Stick Fighting For Self Defense: The Basics (1972) By George B. Wallace
 
Printed in 1972, this small manual was intended as the first of 3 volumes on stick fighting for self-defense. The short introduction touches on the history of cane fighting in Europe, Asia, and North America. Famous gun fighters and frontier men such as “Wild Bill Hickok”, James “Bud” Ledbetter and conman Soapy Smith received mention as those who found the stick a great asset in a fight when shooting was inconvenient or not possible.
 
The author also writes about a French man who had, on several occasions, defended himself successfully against Parisian hooligans with nothing more than an umbrella, seeing the advantage of using such a short and efficient weapon, he developed his system of defense based on the walking stick. Wallace goes on to write that the influence of this Frenchman’s system is partly represented in his book.
 
Soft Cover
21 Pages
In Good Condition