the user's hand so that, when held in the fist, it protrudes a little on both sides. Most Kubotan are about 13 to 15 cm long, the thickness varies between one and 2.5 cm depending on the material. Many are also provided with grooves for better grip. Some specimens are pointed or rounded at the ends. In most cases, a Kubotan is made of aluminum , wood or plastic .

Legal

  • Germany: According to a decision of the Federal Criminal Police Office from 2008 on the German Weapons Act, the Kubotan is not a cut and thrust weapon and is therefore not a prohibited item .
  • Austria: According to the local / sovereign (Austrian) legal view, the Kubotan is not a weapon in the sense of the definition of § 1 Weapons Act 1996 , but it is an exercise and training object.
  • Switzerland: In Switzerland the Kubotan is classified as a prohibited weapon .
  • Great Britain: The Kubotan is considered an offensive weapon.

Others

  • There are weapons similar to the Kubotan, such as the Palmstick , the Dulo-Dulo, derived from the Arnis, or the Japanese Yawara and Tecchū .
  • "Tactical Pens" are ballpoint pens in the shape of a Kubotan. They are usually made of metal and can be used for self-defense. Some "tactical pens" can also be used as belt cutters or glass breakers.
  • Alternatively, other similarly shaped objects can also be used as replacements.

Movies

  • Soke Kubotan: The official Kubotan , Rising Sun Video Productions
  • George Sylvan: The Persuader Kubotan & Yawara , Rising Sun Video Productions

See also

literature

  • Takayuki Kubota: Kubotan Keychain: Instrument of Attitude Adjustment , Dragon Books, 1985, ISBN 0-946062-09-9
  • Takayuki Kubota: Kubotan Keychain , ISBN 0-86568-068-X
  • Takayuki Kubota: Action Kubotan Keychain: An Aid in Self Defense: Key Chain - An Aid in Self Defense , Unique Publications, 1997, ISBN 0-86568-101-5
  • Cord Sander: Mini Stick. A key fob as an effective means of defense , Books on Demand, 2006, ISBN 3-8334-5288-9
  • Sven Kohlenberg: Kubotan / SV-Stab , free e-book as PDF: Kubotan / SV-Stab
  • Guido Schwedek: Kubotan No Jitsu: Martial Arts from Japan , 3rd edition, Books on Demand, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8391-6741-0 .

Web links

Commons : Kubotan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in the US trademark register
  2. ↑ Kubotan - weapon for self-defense. In: Kubotan. Retrieved March 22, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Determination notification of the BKA of March 5, 2008 (AZ SO11-5164.01-Z-170) (PDF; 111 kB)
  4. ↑ Established by the Federal Ministry of the Interior GZ .: BMI-VA1903 / 0105-III / 3/2009. From: Das Waffenrecht: What do you have to look out for with the Kubotan? In: schlagstock-legal.de. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .
  5. ↑ https://www.fedpol.admin.ch/dam/data/fedpol/sicherheit/waffen/Brosch%C3%BCre/waffenbroschuere-d.pdf Information brochure from fedpol on weapons from September 2014, accessed on November 26, 2014 ( PDF; 1.1 MB)
  6. ↑ https://www.srf.ch/konsum/themen/familie-und-freizeit/vorbestraft-wegen-eines-schluessel-anhaengers The information about the Kubotan in Switzerland on the SRF website, accessed on November 26, 2014
  7. ↑ The legal situation in Great Britain regarding the carrying of knives on the website of the British Embassy , accessed on April 18, 2011