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Denny Hansen · December 22, 2004, 12:29 PM

Thanks for your input, John. My experience with stick fighting is limited mainly to a 24" straight and side-handle batons. I don't know if folks who engage in stick training pad up and if so to what extent. Also don't know if ya'll go at it full force with the adenaline overload that kicks in during a real fight.

I can say that the raduis and ulna bones are not particulary stong and often times when one is broken both are. Your training in this area is obviously more intense than mine, and you have every right to call bull based on your experience. However, I have personally seen the forearm of one bad guy (who came at a fellow deputy with a broken bottle) broken with a 24" straight baton--roughly the same diameter and density as a fighting cane.

Denny

December 22, 2004, 12:29 PM	#12
Denny Hansen Staff Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2001 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 2,422	Thanks for your input, John. My experience with stick fighting is limited mainly to a 24" straight and side-handle batons. I don't know if folks who engage in stick training pad up and if so to what extent. Also don't know if ya'll go at it full force with the adenaline overload that kicks in during a real fight. I can say that the raduis and ulna bones are not particulary stong and often times when one is broken both are. Your training in this area is obviously more intense than mine, and you have every right to call bull based on your experience. However, I have personally seen the forearm of one bad guy (who came at a fellow deputy with a broken bottle) broken with a 24" straight baton--roughly the same diameter and density as a fighting cane. Denny __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook