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Permalink Reply by Joshua Morale on August 13, 2009 at 7:26am

Honestly It depends, in a life or death situation ,I'm keeping it simple and sticking to striking, in a "stick fight" or match I would use it as an adjunct to my striking. the problem with locking and restraining some one is that that they might get free eventually and once you do lock them what do you do with them once you have them all tied up aside from strike them which is a no-no for LEO's. From a civie P.O.V. for self-defense chokes and strangles are the most practical aspect of stick grappling.-Josh

Permalink Reply by Marc Lawrence on August 13, 2009 at 8:43am

Josh,
Stick grappling is just a tool in your tool box, not the end all to be all. I have found it usefull in situations were someone wants to grapple on the ground as well. I sparred with well trained grapplers who have limited stick fighting skills tap out very quickly. One of them said to me the stick is worse for a choke as make a tap out or black out situation.