Polypropylene Bo Staff

There are so many options for them when it comes to their polypropylene. I got a boken, indian war club,and an African walking stick, this stuff WOULD make an excellent Bo staff, OR an English "iron tipped" quarter staff. I would especially like to see a black poly and blued steel Kanabo from them....poly would be a PERFECT medium to work with. And these items would sell! I don't know how much sway or power our friendly mod has on here, but get right on that! I still feel that they owe us that for coming out with the Sarong! ;)
 
As one of my colleagues is fond of saying "you never know what the future may bring"

Also, I'm a FMA practitioner who studies and trains to fight with a Sarong :p
 
Cold Steel Knives said:
As one of my colleagues is fond of saying "you never know what the future may bring"

Also, I'm a FMA practitioner who studies and trains to fight with a Sarong :p
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Thanks CS. Hopefully the "year of the sword" will give way to the year of the new folders/polypropylene weaponry and in turn keep CS on top of the martial/user/novelty knife market. :)

My point:
Polypropylene gear>Sarong/clothing articles meant for a tropical climate & requiring an "exotic" training system to be effective in a hostile encounter. :)
 
My point: Polypropylene gear>Sarong/clothing articles meant for a tropical climate & requiring an "exotic" training system to be effective in a hostile encounter. :)[/QUOTE said:
A Sarong teaches you the theory and execution of fighting with flexible weapons. At it's most basic level it can be fighting with bags, belts, coats, scarves, tee shirts. chains, rope or pretty much anything you can think of.
As you begin to explore the art in more detail you can also learn how to use an opponents clothing against them. It covers long range striking and throwing, medium range strikes, stand up fighting and grappling and also advanced ground fighting.
You can explore disarms, counters, locks and restraint as well as trapping, breaking and (as this is a battlefield art) killing.
Sarong techniques also transfer very fluidly into empty hand techniques and can seemlessly be included into pretty much any striking or grappling art
It's really only limited by the amount of time you wish to invest in this incredibly versatile art and it's absolutely effective in a "hostile encounter"

The Sarong is just a small part of a much wider fighting system that covers everything from empty hand fighting to firearms, but it is a rewarding and very practical sub-section of that art that gives you a lot of advantages if you are willing to learn them.
If you are ever at one of our shows, ask Guro Ron Balicki (a Cold Steel crew member and my instructor) to show you some of the fundamentals of Sarong Fighting. I think you'll be very surprised by it
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Cold Steel Knives said:
A Sarong teaches you the theory and execution of fighting with flexible weapons. At it's most basic level it can be fighting with bags, belts, coats, scarves, tee shirts. chains, rope or pretty much anything you can think of.
As you begin to explore the art in more detail you can also learn how to use an opponents clothing against them. It covers long range striking and throwing, medium range strikes, stand up fighting and grappling and also advanced ground fighting.
You can explore disarms, counters, locks and restraint as well as trapping, breaking and (as this is a battlefield art) killing.
Sarong techniques also transfer very fluidly into empty hand techniques and can seemlessly be included into pretty much any striking or grappling art
It's really only limited by the amount of time you wish to invest in this incredibly versatile art and it's absolutely effective in a "hostile encounter"

The Sarong is just a small part of a much wider fighting system that covers everything from empty hand fighting to firearms, but it is a rewarding and very practical sub-section of that art that gives you a lot of advantages if you are willing to learn them.
If you are ever at one of our shows, ask Guro Ron Balicki (a Cold Steel crew member and my instructor) to show you some of the fundamentals of Sarong Fighting. I think you'll be very surprised by it
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Oh my friend, I am in no doubt of the efficacy of the sarong as a facet of FMA and it's ability to be integrated and interchanged with many of the clothing/accessory articles we have here in the West...

But, for instance, take the African walking stick; while there is no doubt a level of refinement and mastery that could be achieved with such a seemingly simple implement, it takes little imagination to understand the brutal efficiency such a tool has in adrenaline powered hands, versus the sarong. The sarong as I understand it, is a simple, and humble article of clothing utilized by the peoples of the Philipenes, Malaysia, and Indonesia, that when integrated into the indigenous systems of martial/defensive arts, is an extremely effective tool, esp in the hands of a master like Guro Balicki!

