Lots of people like striking a stick like its a sword..and they say it represents a sword..
then in the context or drills or sparring, in vey next move after they cut, strike or block and opponent, they trap the opponent's stick ( pretending to be a sword) with their bare hand..lock it in place and then do some fantastic counter strike...
except IF the stick pretending to be a sword WAS a sword..they would have no hands or fingers left...
One should think about that..
A stick is not a sword..
trapping a bladed tool can have seriously disasterous results..
Yes, I know it can be demonstrated to work,, it works in practice, in class in non stress events..
But to train ones self to treat a stick and a blade as interchangeable can be a serious mistake.
just something to think about..
Bram