Magic Pocket Staff Portable Martial Arts Metal Staff 110CM 150CM

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You might also simply carry it in your hand all the time, if you’re one of those people who almost never carries keys in his or her pockets when out and about. As the blade takes a great deal of time to remove and reattach to the body of the “stick,” it cannot be employed when you need it anyway — rendering the whole device an exercise in folly. The key is attached with a quick-detach keyring so I don’t have to leave my koppo if I need to surrender my car key to a mechanic or rental agency.

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The key keeps the pocket stick more or less in the same position all the time and provides me with an easy means of drawing it. The Ti-Bop cannot be used as a keychain, however, so be aware that you’re now carrying something that a police officer might consider “reverse brass knuckles.I’ve read accounts of people who carry them upright in their back pockets next to their wallets, with or without paracord lanyards to facilitate pulling them out (some people find that keys on the pocket stick get in the way when using the stick for defensive techniques or locks or what have you). Generally speaking, these are sometimes too complicated for pragmatic street defense and too involved for the average person’s use.

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The reality of the pocket stick is that it really is a weapon — a rigid length of material that concentrates and therefore amplifies the force of your strike into a smaller area.Extremely hard, and effective as a yarawa, if I were to be asked why I have it, obviously as a treat for my friend’s dog. The key dangles freely from my pocket as it would if the keys were attached to one of those belt rings some folks wear. These are nothing more than interpretations of the double wu sao guard of Wing Chun or the staggered “fence” or “de-escalation” Reality Based Self Defense stances. Blows to the side of the lower torso or to the armpit cause pain, as do strikes to the pectorals, to the biceps, inside the elbows, and to the gut. I think these are very individualized and therefore up to you to discover and practice through experimentation.

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There are no shortage of those prepared to pontificate from ignorance where the pocket sticks are concerned… but their inability to recognize the utility of this tool has no bearing on the truth. The forward strike is one in which the pocket stick is held like a saber and used with a forward thrust straight into the target. Keys are just too light to accomplish much when used in this fashion (though of course flicking them to the attacker’s eyes will have some effect).

Yes, it jingles about a bit, and yes, if you’re afraid of muggers running past to snag lanyards or other items hanging from your pockets, you will not be comfortable with this method. As with everything, how you choose to carry and deploy your pocket stick is a function of what works best for you. The standard AA maglight is the perfect size for use as a pocket stick (though striking with real force is almost certain to damage it in some way). When striking a grasping or grabbing limb – say, the hand or arm of someone poking you, grabbing your shirt, or reaching into your car – the backs of the hands are quite vulnerable, as are the areas of the arm inside the wrist and forearm. It is potentially lethal and must be considered a deadly weapon, even if it is not used to deliver fatal techniques.

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If you do carry a pocket stick as a keychain, avoid the ridiculous advice to use it as a handle with which to flail your cluster of keys at an attacker. The techniques described are potentially lethal and could, at the very least, cause severe or permanent injury. I’ve never had this problem myself and find it hard to believe, but I’ve been told by others that the possibility exists. When I am in the UK where carrying anything for self defence is frowned upon; I always have a 6″ rawhide dog chew in my back pocket.The Pocket Staff is 110cm of high-grade stainless steel which can be used for martial arts movements/training effectively. Personally, I think you’d have to have a brick attached to your car key before it would be an issue. It’s a little dangerous for beginners , make sure to check out tutorials before using them after purchase.