Comments on: The Palm Stick http://www.hertao.com/blog/palm-stick/ Self Defense and MMA Techniques, Training Methods, and More. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adam http://www.hertao.com/blog/palm-stick/#comment-1186 Adam Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:27:28 +0000 http://www.hertao.com/blog/?p=210#comment-1186 just to add another point regarding history and training, in Filipino martial arts the palm stick is used to represent the balisong (butterfly knife) before it has been opened due to not having time to open it or not wanting to take your oppenents life. just to add another point regarding history and training, in Filipino martial arts the palm stick is used to represent the balisong (butterfly knife) before it has been opened due to not having time to open it or not wanting to take your oppenents life.

]]> By: admin http://www.hertao.com/blog/palm-stick/#comment-1181 admin Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:26:47 +0000 http://www.hertao.com/blog/?p=210#comment-1181 I think you'd be much better off with pepper spray than a palm stick. But you do need to get proper training in order to use it effectively. Just remember, there is no magic bullet. Nothing is going to work without proper training, and there is no substitute for <a href="http://www.hertao.com/selfdefense/awareness-prevention" rel="nofollow">awareness and prevention</a>. I think you’d be much better off with pepper spray than a palm stick. But you do need to get proper training in order to use it effectively. Just remember, there is no magic bullet. Nothing is going to work without proper training, and there is no substitute for awareness and prevention.

]]> By: theresa http://www.hertao.com/blog/palm-stick/#comment-1180 theresa Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.hertao.com/blog/?p=210#comment-1180 I am 62 yo female and have no traning in this area. I would like something that perhaps would help me at least have a change of escape. I do have pepper spray, and we have guns. If I am out by myself I thought that the palm stick might help. Please advise. thank you. I do travel out of the country some ie dafur I am 62 yo female and have no traning in this area. I would like something that perhaps would help me at least have a change of escape. I do have pepper spray, and we have guns. If I am out by myself I thought that the palm stick might help. Please advise. thank you. I do travel out of the country some ie dafur

]]> By: admin http://www.hertao.com/blog/palm-stick/#comment-647 admin Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:20:06 +0000 http://www.hertao.com/blog/?p=210#comment-647 Great points Nikos. I've been thinking about this a bit more and will post a follow up in the not too distant future. I do think a pen can be serious weapon in some circumstances, and you're right about pocket stick training being a "format to impart knowledge and mechanics". Great points Nikos. I’ve been thinking about this a bit more and will post a follow up in the not too distant future. I do think a pen can be serious weapon in some circumstances, and you’re right about pocket stick training being a “format to impart knowledge and mechanics”.

]]> By: Nikos http://www.hertao.com/blog/palm-stick/#comment-646 Nikos Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:39:51 +0000 http://www.hertao.com/blog/?p=210#comment-646 In some countries, weapons are forbidden. A small pen with a pocket clip, is the best legal weapon, one can carry. Of course it doesn't compare with a baton or a knife, but your questions must be in the right context. For a specific job, there is a best tool. An electric saw is a fantastic tool, but you cannot put a nail into a wall with it. Also, you have to consider the mechanics. Training with a pocket stick is just a format to impart knowledge and mechanics. The same mechanics are used for everything that comes into your hand. So, you learn to use anything as an improvised weapon. Nice blog. In some countries, weapons are forbidden.
A small pen with a pocket clip, is the best legal weapon, one can carry.

Of course it doesn’t compare with a baton or a knife, but your questions must be in the right context.

For a specific job, there is a best tool. An electric saw is a fantastic tool, but you cannot put a nail into a wall with it.

Also, you have to consider the mechanics. Training with a pocket stick is just a format to impart knowledge and mechanics. The same mechanics are used for everything that comes into your hand. So, you learn to use anything as an improvised weapon.

Nice blog.

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