Tonfas For Self-Defense
 Tonfa is a kind of old weapon, a wooden cane which has two
handles: the first - traditionally disposed at the cane's end, and the
second - disposed perpendicular to the first. Tonfa is a customary martial arts weapon,
coming from Okinava school; nowadays it's widespread not only among the martial
arts practitioners, but among the police officers and security teams.
Modern tonfas are usually made of wood, high-impact polymer materials or composites, and
metals. Average length of a tonfa is about 19"-24"; handle's length is approximately
4.5"-6". The distinctive feature of a tonfa-fighting technique is a
tonfa rotation around the second (perpendicular) handle, but you can also use this weapon
as an ordinary baton. One can use tonfa either as a defensive weapon blocking up cold steel arms
attacks, punches and kicks, or as offensive weapon striking the enemy's vulnerable parts.
Tonfa is a powerful and serious weapon which may give a high potentiality to the street
fighter, but it requires a long time training before the successful use.
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