Tactical Tuesday: Cold Steel's Basic Self Defense With Sabers
For the few of you who can't own a gun but can own a sword.
Some of you live in locations where most self defense items are illegal but collecting Historical European Martial Arts equipment is technically legal including things like functional sabers and training alternatives that can be pushed into self defense as impact weapons. With that in mind going forward I’m going to sometimes put up instructional videos from around the webz on how to properly train with and use these items. The following is heavy on saber vs saber combat but gives some good pointers on utilizing one of the most devastating non-firearm weapons you can own. Speaking of which here’s where you can buy sabers and analogs online (places I’ve patronized so I know they aren’t scams):
Midway USA (has good deals on sabers)
A cheap alternative for sabers are Cold Steel cutlass machetes that are saber shaped like this:
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