Thanks for your input, Gerry —*it is good to hear from someone who has had a lot of real-world experience.
I have never had to spray anyone in a fight, but I operate under the assumption that if I do spray someone, it will not have an immediate effect on them (if it has any effect at all). I carry an ASP Defender O.C. spray, which is essentially a small aluminum baton that sprays O.C. out the bottom. I like it because it is small and concealable (tucked in waistband at right hip), it is deployed in a JKD by-jong position (it sprays out the "icepick" side, so you can shoot it with your hands in a boxer's guard), and it can be used as a yawara stick (fist-load/striking implement/grappling aid). I practice drawing it every day, and I can go from hands up to draw/safety-off/spraying in about a second with either hand. I figure if a guy doesn't go down from the O.C., I will use JKD hand-to-hand techniques, employing the baton as a strking implement (or go for one of my knives, if necessary). Like my first JKD teacher used to say, pain-tolerance is largely a function of motivation: if a guy is just hassling you (typical redneck picking a fight), O.C. might be painful enough to take him out; if he is hell-bent on killing you, you will undoubtably need to resort to something more effective.
Many thanks,
Jim McRae
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