On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 10:04:28AM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: > Erik Reuter wrote: > > > How about a quarterstaff (I think Aikido experts call it a "Bo") for > > home security? > > That could work.
That was actually a non-rhetorical question, hopefully for someone who has trained with a staff or a Bo. I assume you would want a slightly shorter staff for indoor use, say 4 or 5 feet. But I wonder if the close quarters would hamper its use. I've often thought that if I ever learn a weapon, I would like for it to be the staff. Most injuries I would inflict with it would be non-lethal, it is no more dangerous in untrained hands than a baseball bat, and I like the idea of the extended reach if the attacker has a (non-throwing) knife. Of course, it would not be much use against an attacker with a gun, but even if I had a gun I think I'd not want to get into a shootout with an attacker with a gun -- in that case I'd either run or try to act submissive and weird until a distraction allowed me to run. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
