MardiGras Bandit said:I've worked with many people who have extensive grappling exprience. No one could find any grappling value to a pocketstick; it gives no extra leverage or control and hurts your ability to grip. It could be useful to try and hit someone with, but I was trying to test the claim that it improved the ability to do submissions by increasing the very things it hinders. There is no grip done using a pocketstick that can't be done better without it, and it is too short to give leverage like a club or stick can.
I can only echo what Don Roley said in his post. Working with someone, regardless of their grappling experience is not going to do any good for you, if they themselves do not have training in using the stick.