In all the martial arts world the deadliest weapon has got to be…the towel. This is a weapon that is so deadly that, honestly, it should be against the law. Anybody found with a towel in their possession should be incarcerated in the depths of the darkest prison!

When one considers the towel, one should consider the vast speed it moves at. The hand flicks, and the tip of the towel can exceed one hundred miles an hour! Thus, the tip of a speeding towel can split skin and create mighty welts!

If one dips the tip of a towel into water, it can become even more deadly. Dipping the tip into water can cause the towel to become even more cutting, and multiple greatly the pain inflicted. The integrity of the strike, you see, is multiplied greatly when the tip is dipped.

Another thing to consider, when considering the towel, is that it is easily hidden. In fact, it is hidden in plain sight! Who, on earth, is scared of a simple towel draped around the waist, eh?

The fact is, when wearing a towel is one of the time that you are most likely to be attacked. Muggers are going to feel pretty comfortable about attacking you when you have no visible sign of defense. Not having any means of defending yourself could be considered akin to asking for trouble!

If you are standing with no weapon, maybe dripping from a shower or dip in the pool, that is when people are not scared of you. In fact, when you are apparently unarmed is when people are most likely to attack you! That is the time when you are, apparently, most unable to defend yourself.

When attacked wearing a towel, however, you wont need to scream in fear and search frantically for a weapon. All you have to do is let the towel drop to the floor, which (it is hoped) will give your attacker a shock of the severe kind. Then, you dance the dance and flick the flick., and the mugger will shortly be running for cover!

You think this article is a joke? Consider that Miyamoto Musashi, the greatest swordsman that ever lived, was once accosted in a bathhouse by a dozen sword wielding attackers. Using only his towel, and his, uh, natural talents, he chased the swordsmen from the bathhouse and down the street!

Tags: Self Defence