Staff weapons for personal protection better be solid
Speak softly, keep your distance, and carry a big stick — but make sure it is a solid one.
View this video:
Now you see why the stick (or umbrella) you carry better be solid, like this one:
Or this one:
NOT like this one:
Recommended instruction:
Self-Defense Tip #105 — Training for Self-Defense with an Umbrella, a Stick, or a Cane
Self-Defense Tip #112 — Defense With and Against Canes and Sticks
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Self-defense tip from Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Science of Sports Training, Stretching Scientifically, and Flexibility Express.
Self-Defense Moves
For your defense moves to work under stress they must be based on your natural, instinctive reactions, require little strength and limited range of motion, and be proven in fighting experience.To learn how your natural reactions can instantly defeat any unarmed attack, see the video Basic Instincts of Self-Defense.
Defend Against Weapons
To defend against weapons you have to know how they are used. Also — every stick has two ends … the weapon of attack may become a weapon of defense in your hand …To learn how the typical street weapons (club, knife, razor) are used by an experienced streetfighter and how to practice with them, see the video Self-Defense: Tools of Attack — Club, Hatchet, Blackjack, Knife, Straight Razor.
Mental Toughness
Staying cool under pressure is more important for self-defense than being physically fit and technically skilled. If you can’t control your mind what can you control?To learn mental techniques that let you calmly face any threat and act rationally in the heat of a fight, click here.
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If you are looking to learn to use a self defense cane, I recommend Ray Floro’s instruction on military stick fighting:
https://courses.rayfloro.net/course/details/essential-military-stick
and
https://courses.rayfloro.net/course/details/ems-2
He has the best online training system for self defense with canes and sticks.