How to Take Your Opponent’s Stick

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How to Take Your Opponent’s Stick

In this post you will learn how to take your opponent’s stick using snatches.

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When you are fighting stick on stick, 90% of the time using the king strike is going to beat your average opponent.

When your opponent knows what he is doing then using a snatch is your next best option. This is because most stick systems do not grab the stick so doing so gives you a major advantage.

The information in this post is from the book “Vortex Control Self-Defense Bundle” by Sam Fury.

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How to Take Your Opponent’s Stick

In Survival Fitness Plan Self-Defense Stick Fighting there are only three base snatches:

Twist
Lever
But strike

Once you know these three base snatches you can make endless variations. How exactly you do them will depend on circumstance, the angle of incoming strike, etc.

All snatches begin with the seven defense. Once you have blocked your opponent’s attack use your free hand to take control of his weapon.

In the following demonstrations, all the attacks are forward or backhand downward strikes. With slight adjustments, you can apply these snatches to different angles of strikes. Even if your opponent uses a perfect king strike you can turn it into an angled strike. All you need to do is block it on one side or the other.

Unless otherwise stated, in all these demonstrations “you” are the person on the right.

Twist Snatches
Stick on Stick

Your opponent attacks with a forward downward strike. Block the strike.

Grab the top of your opponent’s stick with your left hand. Use an overhand grip (palm facing down).

Pull your opponent’s stick down towards the outside of his guard so that it is horizontal.

Your two sticks form a cross. Your stick is close to your opponent’s hand.

Push your opponent’s stick into his face using a vortex motion. Pry it out of his hand by pushing it past the outside of his shoulder using a waterfall action.

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Finish with a butt strike (the bottom of your stick) to your opponent’s face.

Fist on Fist

Your opponent attacks with a forward downward strike. Block the strike.

Grab the top of your opponent’s stick with your left hand. Use an overhand grip.

As you pull your opponents stick down into the cross place your right fist onto the back of his right fist.

Push your opponent’s stick into his face and then pry it out of his hand by pushing it past the outside of his shoulder.

Finish with a strike to your opponent’s face.

Lever Snatches
Hit and Twist

Your opponent attacks with a backhand downward strike. Block the strike.

Grab your opponent’s stick and push the top of it into his face.

Twist your opponent’s stick anti-clockwise to your left using your stick as a fulcrum.

As you do this you need to let the stick “spin” in your right hand so you finish with an overhand grip. Once your opponent’s stick is towards your left side tighten your grip.

Keep twisting until the stick comes out of your opponent’s grip. Aim the bottom of the stick towards his groin. Not only will this hit him, it also makes it easier to get the stick out of his grip.

Arm Lever

Your opponent attacks with a backhand downward strike. Block the strike.

Grab your opponent’s stick and then lower it down so you can thrust the tip of your stick into him.

Do a second thrust past your opponent’s head. This may also be unintentional if you missed the first thrust. Next, use your arm as the fulcrum point to disarm your opponent in the same way as snatch 8.