Stick Fighting

**Hardball** · 10-12-2006, 11:17 AM

Give me your best stick fighitng tip or reference book. Thanks. By-the-way, it can be anything from a 2 foot stick to an 8 foot stick.

medic06 · 10-12-2006, 01:27 PM

There is one by Masaaki Hatsumi if you want to stay with the Japanese flavor.

**Hardball** · 10-12-2006, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by medic06

There is one by Masaaki Hatsumi if you want to stay with the Japanese flavor.

Bingo--that's the one I just got yesterday. Thanks. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

aseepish · 10-13-2006, 12:21 AM

If you don't want to stick with Japanese there's always these folks: http://dogbrothers.com/

**Hardball** · 10-13-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by aseepish

If you don't want to stick with Japanese there's always these folks: http://dogbrothers.com/

Thanks, I think I will check them out. I heard they are practical.

Hikage · 10-14-2006, 02:41 PM

What do you already know about the stick?

How do you use it, in 3 sections, or in 2?
(not literally sections, I'm referring to hand position)

What style are you currently in? You don't want a style that is going to teach you to move differently from how you are already moving.

Remember, stick and any weapon should simply be an extention of the techniques you already know. If you feel that you are learning "new" techniques or a new way of moving your hands or feet, you are probably learning the wrong style or doing something incorrectly.

-Hikage

sojobow · 10-15-2006, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardball

Give me your best stick fighitng tip or reference book. Thanks. By-the-way, it can be anything from a 2 foot stick to an 8 foot stick.

Does a baseball bat fit in the 2 to 8-foot stick cause thats about all you're gonna see on the streets (having fun). My preferance is a stick with the length measured from your underarm to your wrist. The diameter and shape of the end/edge is also very important. Hikage already posted the "tips". Books are ok if you're unable to workout physically (ill/sick etc). If you're able to physically workout, be very, very carefull with "reference books." Unless the Reference Book is endorsed by your Sensei, the book is useless.

Paco · 10-16-2006, 01:03 PM

If you want to be the badass on the block, there's no way to go but FMA.But there are books on other stick fighting styles out there, I saw these at Borders:

Jogo de Pau (dunno the author's name) - Portuguese stick fighting w/ long staff

Medieval Quarterstaff (can't remember author's name)- purple cover also at Borders

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Hikage Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southern PA Posts: 543	More info before I can answer... What do you already know about the stick? How do you use it, in 3 sections, or in 2? (not literally sections, I'm referring to hand position) What style are you currently in? You don't want a style that is going to teach you to move differently from how you are already moving. Remember, stick and any weapon should simply be an extention of the techniques you already know. If you feel that you are learning "new" techniques or a new way of moving your hands or feet, you are probably learning the wrong style or doing something incorrectly. -Hikage __________________ -=It's like a door open and closed=- -= "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit." =-

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medic06 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,028	There is one by Masaaki Hatsumi if you want to stay with the Japanese flavor.

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Paco Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 168	If you want to be the badass on the block, there's no way to go but FMA.But there are books on other stick fighting styles out there, I saw these at Borders: Jogo de Pau (dunno the author's name) - Portuguese stick fighting w/ long staff Medieval Quarterstaff (can't remember author's name)- purple cover also at Borders

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