Basic Stick Fighting for Combat (Specialties Series)
by Michael D. Echanis
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Author: Michael D. EchanisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1979-01-01
ISBN: 0897500598
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
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Book Review: A fair basic guide on stick fighting from a historical aspect.
Summary: 3 Stars
The late Michael Echanis accomplished a lot in his short lifetime. He was a professional warrior who managed to write several informative texts on various combat methods. This book deals with how to employ the most common of weapons, the stick. This is not a recreational read but rather a book that must be studied to get the most benefit. Chapter one deals with how to best use the standard baton (18 to 36 inch models). Basic blocks and numerous strikes are shown in this section. Chapter two covers sticks between 12 and 16 inches. The use of the snapping short stick is explained in chapter three. The final chapter shows various cane self-defense techniques. As someone involved for more than 45 years in various martial arts and practical combative systems, I found many of the techniques in this text too formalized and complex for the average person seeking a simple and effective stick fighting method. It may be because of the author's back-ground of the Korean art of H Wa Rang do. In conclusion, this book is a fair guide to using various sticks for self-defense, but I personally look at it from more of a historical value. The practical combatives of Rex Applegate and Kelly McCann is much more in tune with the real world of today. Rating: 3 stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Use of the Mini-Baton for Police Officers, The Monadnock Defensive Tactics (MDTS) System, Use of the Monadnock Straight Baton, Police Yawara Stick Techniques, PR-24 Police Baton Advanced Techniques).
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