At the age of 15 I was pretty good with nunchucks. My uncle Who was in the Korean war. Asked me what was I doing ? I explained the nunchucks where for self defense. My Uncle proceeded to pick up a shovel and gave a fixed bayonet lesson I've never forgotten.
I've been involved in some form of martial Arts for years. These videos are the most solid and down to earth practical applications you can find. I keep a walking stick with me full time and will be practicing these moves daily. Beware the fool who carries an umbrella on sunny days.
That is the reason an English gentleman wears a bowler and a brolly. Imagine this situation: A crook jumps in front of you, demanding money. You, being a gentleman, lift your bowler in a polite greeting. The crook will suddenly realize he is lower-class scum and dealing with a gentleman, who is upper-class, so he will take off his cap and hold it with both hands in front of his chest while looking at his feet and muttering : 'Gud day m'lord". This is the moment you hit him with your umbrella.
As an historian of the so-called Middle Ages, I’m glad to see these methods get such a good showing. They remind me of the quarterstaff combat that most medieval peasants knew, and used with lethal effectiveness. You’ve heard the phrase “staving off an attack,” right? It comes from peasants grabbing the first “stave” (i.e., staff) they could get their hands on and joining up with their neighbors to wallop, say, the bandit gang approaching their village.
practice practice practice... I always have told my students, "people like to think they will rise to the occasion. But, they will actually sink to the level of their training"... practice is training, and I should be training right now. Thanks.
Great vid. UK perspective here... police baton training makes limbs a green target and torso Amber. Head is red/final option. As good practise, I would be making my second strike across the knee. Last time I did this was vs a man hefting a spade, and he went down like a sack of spuds. Now I'm retired I would want that muscle memory training as my legal defence if I needed it.
Seems that spin is a good opportunity to clear the space behind you as well in the case of two or more attackers. I like how you take advantage of human behavior by faking/striking low first to get the attacker's arms down and then come in with a more debilitating strike to the upper region of the target.
My compliments Great technique with.... exception of the spin....It looks good but I was taught to never turn your back on an attacker in a street...also consider that the elder sr citizen who is more likely to carry a walking stick or cane may not have the mobility in their lower body to spin and recover from it in the right position, also space proximity is a consideration, this may not work effectively in tighter quarters, or yu my run teh risk of accidentally hitting smeone else on a populated street of people casually walking by perhaps on their phone unware that a melee has taken place. I would opt for the 3 basic strike approach striking to the face as your 3rd strike without the spin...but overall great stuff..Keep doing what your doing
Love your videos. I need and use a mobility device (cane) but I make walking sticks out of 4 FT hardwood shovel handles from Orange Depot with straight bicycle grips and ground tips from Walmart. I wish walking sticks weren't so noticeable in the city ... they seem to attract too much nervous attention vs a cane. Oh well.
when you cross over your head with the two handed back handed strike , do you step out to left side? or does it really matter which side you step to--thank you sensei
not talking about the spinning method, by the way, those 4-5 methods of attacks you are showing can be used against thousands of different scenarios if you train and improvise , i teach fma and cane fighting and defendu, i just recommended your course as a simple methods of close quarters combat with a stick that really works
Dan, I have a persimmon stick from Japan. It has a good medium weight but don't know if this wood is strong enough or will break in striking. Do you know about persimmon used in Japan for fighting? Thanks, Bruce
@@TheModernDefender I bought it from a walking stick company in Texas. I think it's called Brazos but it's been many years. It's a beautiful wood. Thank you for answering; most people don't.
Which would you recommend a hickory or oak walking stick? I’m 6’ tall what length would be most effective for my height? Thank you, really enjoy your videos.
What kind of wood is your stick? Too many hardwoods are brittle and break too easily. Thanks! Good program, no license, defensive tool only so within the law. Firearms and knives will get you a long time answering questions downtown.
In California the moment you strike with a hiking stick or cane or whatever that stick becomes a billy club and possession of a billy club in California is illegal. However it's better to be questioned by a cop than questioned by a ER doctor.
A persons arm lenghth is much more shorter than your stick. BY the time he lifts he's arm up to indicate he's intentions, you wont have time to lift your stick up .....let alone put two hands to your stick for a strike. The stick is a long range weapon.If your enemy is within reach of arms lenghth,youre a not gonna have time to react.I call this video a billshit🤣
I don't know.. I'm pretty sure that with enough practice your use of a stick would become instinctive as would your ability to judge a person's intentions . In a given situation the , the well trained use of a stick would certainly have the advantage.
