How To Defend Yourself With A Short Self Defense Stick

[@pasquinilli]

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[@HankMcGurk]

4 oz. tennis ball in the shape of a 5 oz. fishing sinkweight on a pocket full of twine, or high test wire with a rough edge. Last time I practiced with chain, I lost grip of the whole thing and I'm very lucky the whole thing didn't fly off and smash through a windshield.

[@lugo_9969]

Bicycle pump, toilet brush, carved wooden figurine , umbrella , detachable pool cue , fire poker, tyre iron, wooden pepper shaker, candlestick holder, lampshade, and dozens more improvised short sticks.....your best work yet Matt

[@pasquinilli]

Thanks. Awesome list!

[@lugo_9969]

@@pasquinilli pastry rolling pin ( one piece)

[@shirw9607]

Nice improvised weapon! More please!

[@pasquinilli]

Thank you. Will do!

[@jamesp7527]

I have decided a stick is the best practical self defense tool that is legal. Thanks for this video!

[@OutlandX15]

The last time I was in LA the rolled up gifts magazine from the airplane worked great. A pen in my shirt was never questioned when I got on though they had a fit over the aluminum key chain stick on boarding the plane.🤪

[@OutlandX15]

Very nice! A pen will work great with these techniques as well.

[@OutlandX15]

Very Cool! Great segway

[@terryconnell5856]

Short sticks are great. Great for catching or blocking punches and kicks. Easy to break a wrist or elbow or disable the arm at the shoulder joint. I find it helpful to have a loop to put your hand or wrist threw to make a snap strick.

[@pasquinilli]

Yes. Like the Korean dan bong? One of my favorite self defense tools! Thanks!

[@dougboal7620]

Matt, i just got done watching the videos. Really good for sure. I especially like the 12 inch stick (Dan Bong) video, because i believe it is the ultimate stick, for when things get "up close and personal". It addresses the issue of one on one self defense, where other longer sticks perhaps aren't the best choice, especially where the attacker tries to take the defender to the ground. The speed and precision of the thrusts and strikes, even as basic as they are, really makes it a force multiplier. I look forward to your next class with this little "equalizer". God Bless. Doug.

[@totizabayle377]

Thank you for those effective moves and if I may add that summoning your warrior heart will surely help winning a fight with out hesitations.

[@pasquinilli]

Thank you Toti!

[@randywu526]

Great video! It is an effective tool for anyone of any age, especially for women. What makes it great is that the techniques are easy to learn and remember and the improvization of a magazine is a fantastic idea. Thank you

[@pasquinilli]

Thank you Randy!

[@silentwalk1768]

Thanks Matt always great techniques to learn thanks

[@VTPSTTU]

Thanks for the video. If I most wanted to simulate a magazine, I'd probably make my stick eleven inches. That would be the same as most 8-1/2 by 11 magazines. In Florida, you wouldn't see this, but in Wyoming, ice scrapers are on sale in convenience stores for a good part of the year. They aren't the right shape exactly, but if one turns one corner slightly forward, they are going to hurt if driven into someone's gut. If driven into the face, the corner might open a cut. Driven into the nose, they are going to hurt. With a hammer fist strike, they will work as well as a magazine or dowel. In a grocery store, a meat fork will of course be useful. If the place doesn't sell meat forks, even a really solid ladle spoon might work for those techniques. A rolling pin wouldn't be ideal but might work. In the cleaning aisle, a toilet brush might work, but if I reach that aisle, I'm going for a broom to get reach. Tearing the cup off a toilet plunger turns it into a kali stick. A good-sized wrench could do the job if one has an excuse to have a wrench nearby. Many companies are making aluminum flashlights that are about this size. I think Maglite still makes one around that size.

[@stevenscott2136]

A soup can is short, but solid. Many have a decent edge on them, too. Does hairspray still come in those tall metal cans?

[@VTPSTTU]

@@stevenscott2136 I don't know about the hairspray. That's a good thought.

[@VTPSTTU]

Another possibility might be one of those long, aluminum water bottles. They often make them fairly long and narrow. I think that's just a fashion choice for those bottles, but they would be close to the right length and maybe not too wide. If they were full of water, they might even have enough heft to be good in a swinging strike. They wouldn't have quite as good a point for concentrating the strike, but if one hit an attacker along the rim, the force might concentrate a bit.

[@nikoniko2241]

Short sticks are very effectuve and easy for everyone. 16 inches stick is in my opinion the ultimate eveeybody tool. Not too short, not too long.

[@arctodussimus6198]

New sub here. I liked this video. You have a good presence on camera and give a good lesson. I’ve carried collapsible batons for decades, an an alternative to deadly force. My son helped me learn some techniques he learned in the Security Service (USAF). Never really thought about a wooden short-stick, but my favorite baton that I carry, is only about 14 inches long when deployed. I’m gonna have to give the short stick some carry time. I like the idea of having it in non permissive environments (places that don’t allow Steel batons).

[@pasquinilli]

Thank you! I’m glad to have you here!

[@somenathmukherjee3789]

My dear Matt, this was good. Pl show more about this 12 to 16 inches short stick, thanks.

[@pasquinilli]

Thank you Somenath. Will do!

[@c.kainoabugado7935]

Ty 🙌🏾 At home...old broom/mop handles, broken garden tool handles, pvc pipe, brush maybe?, ruler

[@scottanthony3426]

Just browsing the TSA website. Kubatons (5-6" ) are prohibited, as well as "martial arts weapons". No golf clubs, bowling pins, hiking sticks. Bocci balls are okay. Could not find a specific on tool length allowed (maybe a deeper dive needed), but had someone I know get a wrench confiscated because it was an inch too long. Years ago in my TKD training, we used rolled up newspaper to make short sticks and wrapped them with duct tape. If you had time, you could throw something higher density in the center (AAA batteries, etc), and use rubber bands or tape to keep it wrapped. MacGyver lives!

