Singlestick

Singlestick
U.S. sailors practice with the singlestick
Also known asSingle-stick, cudgels
FocusWeaponry
HardnessFull-contact
Country of originKingdom of Great Britain
Olympic sportYes (1904 Summer Olympics only)

Singlestick is a martial art that uses a wooden stick as its weapon. It began as a way of training soldiers in the use of backswords (such as the sabre or the cutlass).[1] Canne de combat, a French form of stick fighting, is similar to singlestick play, which also includes a self-defense variant with a walking stick.

  1. ^ Pollock, Frederick (1911). "Sword" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 272.