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Yes, I know an I agree.
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Perv....
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Everything works better with weapons in hand.
Imagine the damage a boxer can do with a push dagger in each fist.

Welcome to forms revelation 101, LOL !

On the button.
When I started doing padded stick work ( Padded as inprotective gear is being worn) I realized that the gear gave me enough protection VS rattan sticks that I was "taking a shot to...

Weapons training gives you something that MAY be lost in strictly bare handed fighting and that is a respect for footwork.
Many times in sparring we will "take a shot to give a shot" or to move in,...

My time training the Yagyu shinkage kenjutsu with the bokuto instilled some stick work that I still use to day.
Very few impact weapons can match a good quality bokuto.

Ah, Nicolai Hel...good stuff !
Improvised weaponry should be a must and, with a good core in edge and impact weapons, it is easy to turn anything into a weapon.
Key is principles over specific...

Actually, kendo can translate to stick work pretty easily.
What is a broom stick but a "solid shinai", know what I mean?

I don't do weapons for the sake of tradition anymore.
I trains edge ( knives) and impact weapons ( sticks) for the obvious practical applications.
I also train with firearms when I can ( not...