[@pasquinilli]

Excellent tips! Thank you!

[@erickim2025]

Thanks for the advice, good to know

[@Endeavor545]

I like the 1 inch PVC in the same length. It’s light, but, strong and it has sharp edges to it. Schedule 40 thick.

[@edgreenberg7912]

Thank you. Very practical.

[@davidplummer7179]

Hey this is David I'm thinking about doing martial art 👍👍

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thank you

[@stevenscott2136]

They used to make solid wood hair-brushes -- my sister had one. If they still exist, that's something any woman (and a few men) could probably carry anywhere.

[@jamesgroves5294]

Really good stuff! Thank you Sir🙏🏿

[@papa_m66]

The rolled up magazine reminds me of Matt Damon's fight scene in "The Bourne Supremacy".

[@pasquinilli]

Great scene!

[@JoseSilva-bb7fv]

Wooden flute is the best legal stick you can carry, is just an inocent musical instrument 😉

[@caffiend.]

Chopsticks from the food court.

[@dougrollings5744]

After watching this training video, I made a 12 inch "Short Stick" 1 1/4 inches thick.

[@davidplummer7179]

Hey this is David I'm thinking about doing martial arts 👍🤙

[@Floppy-1235]

Good advice. As a once martial arts practitioner who now has Parkinson’s I can use this.

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

My only concern here would be the bad guy grabbing the stick. Obviously it is tradeoff as the bigger the stick the more distance you can have but also the bad guy might be able to grab it.

[@pasquinilli]

Yes. Best to hit hard, fast, and first!

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

@@pasquinilli Yes

[@stephen8433]

In the paint asle stack a few paint stirring sticks one on top of the other. Short umbrella. Swagger stick.

[@pasquinilli]

Awesome idea!

[@your_favorite_ranger]

The mighty Irish tin whistle ! The best musical defense tool 😂

[@pasquinilli]

Perfect choice!

[@filip_ihlicak]

Thanks matt for video. I need to make tanbo. It is tanbo right? And my favourite stikes is strikes on side of body and straight idk how it write mby thrust something like this

[@pasquinilli]

Yes. Thrust! Thank you Patrick!

[@filip_ihlicak]

@@pasquinilli i thank to you 😊

[@terrylee8333]

what size length

[@pasquinilli]

I like 14 to 16 inches but also train with 10 inches so I can use a rolled up magazine in a pinch.

[@terrylee8333]

@@pasquinilli thanks for your video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scottanthony3426]

Looking for some input here. I've made my 36" x 1" Hanbo, and that is a good size for me (haven't tried a 3/4" diameter.) Now want to supplement with some shorter stick work. Watching this video, and seeing Matt show the extra striking power on the longer Kali stick (think they are 26-28") vs this shorter stick (16"?). So, I've purchased a 36" x 1 1/4" oak dowel with the intent of making TWO sticks. (Via some brief flipping this around, I think it would be too heavy for a Hanbo.) The idea with the heavier diameter was to add a bit of heft, given the shorter length. Any suggestions on how (and why) to divide my 36" dowel into two? I was thinking 2 at 18", but that is a bit longer than Matt's recommendatin here). If I make one Kali stick length, the remaining piece is very short and the large diameter might make the Kali too heavy Equal pieces would let me practice in-house and leave the "twin" in the car. (I realize I could also make two 14-16" pieces, and even have the really short Kubaton stick left too.) Is the Hanbo about the limit for short length in "staff" like moves? (Does anyone use two hand grip/strikes on something as short as a Kali stick? I'm a little taller than average, if that makes a difference. Thanks!

[@pasquinilli]

I would just cut it in two and use the two 18” sticks like Kali sticks. That length isn’t too short, it’s just different. And you can still do the two handed strikes on 18” too.

[@scottanthony3426]

@@pasquinilli That sounds good. I really appreciate getting your input on that! (Also was waiting for someone to reply to my question "how to cut up?" with something like, "use a saw, dummy". LOL) If I get bold, I may try to fashion some grips. Just bought some rubber end caps for the Hanbo, which I figure could work to make it a walking stick, and reduce damage to jabs on a bag. Funny though, with one on each end, I notice the extra weight. The 1.25" is definitely too heavy as a Hanbo. The reverse sword grip flick-up strikes to the groin are brutally slow for me with that.

[@ilqarkarimli7943]

You all talk about self-defense from an ordinary person. But an ordinary person will not fight. Usually a fight is started by people with boxing, wrestling, karate skills...

[@ConceptArnis]

A sharp hit to the temple with 16" Beech wood can stop any attacker ! 😉

[@pasquinilli]

Truth!

[@scotthill9648]

Never bring a stick to a gun fight … 😳 Just here to help you out … 🤣

[@pasquinilli]

Yeah. Of course. But also make sure you have some skills for non permissive environments like schools, banks, airports, etc.. Most other countries have taken guns away from their citizens, like the left is trying to do in America. That dictator in Canada is close to seizing guns from his citizens. Also, better know how to fight when your gun jams or you run out of rounds or you lose it because you don’t train weapon retention regularly or you can’t get to it in time, etc…

[@bobcragle8124]

my comments weren'tworking yestrday

[@realbillsf5485]

😢

[@jimtalor9537]

Kuboton

[@pasquinilli]

Yes!