The current issue of Black Belt magazine (Apr. 2003) has an article by Hock Hocheim discussing the use of an ASP baton for self-defense. He notes that if you are using a stick like this to defend yourself then it's extremely unlikely that your opponent will also have a stick--there will be no stick-on-stick dueling as is so often practiced in FMA schools. Instead it'll be stick on open hand (or maybe knife). He focuses on the stick on open hand issue and related need to not use overkill, leading to legal issues for the defender.
Does anyone teach the use of an ASP baton or maglite or similar device for self-defense? If so, do you teach scenarios for stick on empty hand and stick on knife?
Does anyone teach the use of an ASP baton or maglite or similar device for self-defense? If so, do you teach scenarios for stick on empty hand and stick on knife?