How Police Baton can Help in Self Defense?

You thought batons are just for law enforcement officers? Actually, they are much more useful self defense weapons than you might think.

For centuries, a stick carried by a person of higher stature has embodied a sense of authority and power. A police baton will give off an austere vibe in any hand but batons have traditionally been linked to the law enforcement community and rightly so.

While it is often mandatory for riot control officers or other security officials to own and carry a police baton, a citizen can also reap the countless benefits of a baton for his or her protection. After all, it is not rocket science to assume a stick, be it metal or wooden, can come in handy to ward off a person storming towards you with malice. 

Why use a baton for self defense?

The obvious reason would be because wielding a police baton doesn't require much craft or technical skill. Anyone can brandish a baton when his or her life is at stake. You might say, 'easier said than done', but still you will reach out to a stick if you have no other self defense weapon at hand and pray for the best.

You can use a collapsible baton (which can be retracted) or a fixed baton (which cannot be collapsed) to keep in your house or carry around in your car. Whether or not you can actually walk with a baton in hand varies according to legal laws from state to state so do check that before buying any type of police baton.

One of the benefits of using a police baton for self defense is how easy a baton is to maintain and store. There is no hassle involved, unlike, say a pepper spray, that needs to be replaced every six months or so. A knife too, needs to be kept sharped and is cumbersome to keep in a crowded house or space.

Whether you purchase a non-collapsible baton or an expandable baton, you can swing it without causing any lethal damage. 

This gives you a sense of control even if you do strike someone with a baton. Even though the exact damage a police baton can yield depends upon how hard and how many times you have struck them, it still won't be deadly.

Perhaps that's the biggest reason why you should own a police baton for self defense. A self defense weapon needs to be used with confidence, and if you are worried about blood and gore your actions are causing, then using a baton will be an invaluable source of ease for you.

Another advantage of owning a police baton, especially a collapsible baton, is that it doesn't necessarily have to be deployed to block off an attack. You can use the formidable look of a collapsed baton to ward off a threatening person. 

This way, you may deescalate a hostile situation to the point where you may not need to strike anyone with a baton to defend yourself as the menacing look of a baton is intimidating enough for a potential attacker.

How to use a police baton for self defense?

Most people underestimate the power of a simple baton. True, when you can inflict blow after blow to an attacker after bringing them to their knees, it sounds effortlessly heroic. But that's the ideal end game. 

Many things can go wrong when using a police baton before that stage is even reached. You need to know how to use a police baton effectively to defend yourself.

Firstly, just like it is instinctively apparent to grab a baton as your self defense weapon of choice, it is evidently easy that this weapon can be snatched away from you in a blink of an eye. Having your police baton in your attacker's hand is the worst possible scenario scores away from the heroic defense you had in mind.

So holding on to a baton is a challenge. A collapsible baton can help in this conundrum. This is because the diameter of the tip of an expandable baton is much smaller to grab swiftly. 

Your opponent would have a hard time taking away your baton from you because of the minute grip. This means you can retain your police baton, hopefully until the danger has abated.

Nevertheless, your baton can be snatched away from you, especially if your attacker is beefy guy or there are multiple attackers involved. You must use your other hand to keep the opponent's hands away from the grip at all costs.

If he does get his hands on the other end of the police baton, rotate your baton in half circles quickly and repeatedly. To ensure retention, hold the baton with both hands. 

Use your inner strength to pull the baton in your direction using your full weight against it. Do this while moving in a circle to create momentum. Hopefully, the force of your full weight will make the baton come off from the attacker's grip.

If you need to use a police baton just to inflict pain on the attacker with not serious injury or marks, choose a wide set of muscles covered by fatty layers. 

A thigh or hip are best suited for this purpose. Abdomen is also a good target but it may cause lasting injury. Repeated stabbing to the pressure point is not recommended if you don't want to seriously wound a person.

To maximize the strength in each strike, use half circle arcs to unleash full swing with your police baton. The wider your arc, the fuller your swing, the more impact each stroke will have and the more time you can have to escape before the attacker gets on his feet again.

Final Thoughts

So matter what end result you want in a confrontation, a police baton has the durability and versatility to become your aid. This less than lethal self defense weapon is a tried and tested tool that won't leave you unarmed. 

A police baton can accomplish a lot more than what its basic look suggests. Just weld it with all your strength and you are all set to embark on the one way road to empowerment.

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