Indestructible Escrima sticks

[HapkidoDragon]

http://www.iisports.com/product.asp?dept_id=2302&pf_id=WF1550A

Anyone know if these are any good?

[Whitefeather]

I have never tried those, but the advertising (ie "space age, composite material", which basically means plastic) smells like a bit of cheap-o. If you want the best set of escrimas out there,, bar none check out Kingfisher woodworks (https://www.kingfisherwoodworks.com). I have played around with my brothers set of escrimas (grade 5, 7/8" diameter) from Kingfisher, and they are incredible beyond words. They are about as light as rattan, but they are insanely hard, way harder than any oak or ash or (gasp) even plastic. When you tap them together, they make a high-pitched clack (which will make your ears ring, trust me), instead of the clunk that oak makes. The quality of the worksmanship is also incredible (the guy uses NO sandpaper, only planes). It is pricey for a set ($100-ish), but it is entirely worth it, and I plan on getting a set sometime soon.

David

[lordtariel]

I thought tensile strength was the measurement of how much an object would stretch before it broke. I've only really seen it used in wire and such. Course, I'm not a physics guy either though.

[ShotokanKid]

Check up on durattan. I saw a test where they took a durattan and a rattan and beat them against a metal pipe. The rattan broke after about 20 (they repeated the experiment a few times) but the durattan didn't break.

[K Williams]

Rattan:

http://www.bloodsport.com

http://bladerigger.com/sticks/

Plastic:

http://www.stickman-escrima.com/

http://www.cboggs.com/migstix/

http://www.emersonknives.com/Gear_Training_Sticks.html

http://www.mdtactical.com/mdlabs/fightingsticks.htm

Hardwood:

http://kriscutlery.com/philippine/escrima/escrima.html

http://home.i-plus.net/aa3jt/

http://www.woodenflutemaker.com/ (Australian ironwood)

http://www.kingfisherwoodworks.com/

http://www.canemasters.com/catalog_category.aspx?cat_id=20

Bags:

http://kaligear.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=38&osCsid=233efc3ddd34d0e66d28d0a6c9b691f4

http://www.bladerigger.com/sticks/main.php?key=61

http://www.stab.ca/cases.htm

Edited August 1, 2006 by K Williams

[bushido_man96]

My suggestion...if they aren't wooden, don't use 'em.

[ShotokanKid]

My suggestion...if they aren't wooden, don't use 'em.

I only use wooden, but here's the durattan test I was talking about http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4525669811454423207&q=durattan.

[Goldtooth]

I weigh two hundred pounds, so my sticks hit hard. I use stickman HITS plastic, which havent broken, and have so far only required a little athletic tape for grip. They swing extremely fast, and hit hard. They are also much better on my shoulder joints than heavy, thick sticks.

When someone mentioned that theyd rather swing a light stick 100,000 times over the rest of their life than destroy their joints and back with a heavy...and be force to quit the martial arts; i converted on the spot. I plan on doing Cuong Nhu untill i drop dead, and i promise that if i hit someone with a plastic escrima, or a rolled up newspaper, its still going to hurt.

[Jc4199]

I made mine own and they will never break. I used a type of plastic that they used in the making of conveyors. and the only cost me about 15 bucks.