Hatsumi Masaaki - Stick fighting

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Notice in Fig 1 that this is not the best way to strike at an enemy.
A rarsed arm is easy to block and the whole of your body is exposed.
If you should find yourself in thrs position. there are severa l things
you can do If the stick is long enough you may still be able to
stnke hrs head by turning your wrisl. If you are armed with a
truncheon you must first thrust your left hand to his face to prevent
his right fist attack. then push the truncheon through your hand
so that it projects from the little-finger srde of your hand Then
proceed wrth the technique as illustrated.
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4 Immobilization Curl your wrrsts;
push forward wrlh your right forearm
to bend hrs hand back
3 Turnmg to your left push down
wrth your right hand and. pulling presswe
against the back of his hand.
brmg him down in front of you.