Hair sticks = weapons

[gallows_gallery]

Today my boss said to me:

"How come your hair always looks like something out of a martial arts movie?"

I had it up in a high knot with the ends coming out the middle (when your knotted hair acts like a scrunchie) and a metal and black beaded hair stick holding the knot. I took it as a compliment :D

It got me thinking though - if someone ever tried to abduct me or something I'd whip whatever stick or fork I had in my hair out, and it would be a GREAT weapon/threat! Who would ever see that coming? Mind you...blood...but maybe just as a threat?

[Robbi Dehlinger]

Never thought of that, but you're right??

[Mishka_84]

Lol, I always thought of hair sticks as emergency eating tools, not fighting tools... But it makes sense! :D Just sharpen those sticks/forks a bit, and you could do some damage with them!

[longhairedfairy]

Actually, Chinese women used to use them as weapons or even for suicide if they had to. Anyone seen the opera Turandot? It wouldn't surprise me if they did the same in other Asian countries as well.

[cindy58]

Today my boss said to me:

"How come your hair always looks like something out of a martial arts movie?"

I had it up in a high knot with the ends coming out the middle (when your knotted hair acts like a scrunchie) and a metal and black beaded hair stick holding the knot. I took it as a compliment :D

It got me thinking though - if someone ever tried to abduct me or something I'd whip whatever stick or fork I had in my hair out, and it would be a GREAT weapon/threat! Who would ever see that coming? Mind you...blood...but maybe just as a threat?

I think if we want to use them like that, we need to practice "drawing" our weapons!

[MandaMom2Three]

It's a double whammy weapon! We whip out our hair stick and our opponent would be temporarily blinded by our dazzlingly beautiful hair and we attack :D

[Laila23]

haha that made me laugh hehe :D

[Themyst]

Better shut this thread down asap before National Security sees it and makes us take down our hair to get on a plane!:rolleyes:

Just kidding of course, but I guess they've had stranger ideas.

[logica_divina]

I've heard some similar comments from my classmates... However, I never pay too much attention..

[Arctic]

The down size is that you yourself are blinded by your hair if nothing is keeping it back/up.

[Themyst]

It's a double whammy weapon! We whip out our hair stick and our opponent would be temporarily blinded by our dazzlingly beautiful hair and we attack :D

That is so hillarious! :D

[MandaMom2Three]

:D like Kung Fu Panda! "And their eyes were BLINDED from overexposure to pure AWESOMENESS!!!!" :D

[Akiko]

There is a long-run popular Japanese period TV show called "Hissatsu Shigoto-nin." A group of guys go around town and assassinate unpunished criminals. One of them is a kanzashi maker and uses his kanzashi hair stick as a weapon.:guns:

Here are some scenes (http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=qgfy8SeE2gk) if you want to watch. (Warning: violence with sticks!)

Don't underestimate the power of hair sticks!:eyebrows:

[taliarose]

If a spoon can kill a person our hair toys would be at least enough to cause a distraction so we could run away. I'd hate for it to be a favorite toy though. :(

[MandaMom2Three]

"My name is ____________, you killed my hairstick, prepare to die"

[Solange]

People have called my hair itself a weapon when I wear it in a braid. I've hit a number of people with it while turning around quickly. Oops! There have been allusions to me attaching one of those medieval spiked balls at the end of it too, though I think that type of weapon would probably backfire, lol.

For those who saw Disney's The Three Musketeers. I did find that hair ornament/dagger that Rebecca de Mornay's character pulls out of her hair really cool.

[SHELIAANN1969]

Can you imagine, someone tries to steal your purse, you poke em with your hairstick and it breaks, then you get so mad that you broke your hairstick that you pummel them into unconsciousness then drag them to the Police Department!

[LeaM07]

Wasn't there an episode of "Bones" where they discovered in the end the murderer had used a hairstick?

[LaurelSpring]

I have thought about this before! I have had a couple of people mention it about some more pointy dangerous looking ones. Did anyone see that move that just came out on DVD where there is a virus that makes people kill themselves. In the first scene a girl whips out her hairstick and puts it in her neck. Ugh!

I had a delimma once when I was going on a prison visit. I wasnt sure what would make it through the search. I think I ended up with a plastic claw clip to be on the safe side.

[Akiko]

Did anyone see that move that just came out on DVD where there is a virus that makes people kill themselves. In the first scene a girl whips out her hairstick and puts it in her neck. Ugh!


