Making the Deadliest Karate Weapon in the World!
A Fist load is a Japanese term for a hand held martial arts weapon of the small variety. In this classification you would find brass knuckles, possibly saps, and definitely Kubotans.
And, you would definitely find Phil Ventrello’s handy, little keychain called a Munio. You can read about the Munio, and of my test of it, here, (https://alcase.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/munio-self-defense-is-great-martial-arts-equipment/)
What you don’t know is that at one time, a few years ago, I decided to make one of these key chain killer devices myself.
First, I went to the lumber store and bought a six inch dowel.
Then, I went to the hardware store and bought a handful of nasty and sharp, little nails.
Then I measured the spread of my finger in a fist, and pounded the nails through the stick at the measured points.
ZOWIE!
I was holding a gnarly stick that fit perfectly into my hand and projected the points of some very, sharp nails between my fingers.
I had a device that could be adapted to carry keys, would fit in my hands, could be used to pound like a hammer, or flail like a small mace, and I pitied the fool mugger who wanted my skinny, little wallet!
And, here is the thing, I could make these suckers and sell them!
I could see it in my mind’s eye, mass produced by some third world country, recommended by police officers and Navy SEALs everywhere, and people would buy them like hot cakes!
Hot cakes with nails in them, but still hotcakes!
Conjecturing over this massive sales bonanza, adding up zeros in my head, I slid my home made fist load into my pocket and—OW!
The nails ripped apart my pants and scored my skin! And when I tried to take it out of my pocket it hurt even more!
I stared at the nasty, little martial arts tool. It bled at me. Darn. It was so perfect, but you couldn’t carry it. Heck, it would defeat any kind of holster, rip apart clothes, and…and if I was caught carrying one of these I would be guilty of intent to maim and all sorts of other stupid laws!
So I tossed it in the trash.
And, several years later, I carry a Munio. And now you can understand why I was so excited when I came across the Munio.
Munio means ’I defend.’ It can be carried into an airport, it won’t zap some poor fool into a heart attack, it won’t spray you in the face, and the darned thing is really cool looking!
Yet you can flail the keys and use the butt of the thing to pound sense into some poor mugger’s face!
Heck, I showed mine to my wife, and though she has NEVER showed an interest in martial arts weapons, she said, “Can I have one?”
So, check it out here…http://www.munioselfdefense.com/munio-workshops/.
