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Vertical Carry Position
Using the One-Hand Grip, hold your
baton down and slightly out to the side of your strong leg. The baton when
carried in this fashion is more or less in a vertical relationship to the
ground. Your Support Hand should be raised in a good defensive or tactical
position. This would generally be considered a low profile position.
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Outside-The-Arm Carry Position
Using the One-Hand Grip, hold your
baton on the outside of your strong upper arm, just below your strong
shoulder. Your Support Hand should be raised in a good defensive or tactical
position. The baton when carried in this fashion is more or less horizontal to
the ground. This would generally be considered a high profile position.
Special Note
The baton does not sit on top of your shoulder or rest
along the side of your neck. Delivery of any counter-striking technique from
this position should be done in a horizontal manner using your hips rather
than in a straight downward (overhead) manner, which relies mostly on upper
body strength to perform a striking technique. A straight downward (or similar
45 degree angle) strike could collide, by accident or intent, with a subject's
head, especially in a close-quarter confrontation.
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Two-Handed Carry Position
Using the One-Hand Grip, place your Support Hand on the long portion of your baton, about one hand width from the long end. The fingers of your Support Hand completely grasp the long portion. The baton when carried in this fashion is centered on your midline at a 45 degree angle. The 45 degree angle is created by your Support Hand being pushed slightly forward of your Strong Hand. This would generally be considered a high profile position.
When held in a horizontal manner, the Two-Handed Carry Position can be a very effective in a crowd area where you may have to move people back away from you.
The Two-Handed Carry Position would be the best position to assume when a subject penetrates to either the Intermediate (Zone 2) or Close-In (Zone 1) Range. This is particularly true when you are unable to create or maintain enough distance to perform One-Hand Strikes (Zone 3) to conclude the attack.
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