The happening by Night Shyamalan?

[Alia]

In the Flash Gordon movie from the seventies, the mostly evil princess pulls two long metal sticks from her hair and stabs her guard, causing him to melt:pins:. Never mess with the sticks, man.

[Drynwhyl]

My braid is so thick I could brake someone's nose :P
I don't use hairsticks (as I still didn't learn how), but you gave me a great reson to learn :D

[nimeera]

Yeah. It was "The Happening". That scene freaked me out a little. I had to watch it twice to be sure of what I saw.

I have had my moments when I have changed my hairstyle just to avoid the hairstick/security issues when going on an airplane.

I've also been known on more than one occasion to use a pen to put up my hair when nothing else was available.

I just busted one of my favorite chopsticks in my lunchbox last month by slamming it in the latch of a trunk (don't ask!). Of course my first thought was "better save the other one, I can use it in my hair!"

[1953Diygal]

LOL! My roommate turned to me during The Happening after that hairstick scene and said "Don't you EVER do that!!!" No problem there. ;)

During my student teaching days, I had a veteran teacher tell me that my hair sticks posed a security threat and I shouldn't wear them. That was the first and only time I ever heard that. Granted, she was one of those grouchy curmudgeons (every school has at least one) and I think she was just trying to spook me.

[MandaMom2Three]

Alia! I LOVE your avatar!!! I love that movie!!!! I wanted her hair from the first time I saw it :D

[aprilmay]

I have always wondered if hair sticks are restricted on flights? I had a customer once tell me she couldn't wear one of our hair barrettes to her high school because they thought the stick to it could be used as a weapon and they aren't pointy at all! We both thought her school was a little over the top for this restriction.

[ChloeDharma]

I think there was a thread a few years ago where a hair sticks maker was asking if people would be interested in ones made that double up as weapons...maybe with blades inside or something? But i might be imagining that bit.
It sounds cool in a way, though in reality it's probably the same as carrying a knife or something in that it could be gotten off you and used against you....running is the best bet i think.

[aragorn]

Kunoichis (female Ninjas) would often wear sharp hairpins to use as a weapon.

I was judging a Karate tournament once where this Kung Fu girl was doing a form. She had her hair in a braid, with a hard plastic tie at the end. At one point she was real close to the judges and did this spinning move. As she spun, her braid whipped all the way around her and swung over our heads. It didn't come near us, but I just thought to myself at that point that if I was standing up that would probably hurt. Wouldn't do much damage but it would sting enough to distract me for a second.

[Tapioca]

My friends who are in Ju-Jitsu and I have had this conversation. Their verdict is that the wood ones would probably snap before they could do serious damage. The metal ones, however...

[LeaM07]

Try a search for "hair dagger" on this site, and you'll find some recent discussions. :)

Bronze Jewelers has some: http://www.bronzejewelers.com/hairpics.htm
And Hypnotica posted this one some time ago: http://www.realmcollections.com/p6966/medieval-hair-dagger.html

I wear a folded braid when I ride on an airplane, but I think if I wanted to wear a hairstick I'd just use a pencil, since those are definitely allowed, as far as I know.

[lizzyjo]

When I had to stay at County Mental Health, they took my hair sticks. I guess they were considered weapons. They let us have colored pencils, though. The only harm I can see coming from a set of hair sticks is poking someone repeatedly over and over again with them.

[NurseMama]

You are so right! There have been a few times where I was suprised to be allowed on a plane with my stick/fork!

[Aisha25]

There is a long-run popular Japanese period TV show called "Hissatsu Shigoto-nin." A group of guys go around town and assassinate unpunished criminals. One of them is a kanzashi maker and uses his kanzashi hair stick as a weapon.:guns:

Here are some scenes (http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=qgfy8SeE2gk) if you want to watch. (Warning: violence with sticks!)

Don't underestimate the power of hair sticks!:eyebrows:
:lol: that is so cool, I could watch this;)

[StephanieB]

Homeland Security at Newark Airport has made me undo my French Twist... more than once.

The first time, it was short enough to require hair pins to hold the twist, at the time. I was SO TICKED OFF. They made me unpin the entire twist, remove all hair pins, remove the little ponytail band (it had a metal bit on it - i no longer wear those) and after they passed their g-d wand over my head and still got a bleep... I had to find the one remaining hair pin hiding.
And I thought a French Twist was a great hairdo for traveling - no mess, neat, no hair in my face, looked nice. HA!! :mad::mad:

The second time, I had been assured by phone that I would not have to undo a hair-do... I wore a French Twist, held with hair pins and a comb in the seam.
They made me remove the comb, and let them feel my hair to see if it was just pins in there. But they didn't make me undo and unpin it all, entirely.

