HOW TO USE YOUR WALKING STICK FOR SELF DEFENSE 

Thanks Robby! As the saying goes, “techniques can get you killed, principles will save your life!”

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@Kasen Ronin yea, I have been using flixzone} for since december myself :)

@Kasen Ronin Yup, been using flixzone} for since december myself =)

Hahaha. Who needs that old stuff anyway?! Keep training!

You are welcome. Thanks for watching. Keep training!!

adam whiteson excellent points!

Wow. Great story! Thank you for sharing and for sharing these videos. I’m about to make you a new video now while wearing my backpack.

@@pasquinilli remember put some weight in the backpack. My highest is 20 pounds and I'm 5'6". Yours should be (cause you are a guy and bigger) 30-40 pounds. Thank you thank you. I look forward to the training. Also, I have it clipped on so I can't sling it off.

That’s awesome! Do you use a cane like this? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7qZiBVEAMRo.html

That’s good! Thank you!

Thank you! It’s my pleasure to make these!

Thanks Sam!

That’s a great idea!

Evie Walker yes. I think the best to start with is the straight thrust. Like a spearing motion. I will be doing a live class tomorrow with the jo and will give some thought tonight about other ways to find the best defensive power strikes you could try. Great question. Thanks!

Yes. I’ll make you a video when I return from my current trip.

Here’s a workout I just uploaded with your request in mind. I will keep working on them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jHbrgNSwTqY.html

I like between an inch and an inch and a quarter.

Yes. I need to get someone to help me demonstrate and then I will do it for you.

Preferably you would want something strong.

Yes! I’ll make you a video. And remember to hit them one at a time!

Excellent many thanks

Jo staff. Watch this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aBkrXPdpRAE.html

Thank you friend! How are you? Any new videos lately?

from tomorrow i,ll be upload my new video regularly

You aren’t trying to push them off, just enough to change the direction of the counter attack. As soon as you push a little, they will be pulling back and that takes all pressure off the staff. At that moment you twist your staff as hard and fast as possible. They will not expect it and won’t be able to stop it. It will either drive them into the ground or lose their grip. I’ll make a video with a partner for you as soon as Covid shutdowns end!

@@pasquinilli That Makes a lot more sense. so it's mostly just using twists that are uncomfortable for them to deal with and then freeing the staff afterward while also hoping to get them away from you. But what about if they aren't grabbing your staff and you are poking and shoving them with the end, in the chest, to try and put some distance between both of you? Do you have to worry if you are not as strong as them? I'm mostly concerned about if you are using a staff to defend yourself and the person attacking is either using their fists or a knife. how do you keep a proper distance between the two of you without being rushed and overpowered?

Hit him hard with your staff in the face! Or use it as a pole and hit him hard with a thrusting strike into the middle of his body. Just hit immediately without hesitation and move fast hitting again and again until he and his knife are on the ground or running away.

@@pasquinilli thank you sir

Yes. Pull the staff toward yourself. That causes the other person to pull toward himself. At that moment turn the staff 180 degrees as hard and fast as you can. Because they are pulling in reaction to you pulling, they won’t be able to stop the turn and you will pop the hands off. I will make you a video showing how.

@@pasquinilli Wow, okay thanks!

Oss!!!

I don't know. That's a great question. Probably some of them have and some of them not. Pressure testing is a valuable thing for sure, and at the same time, I think law enforcement and military in combat are the most valuable sources for that type of pressure testing. I don't think either group will be using a Jo anytime soon. However, as a marine boot I remember beating other recruits stupid with the pugil sticks. They are used to simulate fighting with a rifle once your bullets are gone, or the enemy has closed with and is trying to destroy you (or vice versa.) In that situation, my staff training from the martial arts proved to be far superior to the rest of the untrained marine recruits. Other than that, I would say that I am confident that having a stick would be more comforting than not having one if you felt physically threatened. If your aggressor is a seasoned BJJ or mma fighter who also boxes or kick boxes, they might absorb a few blows and take it away from you. Maybe not. There are a million scenarios I guess. I have seen Kali guys beat the snot out of each other with sticks and little or no protection. I think they are pressure testing their art. Some of them slice each other up with live blades too. You can go as far as you want with that I suppose.

Thank you for you're very in-depth explanation. Would you say that a Jo is roughly 36 in Long?

Fantastic advice! I’ll do more research first as you suggest. Thank you!

For motivation, watch some RU-vid vids of actual dog attacks that people have caught on video. Some are brutal and horrific. Kids and elderly people being mailed to death. That's what you have a chance to stop. Even saving one person would make it worth your while. And when all the other instructors copy you, many more people will be reached. When you watch the attack videos, you will be able to analyze common dog attack.methods and develop attack and defense techniques that work in real life, and not just in somebody else's dojo. Something you'll see in the vids is good samaritan bystanders who get mauled and even killed when they try to help. They pull the dog off, but since they have no idea how to incompacitate the dog, they become a new victim. So your training should also show how to stop a dog who is attacking someone else, such as a child. You'll also see that even with good situational awareness, that attacks can be blindingly fast, such as a dog leaping through a hedge or from between cars. People need to train super hard so they can react instantly, because that's how fast it can happen. A baseball bat type swing may work if there is distance, but a dog may already be into your leg or arm before you can react. One interesting element is that many mail carriers carry pop-open umbrellas year around. If you open one in the dog's face, it confuses them because they think it's a solid wall. Especially if you have as legally long a sharp point on it to keep stabbing it in the face. Bear spray is recommended, but there will be times you won't have time to get it into play. But if you have a walking stick or cane in your hand, it's ready to go. Also, show people how to cope with the incredible time pressure to act, because literally every second of delay lets the dog do even more extreme damage. If you hesitate, some barking or moderating biting can turn into crippling injuries or death. There are thousands of serious dog attacks every year. Someone should have put this information together decades ago. You have a chance to do some real good here. Thanks so much for all you do - love your vids!!!

Something I just thought of. Get a piece of 2x3 or 2x4 that's 36" to 48" long and make a dog-head-shaped training aid (dummy) so you can repeatedly, viciously and relentlessy thrust it at the student so they can develop their dog attack and defense skills. Mimic the actual dog attacks from the vids you watch. Pad it or whatever to make it stand up to abuse and be an effective training aid. Show your students some of the most dramatic real-life dog attack vids first so they can see what they can be up against. BTW, I was in the Marine Corps for 11 years. I've never been afraid of people. But if you put a series of vids out on this topic, I would study them gratefully and obsessively, and share them widely! Thanks again for all you do!!!!!

Something that sucks about dog attack defense... If you badly injury the dog, you may be tempted to finish it off to "put it out of it's misery" or to guarantee it won't hurt anyone else. But like with people, the law expects you to stop your attack when the danger has been neutralized. Otherwise you can face civil and criminal charges, even if the owner is begging you to to end it's misery. As a former Marine, it is easier for me to take out a deserving person than non-fatally injure an animal. So I personally would try and make my last stroke a full power baseball-bat swing to the skull to put it down as painlessly as possible. But that's just me.