Baton Combat
Within this archive you will find Baton Combat guides and handbooks. Learn how to defend against and attack with a nightstick, truncheon and the baton. Learn baton strikes, jabs, blocks and arm locks and how to defend against these moves from an opponent.
A baton (from bâton, the French for stick) or truncheon (nightstick or billy-club in American English) is essentially a stick of less than arms-length, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal, and carried by law enforcement, correctional, riot control, and security personnel for non-lethal self-defense or combat situations.
A baton is used to strike, jab, block, and aid in the application of armlocks. The basic impact weapon is a straight baton made from wood or a synthetic material, approximately one and a quarter inches in diameter, and from 18 to 36 inches long; this is also called a nightstick (by individuals outside of the law enforcement community). The 36″ and longer batons are called “riot batons”; the handle end is sometimes fluted to aid gripping.
Making straight batons of rubber results in a softer initial impact due to some of the kinetic energy being used to bend and compress the rubber, causing it to bounce off the object that was struck. Batons in common use by peace officers in North America include (traditional) fixed-length straight batons, fixed-length side-handle batons, collapsible straight batons, and collapsible side-handle batons.
The main purpose of this study was to compare various sizes of an extendible baton with the standard issue PVC duty baton. This project also included a side handle baton and a traditional wooden duty baton. Comparison was made on those quantifiable mechanical variables that were deemed significant with respect to trauma and the intended use of the baton as an intermediate weapon. These variables included impact force, impact pressure and movement kinematics while performing striking swings with these police batons.
This report includes graphs and illustrations.
“Fairbairn’s Combative Stick Method” is the definitive guide to the double handed method.
The techniques of the double handed method are the most well known of Fairbairns stick system but they are only a small part of his combative stick instruction. The Double Handed method is shown in the greatest part in Fairbairn’s books “All In Fighting²” and Self Defence for Women and Girls³” – the latter having the most complete explanation of the two works. Fairbairn’s first combative type book “Scientific Self Defence” only shows one double handed technique so it is my opinion that the techniques were … Continue Reading
“How To Use The Yawara Stick” was written as an instructional manual for law enforcement officers.
Originally, Frank Matsuyama wished to teach police officers knife fighting techniques to be used if they lost their service revolver while trying to arrest a suspect. Law enforcement officials soon convinced him that it be more useful to design a replacement for the night stick instead.
The Yawara Stick designed by Frank Matsuyama was easier to use than the night stick issued to police at the time. It was also easily consolable, making it popular with plain clothes officers as well. Most police officers in … Continue Reading
The yawara is one of the forgotten weapons of karate but is one of the most effective and easy–to–use weapons available today. It consists of a hard piece of wood, usually white oak, that is from eight to six inches in length. The ends can be pointed but usually are blunted. The yawara is often found with eight sides for added control, but a rounded yawara is equally effective.
The yawara is used in combination with kicks and punches and strikes such areas as the eyes, ears, groin, throat, and other vital parts of the body. It can be used to … Continue Reading
The authors show locking and pressure point techniques that are applicable to self–defense and police work. The authors show how to use the kubotan to assist in taking an opponent down to the ground, i.e. getting a little pain compliance.
Of particular use for police work are automobile extraction techniques and how to use the kubotan on subjects offering passive resistance. Well illustrated with black and white photos.