Now - I wear the nastiest, most dangerous-looking hairsticks that I can in a simple twist or bun.
And I dare anyone to refuse me boarding just because of my hair sticks.....

No one has yet done so. I guess I need scarier hair sticks. lol

[sneakybea]

I usually pack my hair sticks in my checked bag, just in case. I'd hate to lose one because somebody thought it was a threat! I prefer to fly with my hair braided anyway, as it is more comfortable against the headrest.
There are two books by Dawn Cook called The Decoy Princess and Princess at Sea, in which the heroine wears poisonous darts in her hair. She goes through a lot in the books, and has to disguise herself at one point, but she won't cut her hair shorter than mid back because she needs to wear her darts! OT, it's a fun fantasy series if you like that sort of thing.

[longhairedfairy]

LOL! My roommate turned to me during The Happening after that hairstick scene and said "Don't you EVER do that!!!" No problem there. ;)
During my student teaching days, I had a veteran teacher tell me that my hair sticks posed a security threat and I shouldn't wear them. That was the first and only time I ever heard that. Granted, she was one of those grouchy curmudgeons (every school has at least one) and I think she was just trying to spook me.


I have always wondered if hair sticks are restricted on flights? I had a customer once tell me she couldn't wear one of our hair barrettes to her high school because they thought the stick to it could be used as a weapon and they aren't pointy at all! We both thought her school was a little over the top for this restriction.

Are they going to ban pencils in school and in public as well? They're a lot sharper than many hair sticks and could break off inside someone.

[Magicknthenight]

It's a double whammy weapon! We whip out our hair stick and our opponent would be temporarily blinded by our dazzlingly beautiful hair and we attack :D


"My name is ____________, you killed my hairstick, prepare to die"

:spitting::ohmy::misskim:


Oh that reminds me...just the other day i had a similar incident. This guy that now sits behind me in one of my classes asked his friend what he was gonna say about it (I guess they thought i couldn't hear) and then his friend said "It looks like an Asian weapon of doom" or maybe it was death. Pretty sure it was doom though. It actually wasn't a hair stick but one of my hair forks. Then the day after that they were saying i could stab someone with that...but that day i was wearing a hair stick. I knew before i could probably use some of them as a weapon. Since people have said that before and i've also seen it in a movie once er twice.

[nimeera]

I want the hairstick in your avatar! Way too cool.

[Drynwhyl]

Good news, I figured how to use hairsticks.
And, I found a 10 inch nail to use as one. :evil: :D

[Ryanne]

I only have wooden hairsticks, I never thought they would work well as weapons. But I've seen pics of metal ones that looked pretty dangerous.

[Themyst]

Are they going to ban pencils in school and in public as well? They're a lot sharper than many hair sticks and could break off inside someone.

And maybe elastic waistbands in panties - mine would make a pretty mean slingshot ...:eyebrows:

[Bene]

that was the first thought that occurred to me when i started buying hair forks "wow, i could use this as a weapon!!!"




i live in a pretty bad neighborhood, so i keep my keys in my hand just in case, but i'm always aware that i have a pretty lethal weapon in my hand. i imagine i could do some serious damage if i aim for the eyes or the trachea. i showed a friend of mine one of my forks and he was like "that's.... that's so klingon!!!" i took that as a compliment :D

[Arctic_Mama]

They would be perfect for emergency eye-poking should the need arise. Heck, they even have hair daggers that would be even MORE suitable for weapons use.

I, myself, prefer to use my firearm for self defense and I'll keep my hairsticks where they are, thanks :)

[Angellen]

In the Spanish film Matador, the main female character uses a hair fork to kill a number of people. I believe it's a three prong (with the middle being the longest) metal fork, with a treble clef at the top. She wears it with a french twist. Innocent, yes?

I have thought that they can be used as weapons, although I prefer to think of them as eating utensils, if anything else. When my hair was classic length, I would often wear it in one long braid, and that WAS a bit of a weapon for some of my classmates. I accidentally whipped my fair share of friends. :p

[Drynwhyl]

I managed to freak out a taxi driver with my "hairstick" :P

[Darkhorse1]

Don't watch the movie 'The Happening' if you use hair sticks ;) Happens right at the beginning of the movie.

