There are potential weapons all around us.
The most important consideration with effective use of improvised weapons is knowledge of the fundamentals of the utilisation of the specific type of improvised weapon. Flails, bludgeons, penetrative weapons, thrown weapons all require specific usage fundamentals.
Understanding the fundamentals and practical employment of the specific type of improvised weapon increases the effectiveness of its usage.
Recently, while instructing courses in Africa an advanced CQC proponent while clearing a training area threw a stone at a gum tree as seen in the below picture.
I had my camera on hand and took the below picture.
The far from razor sharp stone embedded deeply in the reasonably hard wood of the gum tree trunk.
The distractive and injury affects this could have had on the face of a foe would certainly increase one’s combative chances of threat neutralisation.
Improvised weapon characteristics such as its make up material and provided combative usage capabilities do majorly factor in the likely outcome in regards to the target destructive effect.
The user’s level of competency in the employment of the specific improvised weapon is the other major and more important factor especially when the specific improvised weapon is the best or only armed option at ones disposal.
Even a less than robust improvised weapon in the hands of a skilled user can certainly distract incapacitate or wound a formidable foe.
While it may not eliminate them completely it can provide opportunity to escape and evade while the enemy is distracted or injured or continue with uninterrupted CQC options employments.
