Self Defense Tip #37
The Unbreakable Umbrella vs. other personal protection devices

by Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Stretching Scientifically, Secrets of Stretching, and Science of Sports Training.

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What are advantages of the Unbreakable Umbrella over other personal protection devices, such as stun guns, telescopic batons, pepper sprays, and even handguns:

• No permit required.
  
• Not considered a weapon--so it passes through all security checks.
  
• Doesn't look offensive so it doesn't have to be concealed—try carrying a baton, stun gun, or a mace in the open!
  
• An umbrella carried by a bodyguard does not scare the public or even arouse curiosity.
  
• It can be deployed faster than a baton, teaser, spray, or a handgun—because it is already in your hand—you do not need to draw it from a holster under your clothes.
  
• It can be used to restrain without injuring—unlike a telescoping baton, mace, or teaser.
  
• If your stun gun, mace, or worse—a handgun, is turned against you it can hurt you badly, even in the hands of an assailant untrained in the use of your weapon.
  
• To seriously hurt you with the Unbreakable Umbrella, an assailant would have to have more practice with it than you had.

Yes, the Unbreakable Umbrella can support this man (Thomas Kurz, actually), or even a much heavier person, without breaking or bending permanently.
See the video of this test (3.35MB in WMV or 9MB in MPEG).

And yes, this umbrella resists the wind and will keep you dry in rain just like the best umbrella should.

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