The Dan Bong measures from the user’s elbow to anywhere between the wrist and where the pinky finger connects to the hand. Any longer, speed and flexibility is lost, any shorter and reach is lost. The Dan Bong is best made out of lacquered bamboo with a diameter of about one inch. It has a hole drilled through it about 2-3 knuckles from the end to allow for a cord loop. The loop’s length is just long enough to allow the Dan Bong to be passed over the thumb, then over the back of the hand, then into the hand proper, leaving the butt end of the Dan Bong protruding from the base of the hand.
Although short and consequently unimpressive, the Dan Bong is a complete defensive and offensive system. One Dan Bong can break a bone, poke a hole in a liver, temple, thorax, or solar plexus. It can be used for leverage on wrists, elbows, and shoulders, and for strikes straight end and butt end on pressure points. One will tangle up a pair of nunchakus, and two can successfully stop a long or medium stick. I believe a lot of its power is due to its perceived impotence, so do not underestimate this little bastard. It the right hands, it will crack your coconut wide open.
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