Grappling unarmed or armed

Historic weapons masters taught tactics that augmented their weapons skills. Grips, throws, kicks, punching and wrestling moves were part of their repertoire of techniques

Understanding unarmed body mechanics is a very important skill, which when used with a fighting stick, gives practitioners a greater understand of the in-close use of the bata

At this level you need to be proficient at taking your opponent off balance. The techniques are against an opponent who attacks with a throw, or a grab and punch scenario

To prevent the oppenent from using there weapon

When both opponents are in close, while using weapons, grappling while using weapons is an art within itself