My comparison was solely based on 1. The propensity of your main customer base (those of us NOT professional martial artists, or those with enough time to devote to a particular style) to buy "hard" polypropylene tools with which to walk around their houses/yards/property for fun, and 2. The level of "specialized" training it would require to look at something like a sarong (or belt, sash, purse strap or what have you) and think "Ha!! My advantage in this horrible situation!!!".

I will grant the sarong these two things, 1. It would be stupid for ANYONE to try to confiscate one as a weapon, and 2. The training required to become proficient with one would allow a person to be more than able to defend life and property with a litany of flexible objects within arms reach.

For me, I'll stick to my homemade shillelaghs, CS polypropylene gear, and Triad-Lock folders! :) (VOYAGERS FOREVER!!)
 
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A five or six foot crook neck staff would be excellent for hiking here in the hilly terrain and crossing streams in the PNW. Just be sure to make the bottom end of sufficient diameter to accommodate a rubber crutch or cane tip.
 
I love the idea of a polypropylene staff. I would buy one as a 6' Bo and I would buy 2 if t was made as an Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick that was six feet tall with the knob and all. This would make a great hiking staff I think.
 
Any new polypropylene or santoprene items would be great. I'm going to order the Brooklyn Shorty, M9 Trainer, 1911 Trainer, and Glock Trainer as soon as they are available.
 
Infi-del said:
I love Cold Steels Polypropylene stuff. Where was it when I was a kid? We used to have war games (Basically LARPing) and beat the snot out of each other with broom handles and branches and stuff. What I wouldn't have given for a Cold Steel Bokken and Poly Staff back then.
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Sounds like if they had those back then you'd probably be in jail now :D
 
What diameters you guys like in a staff? Whether it be a Bo Staff, hiking Staff, whatever. I'm thinking 1.25" would be optimal.
 
Infi-del said:
What diameters you guys like in a staff? Whether it be a Bo Staff, hiking Staff, whatever. I'm thinking 1.25" would be optimal.
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Same here...I think it's a good fit for the average hand with enough mass for stiffness and strength.
 
Cold Steel Knives said:
I can't give you any hints about future projects, but...maybe :D
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A bo , jo, and nunchaku would definitely great additions to the lineup. Where I live I've only met one kobudo Bo sensei but could make extensive use of a jō in the lineup as jōjutsu is very popular in the Southeast. Mussen ryū runs rampant alongside the Tomiki Aikido found here from Texas onward
 
Cold Steel Knives said:
A Sarong teaches you the theory and execution of fighting with flexible weapons. At it's most basic level it can be fighting with bags, belts, coats, scarves, tee shirts. chains, rope or pretty much anything you can think of.
As you begin to explore the art in more detail you can also learn how to use an opponents clothing against them. It covers long range striking and throwing, medium range strikes, stand up fighting and grappling and also advanced ground fighting.
You can explore disarms, counters, locks and restraint as well as trapping, breaking and (as this is a battlefield art) killing.
Sarong techniques also transfer very fluidly into empty hand techniques and can seemlessly be included into pretty much any striking or grappling art
It's really only limited by the amount of time you wish to invest in this incredibly versatile art and it's absolutely effective in a "hostile encounter"

The Sarong is just a small part of a much wider fighting system that covers everything from empty hand fighting to firearms, but it is a rewarding and very practical sub-section of that art that gives you a lot of advantages if you are willing to learn them.
If you are ever at one of our shows, ask Guro Ron Balicki (a Cold Steel crew member and my instructor) to show you some of the fundamentals of Sarong Fighting. I think you'll be very surprised by it
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Agreed, I'm a big fan of a very simple (can be taught in 2 hours) Po Bok Sool rope tying/blocking system picked up at a seminar from Hapkido Grandmaster James McMurray. At the time we used our judo belts but it works Just as well with my bandana, hand towels, sheets, table cloths, jackets, etc.
 
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