Adding a little stress

[mercop]

Yesterday we did a Spontaneous Attack Survival for Edged Weapons in New Freedom PA. SAS is based on the belief that whether or not you have a weapon of your own a spontaneous attack with contact distance weapons will have to be initially dealt with open handed. We have started using 350, 000 volts stun guns to increase stress. Students first face the open hand, then a training knife, and then the stun gun from a variety of angles. The noise alone from the stun gun is menacing and scare people. A little zap gives you a pain penalty. A longer zap hurts real bad and drains the blood sugar out of your body. You learn real fast that you need to control the weapon arm (extended) and damage the person even after defending against the initial attack.

[Carnes]

Stun guns are excellent training tools. I have a little 100,000v (with really low amps) that is great for upping the stress level, without doing any real damage.

(a few weeks ago, I tested a 50,000v stun gun on myself and it had a higher amp rating... and the two points on my leg where the contact probes were pressed are still healing. There is a fine line between hard, and retard. I don't intend to use a stun gun like that for regular practice.)

[mercop]

I agree. I tested several on myself before making my selections.- George