Carl Levitian
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Our daughter, grand daughter, and son in law just wrapped up a two week visit with us from California. Son in law John, is a corrections officer in Southern cal, and he of course has little faith in the good nature of mankind. Add to that, he takes the protection of his wife and daughter as a serious matter. Flying ou there to the Peoples Republik Of Marylandstan, he came equipped for tourist role in Washington D.C.
He's a pretty good size guy, but still he carried a heavy duty stock cane that had been finished a bit better with some stain and varnish. His cell phone was in a nylon hip holster that carried a LED Minimag LED piggy back. He had no problem going through TSA security at LAX, all they did was turn his light on to make sure it was functional.
Of course we talked weapons sitting around with a few cold ones, and given his employment in the corrections field, I was not surprised at his lean toward some sort of impact tool instead of a knife or edged tool. In fact, both he and my daughter, who is a parole agent, only carried a little Victorinox classic on the keyring. My daughter says that little SAK is too handy to go without, and is used everyday for something. But like her husband, very strongly leans toward some kind of impact tool for defense. In her purse for the trip out and about the D.C. area, her home stomping grounds, she had another AA Minimag, a Cross pen, a sharpie, and oddly enough, a pair of chop sticks.
Their choices made sense for going places by air travel, and I've been there my self. MOst objects that are not a dedicated weapon, like a flashlight or cane will go right under the radar in an airport, or taking a tour of the Capital or other D.C. landmark. But chopsticks???
Okay, I know my daughter has been living in southern California for over ten years now, and has taken up some martial arts, and son in law John has been into Krav Maga, but chopsticks???
I think of things like a cane to block and thrust or hit with, a minimal to strike with, and nice sturdy pen like a Cross to poke with. But is there some technique for chop sticks aside from eating beef with peppers?
He's a pretty good size guy, but still he carried a heavy duty stock cane that had been finished a bit better with some stain and varnish. His cell phone was in a nylon hip holster that carried a LED Minimag LED piggy back. He had no problem going through TSA security at LAX, all they did was turn his light on to make sure it was functional.
Of course we talked weapons sitting around with a few cold ones, and given his employment in the corrections field, I was not surprised at his lean toward some sort of impact tool instead of a knife or edged tool. In fact, both he and my daughter, who is a parole agent, only carried a little Victorinox classic on the keyring. My daughter says that little SAK is too handy to go without, and is used everyday for something. But like her husband, very strongly leans toward some kind of impact tool for defense. In her purse for the trip out and about the D.C. area, her home stomping grounds, she had another AA Minimag, a Cross pen, a sharpie, and oddly enough, a pair of chop sticks.
Their choices made sense for going places by air travel, and I've been there my self. MOst objects that are not a dedicated weapon, like a flashlight or cane will go right under the radar in an airport, or taking a tour of the Capital or other D.C. landmark. But chopsticks???
Okay, I know my daughter has been living in southern California for over ten years now, and has taken up some martial arts, and son in law John has been into Krav Maga, but chopsticks???
I think of things like a cane to block and thrust or hit with, a minimal to strike with, and nice sturdy pen like a Cross to poke with. But is there some technique for chop sticks aside from eating beef with peppers?
