Improvisation Weapons

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“You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you.” Miyamoto Musashi

Weapons are force multipliers and each type of force multiplier falls within the category of being either a blunt weapon, an edge weapon, a flexible weapon, a projectile weapon, or a combination weapon. The thing is that not everyone carries a blunt, edged, flexible, projectile or combination weapon with them. If you need one, then you will have to make do with what is around you. This calls for the improvisation of at least one of the five weapon types. The skill needed to recognize these five types can come in handy, but you need to train with each of these categories so that you can effectively utilize the items that you are trying to substitute as a weapon.



Blunt weapons can be anything that you can swing like a club or truncheon. These can be either single or double handed items. Anything with sufficient weight is useful, but the ability to wield it quickly increases its value. A cane or sticks, broken boards, chair legs can be a substitute for a tonfa, a hanbo, or a jo, If the board has a nail or nails in it, it can fall into the compound weapon group, being like a mace or morning star. Likewise any item that has a sharp pointed edge can be used to cut or puncture. It only takes four to five inches in length to make a lethal weapon in this category. Blades are all around and can substitute for a weapon instead of their use as tools. Flexible weapons are used primarily to choke of strangle. Yet some of them also are used with edge or blunt weapons to increase their range or power and this allows them to fall into the combination weapon category. This could include a home telephone that is connected to a cord or a belt with a buckle acting as if it was a nun-chuck or a manrikikusari. A sharp dagger or blade attached to a cord can subsisted for a rope dart as a combination weapon likewise so can most gardening tools with handles, from hoes, to shovels, or axes. Pocket change or broken glass can substitute for a shuriken. Yes, it is true that anything can be made into a weapon, but that doesn't make it as effective as the weapon itself.



Since I am a lifelong martial artist, I am more comfortable responding to hand to hand threats than some. I have on several occasions done so when the threat was with a firearm, but when bullets are flying the bigger the gun you have the safer you feel. Weapons increase our power by multiplying the speed and reach of our natural abilities. I was never a big fan of pepper spray or stun guns even when I was a LEO. They work great on most folks, but not at all on some, and usually the folks that they are needed for are the ones that they do not work effectively on. I like sticking with what works at the higher percentile with everyone. That is why I like the pistol, blade, and tactical flash light as my primary EDC. I also train with a cane daily, but I do not use it as EDC unless an injury is getting to me. The purpose of a weapon is to give us a mechanical advantage or to extend our reach or range while keeping us and our loved ones safe.

“No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible” Miyamoto Musashi

My stories are about martial arts adventures that are intertwined with paranormal or supernatural events. The following links are to the Kindle version books from the "Dream Walker” series. Our adventurers find themselves on a quest where they are confronted with both conspiracy and mystery. Their challenge is to unite their mind and body skills together utilizing what they have learned in the martial arts with the transcendental power of dream mediation. They attempt to do this while they are trying to make a life for themselves and elude those that seek to use and control them.

Conversations with a Sage (Book 1 of the Dream-Walker)

Conversations with a Sage: This explores Xander Davidson's early encounters with the mysterious fog like Dream Walking martial art sages. He ponders if they are real or if they are only remnants of his dreams. He mainly keeps this secret world to himself as he tries to copes with abuse, growing up without support or guidance and the mystery of his family's past. 

Xander and the Assassins Gift (Book 2 of the Dream-Walker)

The Assassins Gift: Xander Davidson struggles with the conspiracy of his family and the group that is actively trying to manipulate him to join them or die. The young Dream Walkers learns an early lesson to be careful about whom they let into their circle.


Warriors of Perception (Book 3 of the Dream-Walker)

Warriors of Perception: Xander Davidson and his band of friends embark on a mission to free themselves from their oppressors. They bravely face the challenge all the while vying for the right moment to turn the tables.

Jace Lee The Shift (Book 4 of the Dream-Walker)

Jace Lee The Shift: We find a new apprentice, Adam, that is fighting for his life. He is struggling to understand the amazing skills of his mentor, Jace Lee; a younger man that has trained under Xander Davidson. All the while his mentor attempts to reconcile the fact that his skills do not match up with the other Dream Walkers.


Jace Lee No Agenda (Dream Walker Book 5)

Jace Lee No Agenda: Jace Lee attempts to find himself on a self-imposed vision quest of sorts. Instead he finds himself being stalked by the same group that had previously sought after his teacher, (Xander Davidson). Instead of mastering his odd Dream Walking skills he finds love and the potential loss of his powers.

Jace Lee and the Tutelage of Ming Wu: Dream Walker 6 

Jace Lee The Tutelage of Ming Wu: Jace Lee rejoins his teacher Xander Davidson as they cope with a possible combined threat (the mysterious), Ming Wu and the Council that has continuously monitored the Dream Walkers.