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Tonfa tactics

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Tonfa tactics

INTRODUCTION

Perhaps no other weapon in karate is as practical,

powerful, and versatile as the tonfa, yet no other

weapon is so little known and used. Why? I feel that the

reasons are twofold. First, while the tonfa is powerful, it

is not flashy and can- not be used for that fun and

games demonstrated with the nunchaku by so many

supposed weapons experts. The crowds love it and those

who don't know any better imagine that these are real

weapons men. In reality they are only baton twirlers

who kick. If you could twirl the tonfa like a gun, set it

on fire, and dance with it as you can the nunchaku, it

would greatly increase in popularity. Second, the tonfa

is not easily carried on the body, like a knife or

nunchaku, so those who feel insecure unless they are

carrying a weapon at their side don't even try to

understand the tonfa. This helps account for its lack of

popularity. I hope this book will change all of that.

The tonfa is a truly remarkable weapon; it has the

advantages of a baseball bat, a club, a hammer, a blunt

axe, and body' armor. When the tonfa is held down the

forearm, the arm is reinforced with three inches of

rock-hard wood. No other weapon short of a sword can

penetrate your blocks when you use the tonfa to

reinforce them. A nunchaku, knife, bat, or bo will

bounce off the tonfa. When held by the handle and

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flipped with speed and power, the tonfa has the same

deadly potential as a baseball bat or a club moves

faster, and is easier to control. When held at its top

using the handle as a bludgeon, the tonfa has the power

of an axe or hammer. With two tonfa you can stop the

attacks of several men armed with other weapons, as

demonstrated in the final chapter of this book. It is

truly a powerful, versatile weapon.

One last word: State laws vary, so be sure to find out

from your local police department if it is legal to carry a

tonfa in your car or on your person. Always remember

that the tonfa is a self-defense and karate weapon and

should only be used in karate class or, in cases of

extreme emergency, to protect your life or the lives of

others.

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This book has been written as a training and

information manual for people and students who may

find that they have to defend themselves in the street

from attack by those who may have such weapons as

knives, bats, clubs, broken bottles, chains, or all of the

above.

It is intended to be a training manual not in how to use

the weapons of the street, but rather in how to defend

your- self against unwarranted and unnecessary attack.

There are a few instructions in offensive techniques, but

they are meant to be used to control the attacker till the

police come or till help can arrive.

I do not condone nor intend that this book be a manual

for those who would use weapons in the street to harm

their fellow man for any reason.

Dr. Ted Gambordella

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Holding the Tonfa

Position I (basic position): Hold the tonfa by its handle,

below the forearm. Be sure to lock the thumb over the

fingers and keep the wrist straight so that the tonfa

stays down on the forearm.

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