Nowadays, we are facing a world full of danger. Unexpected situation may possible come into our way anytime. Because of this, we need to prepare our self and carry a self defense weapon if possible. In some other ways we can also learn martial arts to aid us in improving our self defense skills. However, self defense are easier to use and to carry, just as long as you know the correct instructions regarding on how to use it. Here are the details of today's effective self defense weapons.

Pocket Knives
These weapons are effective to use especially if you are facing a one on one battle against your assailant. Pocket knives are sharp and small. So, it will be easier to use if you want to injure your opponent.

Pepper Sprays
This self defense weapon is commonly used by most of the women. The reason is that, it is the easiest weapon to use and only requires a minimal force to make it work. When directed to the eye, pepper spray can cause a temporary blindness to the target.

Stun Guns
A stun gun is a self defense weapon that produces a high voltage current when applied. This weapon is small and easy to use. You can even hide this weapon to your pocket. When applied, this can cause confusion, muscle spasms, and disorientation to your opponent. Certainly your assailant will become immobilize for a period of time, depending on the amount of voltage that you apply. A sample of a stunt gun is the taser. This weapon is commonly used in dangerous situations.

Telescopic Batons
A telescopic baton is made of solid steel which is one of the most famous self defense weapons. Usually, this weapon is commonly used by security personnel. Batons are expandable, each kind of batons have their own length of reach. This weapon is very effective to use to halt the attack of your assailant. Using batons requires enough practice to master its capacity.

Brass Knuckles
Martial artists usually bring this kind of self defense weapon with them. This weapon can add up the power of your attacks. In most cases, the holder of this weapon can win the battle even against three opponent's, if knows how to use it correctly. Women are not advice to use this kind of weapon, since it needs to be use in close contact to reinforce a strike. Using this weapon causes a pain to your fingers, but this pain is nothing compared to the feeling of winning over a dangerous situation.