bsc When I first saw Sifu Doyle’s Irish stickfighting videos, I was intrigued because his style bore many resemblances to the Filipino long stick art I studied under GM Estalilla. But I was thrown off by the shillelagh. bsc It seemed to me that the shillelagh was awkward, and would not handle as well as [...]
bsc I’d like to thank reader Shawn for sharing this tidbit with me: New ASP products, telescopic batons that are compress small enough to be concealed, but large enough to be effective when expanded. The ASP P12 is 5 inches long when closed, the P16 is 6.5 inches long.Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP), one of [...]
Earlier I reviewed a portion of “Martial Cane Concepts” by Michael Janich that I found online. But to do justice to the DVD, as well as for my own education, I decided to buy the DVD and review it in its entirety. bsc Let me state simply that this is a very solid product and [...]
bsc I just stumbled across this product, and it seems to me that it might be useful for stick training, especially two-handed styles like many of the long stick and cane stylists use. Check out the strikes on the focus mitts –there has to be a valid martial arts application. bsc Admittedly, it’s pricey, but [...]
bsc This is beyond a doubt the best instruction I have ever seen on the cane. I was pleasantly surprised to see Brent Beshara, who is a knife maker and special forces veteran, on the DVD. This signals to me that the instruction is rock solid, and I was not disappointed. What follows are my [...]
bsc The gentleman in the video says that you don’t need to spend a lot of money for a cane, that all you need is a $20 cane available from a drugstore like Walgreen’s. bsc I strongly disagree. bsc Yes, I’m a believer in buying an inexpensive bat at Wal-Mart for $20 as a defense [...]
This article has rock solid advice for home defense. There are several golden ideas here: 1) Get a shotgun. 2) Create a strong room. Put solid doors on your bedroom (If that’s your strong room.), and a deadbolt. 3) In the event of a crisis, everyone reports to the strong room. Call the police on [...]
I just received a mailer from walkercaneco.com advertising their “extra strong walking cane.” bsc These canes are an inch and a quarter in diameter, while the typical cane is an inch. bsc I find that most bats are too heavy, while most canes are too light. If you are counting on a cane as an [...]
Drew of SheepDogWoodworks.com sent me the following info on some very interesting close quarters batons. These batons not only look beautiful, but follow my ideas of the close quarters stick –a short, heavy stick. (Of course, they’re not my original ideas, but go as far back as the old school billy club and sap.) I [...]
I’m pleased to announce that the Introduction to Big Stick Combat is now available here. The video takes the viewer through all phases of Big Stick Combat, from the low guard, middle guard, high guard, carry grip, to grappling, close range counters, and counter-knife. I also include new material that is not in my book. [...]
