Do you think your balance is right?

[CharlesHarris]

MB is correct. While getting used to the cane which you bought, so that you will not fall over, you should practice with it for use as a standoff deterrent or an impact weapon. An air rifle is fine, but a simple home-made catapult which you can carry in your pocket, and use any available roundish stone, so as never to run out of ammunition, is priceless. Equally useful is a pair of sturdy, bamboo chopsticks and a plastic MRE spoon, which go through metal detectors without notice, but in the hands of a vigilant, resolute and determined user, can be deadly improvised weapons.

A combat incident which place at the Haditha Dam in Iraq...."A small group of rangers were ordered to clear a building... unaware that roughly four hostile combatants wait inside. The rangers stack the door, reach to breach. As they breach and enter the building, they are met with an exchange of gunfire. Without hesitation, they return fire, killing all but one enemy combatant.

Although one enemy fighter remained alive, it took a few moments for the rangers to realize the hostile was attempting to pull the pin on a live, handheld grenade. Being only feet away, our ranger buddy’s instincts and training took over. He rushed the enemy, immediately engaging in hand to hand combat....this ranger can’t seem to get to his knife due to his body armour and all of his gear being in the way...reaches for the first solid object he could get his hands on; an MRE spoon!

After grabbing the spoon, he began stabbing the enemy in the neck until he was dead."

This Ranger’s actions saved the lives of several other men that day.