The Stick and Cane in Close Combat
The Stick and Cane in Close Combat: Jointlocks, Takedowns and Surprise Attacks. By: Tom Lang.
Of the three ways a stick or cane can be used in combat - striking, fencing and grappling - grappling techniques have been the least available. At the same time, these techniques are arguably the most interesting, the most useful for developing body awareness and the most fun to practice, if not always the first choice in a fight!
The Stick and Cane in Close Combat presents 120 jointlocks, takedowns, chokes, pins disarms, rolls and surprise attacks with the stick and cane in more than 500 photographs. These techniques were collected and refined from those described in more than 100 books and videos on the topic as practiced in several martial arts, as well as from the author's 35 years of martial arts training. Of all the techniques proposed for the stick and cane, these are the most combatively realistic and mechanically sound. This, this book is the largest and best collection of these techniques yet published.
Each technique is presented as a series of photographs whose captions call attention to important movements. Each technique is also accompanied by a structured discussion of its key features, common mistakes, and details its origin, application or variations. In addition, a unique chapter analyses the short comings of several less reliable techniques that are nevertheless commonly proposed for the stick or cane. This chapter focuses attention on what makes a stronger technique by showing what makes a weaker one.
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