Expedient Weapons: Ball Point Pen

Ball point pens, like pen lights, make excellent Yawara sticks. And, because they are very common, they are more likely to be available as expedient weapons than most other objects. Of course, if you pick one up as an expedient weapon – you take what you get. Ball point pens can also be carried everywhere and are even less likely than pen lights to attract attention.

Although any metal or plastic pen will make a useful force-multiplying weapon; if you chose to carry a ball point pen, the larger diameter pens with aluminum barrels make the best weapons.

The ball point pen’s usefulness as a weapon is similar to that of the pen light as described below.

By grasping the pen in the middle with the ends extending out from both sides of the fist the pen multiplies the potential of the fist. The diameter is such that the barrel of the pen reinforces and solidifies the fist increasing the effectiveness of the knuckles.

Four different striking modes are available with the pen held in this manner.

Ridge hand strikes
Hammer fist strikes
Front of the knuckle punches (straight, reverse, hook, upper cut, etc)
Back fist strikes

If the pen is long enough to protrude about two inches from one side of the fist and still protrude at least 1/4 inch from the opposite side, it can also be used as a lever to pressure the bones of the fingers or wrist.

Link to other topics in the Special Report: Expedient Weapons