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Fighting with keys--how would it work?
Nickeris86:
My fencing Mystro held classes on how to use normal everyday items as deadly weapons. this included keys, pens, mini flashlights, scarves, hankerchifes, and even rolls of coins.
I'm sure you could find videos on these techniques on Youtube or on personal defense web sights. Keep in mind that a lot of self defense techniques are really only useful in escaping a grappling situation not an actual fist fight.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: arianne on March 23, 2011, 11:56:11 AM ---Okay, this is going to sound stupid, but in one of JB's books, Harry says that you can take a bunch of keys and toss them at a milk carton, and chances are the milk carton will crack.
I tried this on a milk carton.
It didn't work
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Two questions:
1) Was it a milk carton or a milk jug? Makes a difference.
2) How many keys were on the ring? Also makes a difference.
Glorificus:
--- Quote from: arianne on March 23, 2011, 11:56:11 AM ---Okay, this is going to sound stupid, but in one of JB's books, Harry says that you can take a bunch of keys and toss them at a milk carton, and chances are the milk carton will crack.
I tried this on a milk carton.
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A paper carton could have a hole punched in it if the point of the key had enough force behind it, with "toss" doesn't suggest to me. If the milk was in a glass bottle, there are higher odds of breakage, imo.
Paynesgrey:
I'm not seeing the keys doing much good other than for a sucker jab at the eye of one attacker. Sort of trick that loses it's utility after the other 3 see it though, unless your hero has Big Damn Heroic Reflexes and Speed or somesuch.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Paynesgrey on March 23, 2011, 06:28:40 PM ---I'm not seeing the keys doing much good other than for a sucker jab at the eye of one attacker. Sort of trick that loses it's utility after the other 3 see it though, unless your hero has Big Damn Heroic Reflexes and Speed or somesuch.
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The way I learned it was as a distraction that you could easily get lucky with, but for which the prime advantage is buying you the time while the target is flinching for you to take a shot at a knee or john thomas or something.
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