Flashlight Fighting: How to Make Your Pocket Flashlight a Take-anywhere Self-defense Weapon

by Phil Elmore

A simple 6-inch flashlight is an extremely potent self-defense weapon if wielded properly and is among the few useful items one may carry that has yet to be legislated into liability. Guns are strictly controlled in some areas; knives are subject to as many if not more laws, some of them so vague that they defy interpretation. Collapsible batons, billy clubs, mace and pepper sprays are often illegal, but few, if any, regulations concern the possession of the common pocket torch. About now you're probably thinking that you're in deep trouble if the only weapon you've got is a battery-powered flashlight, but anyone who knows how to use a palm stick knows just how effective even a short length of rigid material can be. Thrust into the body's soft targets, joints and other vital areas, it can debilitate and even kill an attacker.

86 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

Phil Elmore grew up reading his father's collection of "Mack Bolan" novels. As a teenager, he had no idea that he would one day ghost-write more than a dozen entries in Harlequin Enterprises' long-running "Executioner" series. Today, Phil publishes fiction and nonfiction on a variety of topics, through multiple outlets, including his own publishing company, Samurai Press.

A technical writer by trade, Phil Elmore is also the Senior Editor of League Entertainment, an Intellectual Property development company based in Florida.

Reviews

[Graham Greenwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dont know why I read this ? nostalgia I think , If you have done any training in boxing or self defense you should know whats in this book.Stay frosty , hammer fist , use your fence and theres a price to pay for your actions .

[James Tullos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you for making this book so short, sensei. Now I know how to take down any opponent armed only with a small light.