What are some tips/techniques for pugil sticks at Marine Corp. boot camp?

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Rock Or Something

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Strategy goes out the window the moment you make contact with the enemy. Pugil sticks is no different.

You can't go in with a secret move, no special power move, etc. That is video game crap. What you CAN do is go into the fight with cold blooded, measured aggression.

Pay attention to the basics: your opponents will probably be flailing wildly, like you see on YouTube. Let them. Look for an opportunity to do something besides bump sticks. Parry an opening, and use it. Don't go for a spectacular horizontal buttstroke...use the bayonet, and don't be afraid to use a smash.
 
How should one attack the opponent? How should one fend off strikes? How should one's body be positioned? How should one be moving? And anything and everything is help. I have never touched a pugil stick before in my life. I have been watching YouTube but it seems that most of the Marine Recruits are just swinging the pugil sticks without any real strategy. Thank you very much! :-)
 
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