On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:45:21 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"JimH" ask wrote in message
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"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
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John H. wrote:

BTW, do you even know
what a pugil stick is? They are used as a precursor to bayonet training.
They could, perhaps, cause a concussion if head gear wasn't worn, but
it's
not normal. They are *not* something even your son would want to use as
a
weapon against us old guys.

That would be kinda like a Clint Eastwood movie. "Gonna hit me with your
stick, huh? BLAM!" Of course, *I'm* just kidding.

I can't figure out.................

Neither can I Reggie. According to my son 3 kids were knocked out in his
platoon during Pugil Stick fighting. My friends son was knocked cold
twice during his Pugil stick fighting. This is with helmets and body
padding.

I guess John never learned to use them correctly.


Don't forget our Johnny was in the army officers corp. They probably
slapped each other on the wrist with padded q-tips.


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Here's yet another of the many daily attacks from "Don White",
a frequent rec.boats poster, and if you count them up, you will see how
little he adds here in boating/fishing content or interesting reading.
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No Don, I was drafted and went through basic training like any enlisted
soldier or draftee.

Pugil stick training is two-fold, to learn to attack with a bayonet, and to
learn to defend from a bayonet attack and counterthrust. If people were
getting knocked out then they must not have learned much about defense.

Have you got the kinks worked out in that boat yet?