[sn0w]

Try a search for "hair dagger" on this site, and you'll find some recent discussions.

now i want one :D but wouldn't it cut your hair ??

[Themyst]

That's what I was thinking, but I thought they sounded cool, too and so I looked them up.

They're blunted so they won't cut you or your hair. That also means it wouldn't be as effective as a knife.

There was another one, it's an actual 4" knife that goes into a sheath. The sheath is actually a barrette. That's pretty cool, but it's an obvious weapon.

I like the hair dagger idea better (more stealthy), but I wish there was more variety.

[khyricat]

heh- my sensei taught me to use chopsticks/hairsticks (I used cheap chopsticks for practice)... in his mind they were a form of defensive weapon available to me OR to my companion in a tight situation (he had the guys use it as well with the intent of f they travel with a woman they can use her hairstick!)

Mostly they were to be used on eyes and other soft tissue, but they were there if needed.. meanwhile, I learned how to flip much larger people...

[aprilmay]

It is definitely good to use all resources available for self defense. Keys are good for that as well.

[Samikha]

A couple days ago I was discussing with a guy I know women's role in domestic violence (which is pretty much equal to men's in scale if not severity). I have to write a report on this for a class. I was joking, and said something like "It's important that we inform people properly so they're warned, you know how violent I am" and he replied "Yes, I see you've your weapons in your hair.":D Made me think of this thread:)

[Schmoomunitions]

Victorian ladies used their hat pins as weapons, but then those are very pointy! All women should have some sort of defense weapon. Cause my underwear elastic is so old and stretched out it couldnt hurt a fly. (Someone else brought up the underwear elastic weapon).

[Tangles]

LOL, this is why I'm scared of wearing hairsticks. They're not warm and fuzzy to me--more like something I'd wear only when in the mood to be intimidating (which honestly isn't often...)

[Drynwhyl]

...when in the mood to be intimidating (which honestly isn't often...)

you should try it sometimes :D

[Eryka]

As a martial artist, I can definitely say that they can be used as weapons. When you're being attacked your brain will freeze and something as close as your hairsticks may save your life when your brain kicks on. Also, if you use hairsticks to keep your hair up instead of a braid down your back, you're FAR less likely to be grabbed and hauled. (I know this one from personal experience.)

Ladies, ANYTHING can be used in self defense. Take a hair brush. If its a big wooden paddle, imagine what that would do being smashed into someones face from around a door. It may not make them unconscious but it will sting like bloody hell and may even break the nose. You can use the BBB as well. Those fuzzy things in the eyes or up the nose are highly uncomfortable. The end of the handle can be jabbed in the throat. Seriously, there are tons of applications.

If all else fails, take your hair things, make a fist around it and then let it fly. You will add weight to your punch and prevent compression on your joints. (The small bones on the top of the hand break most often and is dubbed the "boxers fracture.") Just remember, punch from your hips, not your shoulders.

Oils or conditioner can be used too. If you have time, cover yourself in them so you can't be grabbed. Or squirt them on the floor so your attacker slips. (This one can backfire though, you're not immune to slipping either.)

Shampoo squirted in the face burns like mad and can cause choking or vomiting.

This is just to start. Tons more could be thought of. No woman is EVER defenseless. Ever.

[XeniaR]

They would be perfect for emergency eye-poking should the need arise. Heck, they even have hair daggers that would be even MORE suitable for weapons use.

I, myself, prefer to use my firearm for self defense and I'll keep my hairsticks where they are, thanks :)

I just wanted to say good for you! I also carry a smith and wesson m&p compact 9 mm. It doesn't involve having to get close enough to a bad guy to stab, and is probably more lethal.

[sakuraemily]

I want to revive this thread but to ask you guys if you can tell me the names of some of those movies where the ladies wear hair sticks(and use em as weapons). I know its there in a lot of martial arts movies but some names would be so time-saving.

[farmlass]

Better shut this thread down asap before National Security sees it and makes us take down our hair to get on a plane!:rolleyes:

Just kidding of course, but I guess they've had stranger ideas.

Haha, I'm actually wondering if I'd be able to get on a plane with a hair stick in... We're going to the US in 4 weeks (YAY!!!) and I'm already planning how to wear my hair! I think I'll braid it and put my sticks in my luggage, just in case :p