Rince an Bhata Uisce Bheatha

[Sho-ju]

http://www.geocities.com/glendoyle/bata/index.html

Rince an Bhata Uisce Bheatha (pronounced rinkan watta ishka vaaha) is Gaelic for Whiskey Stick Dancing.

[White Warlock]

Looks contrived. Bad stance (easy kick to the knee will bring him down), insert actions with the sticks are for dreamers (inserting the stick between their stick and their hand, from the inside), and the various takedowns presented require too much mobility (time constraints), a bad action presented with the head leading the action, and also leaving many openings along the way.

Sticks are fast, very fast. What is presented in those pics gives me the impression they aren't working full bore, and thus not seeing the fallacy of their approach. I.e., everything works at half speed.

[Sho-ju]

I personally use a boxing stance and switch from the single to a double grip often.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4933/bataphoto.html

[White Warlock]

Notice how the foot position in that one is not exposing the side of the knee like the other one was?