Singlestick - What does it mean?
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a one-handed wood stick used for fencing in place of a sword.Allanson-Winn, R. G. et al. (2006). Broadsword and Singlestick: With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella, and Other Weapons of Self-Defense . Paladin Press. ISBN 1581605129
* 2010 , Thomas A. Green, ?Joseph R. Svinth, Martial Arts of the World
a martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.
singlestick
English
Noun
- Scottish broadsword training methods included practice with the singlestick . The singlestick is a wooden rod (usually ash) with a basket hilt. Length was usually 3 feet (just under a meter).
