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All STICKMAN synthetic products have been tested and
used by Stickman and his escrima students extensively since 1990, representing
thousands of hours of hi-impact testing of these sticks and knives. I don’t sell anything we wouldn’t use
ourselves! Here is some
information to help you choose your stick.
Cobras: My uniquely patterned ‘snakeskin’ sticks, black on gray.
Shadows: One of my most beautiful materials
Panthers: My original heavyweight
black stick.
Rattan: The classic Filipino stick.
Shakuhachi flutes: Made from HITS, a stick
that makes music!
The Masters: Red, the
traditional color of combative challenge ….
Books: Currently I am selling copies below retail of the anthology in which
I was published in 1999 (Martial Arts Are Not Just
For Kicking Butt, North Atlantic Press), which also includes
great articles by other martial arts writers.
Knives: Folders, exotics and
balisongs; low-cost, good quality.
Selection varies as stock changes.
I now carry a variety of my own training
knives. There are three aluminum ones,
two small (approximately the size of an open Buck knife) and one larger (about
the size of a Gerber Mk II). I now
(finally!) also have my large high-impact plastic trainer again! This is a very cool knife with exceptional
balance (my students love this one!) and being plastic, can be used in stick
training without damaging sticks the way metal trainers do, and in 15 years of
use, we have yet to break one of these ˝” thick pieces. Any of these can have cord wrap added to
the handles (particularly nice on the
aluminum).
Palm sticks: tabaks, yawara sticks
etc. My standard design uses 1” Panther
II material and has finger grooves carved on a lathe. This is feels great in the hand!
7/8” and other materials can be used too.
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· DISCLAIMER: Martial arts training is potentially dangerous! Sticks and staffs can travel faster than the
empty hand and are much harder!
STICKMAN® is not responsible for any
injuries that may occur do to use of these products. The user assumes all risks and assumes responsibility in using
these products. One should train under
qualified instruction and be personally alert at all times when engaging in
martial arts activities.