http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/12/on-self-defense-with-a-walking-stick/ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/12/on-self-defense-with-a-walking-stick/comment-page-1/#comment-215 On self-defense with a walking stick | Gisoku Budo – musings of an … | Artists Blog Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:41:37 +0000 http://www.gisoku-budo.com/?p=489#comment-215 [...] milkcan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe difference of course is that a walking stick is generally longer than your average rattan… but that being said, if you’re familiar with short staff techniques (like jo or hanbo) and you have a longer walking stick, … It also demonstrates a strong focus on utility (something that’s a core focus on the posts at The Martial Explorer) and that, as a martial artist, you should be able to not only demonstrate the finer aspects of the forms you learn in class, … [...] [...] milkcan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe difference of course is that a walking stick is generally longer than your average rattan… but that being said, if you’re familiar with short staff techniques (like jo or hanbo) and you have a longer walking stick, … It also demonstrates a strong focus on utility (something that’s a core focus on the posts at The Martial Explorer) and that, as a martial artist, you should be able to not only demonstrate the finer aspects of the forms you learn in class, … [...]

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