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Essential Stick and Cane: Combative Techniques for Martial Artists

Essential Stick & Cane:Combative Techniques for Martial Artists

Essential Stick and Cane is a collection of more than 200 techniques with the 3-foot stick (the Japanese hanbo) or standard J-handled cane (or tourist- or crook-handled cane). Each technique specifically involves a stick or cane and quickly becomes a jointlock, choke, escape, throw, takedown, or unusual counterattack. The techniques were chosen, combined, refined, and sometimes created after a review more than 250 DVDs, videos, books, manuals, and notebooks on the topic that the author has collected in his 40 years of martial arts training.

The techniques are shown in a series of DVDs (see below) and described in an Instructor’s Manual.

Contents of the Essential Stick & Cane Instructor’s Manual, Second Edition

Preface	xxiii
Introduction	1

I. BACKGROUND
The Stick and Cane	5
The Stick and Cane as Weapons	7
Terms Used in the Book	8
Stances and Grips for the Stick	9
Stances and Grips for the Cane	13
Getting ready to Practice	15
Making a Practice Stick	15
Preventing Injuries	16
Practicing the Techniques	17
Ways to Practice	17
Problems with Attacks	18
Problems with Techniques	19
Principles of Leverage	22
Type 1 Levers: The Principle of “Owning” the Stick	23
Type 2 Levers: The Principle of the Scissor Hold	25
Type 3 Levers: The Principle of Striking	26
Principles of Movement	29
The Difference Between Movement and Motion	29
Capturing the Wrist: The Forearm Parry and Slide	31
Moving the Stick to Vertical: The Hip-Body Turn	32
Holding with the Stick: Applying the Scissor Holds	33
Taking the Stick: “Making and Breaking the Triangle”	34
Taking the Stick: Flexing the Wrist	36
Striking with the Stick in a Sword Grip	36
Other Principles of Movement	37
Notes on Learning	39
Notes on the Book	40

II. TECHNIQUES
Part 1: Countering Lower-Level Unarmed Attacks	41
List 1: Two-Handed Counterattacks	43
List 2: One-Handed Counterattacks	51
List 3: Countering a Wrist Grip	58
List 4: Countering a Same-Side Grip on a Stick	62
List 5: Countering a Cross-Side Grip on a Stick	69
List 6: Countering a Two-Handed Grip on a Stick	76
Part 2: Countering Higher-Level Unarmed Attacks	81
List 7: Countering a Reach	83
List 8: Countering a Punch	91
List 9: Countering a Kick	96
List 10: Chokes and Necklocks	99
List 11: Throws	107
Part 3: Cane Techniques	115
List 12: Hook-Handled Cane Techniques	117
List 13: Hooking Cane Techniques	122
List 14: Straight Cane Techniques	125
List 15: Countering a Grip on Your Cane Hand	129
List 16: Cane-Taking Techniques	136
Part 4: Countering Armed Attacks	141
List 17: Disarms from a One-Handed Stick Attack	143
List 18: Disarms from a Two-Handed Stick Attack	151
List 19: Countering a Club or Stick Attack	156
List 20: Countering a Knife or Sword Attack	161
Part 5: Master's Techniques	167
List 21: Master’s Techniques	169
Part 6: Stick Handling Techniques	179
List 22: Striking Patterns for a Stick or Cane	181
List 23: Rolls with a Stick	191
List 24: Exercises with a Stick	195

III. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Appendix 1: An Overview of Stick Fighting	209
Stick Fighting in Different Cultures	209
Types of Stick and Staff Weapons	218
Ways of Fighting with a Stick	220
Apendix 2: Thoughts on Self-Defense training	221
Apendix 3: Medical Aspects of the Master’s Techniques	226
Joint Injuries	226
Head Injuries	228
Neck Injuries	231
Face and Throat Injuries	232
Chest Injuries	234
Bibliography	236
Books Primarily on Stick (3-Foot) Fighting	236
Books Primarily on Cane Fighting	237
Videos and DVDs on Stick (3-Foot-Stick) Fighting	238
Videos and DVDs on Cane Fighting	239
Books with Sections on Club, Stick, or Staff Fighting	242
Videos and DVDs with Sections on Stick or Cane Fighting	243
Books Primarily on Club (2-Foot Stick) Fighting	244
Videos and DVDs on Club (2-Foot-Stick) Fighting	245
Books Primarily on Staff (4-Foot Stick or Longer) Fighting	246
Videos and DVDs on Staff (4-Foot-Stick) Fighting	246
Other Citations of Unknown Authorship or Source	246
About the Author	248

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