Can we use any other material for arnis stick aside from wood or rattan? Can we use plastic?

Question

Can we use any other material for arnis stick aside from wood or rattan? Can we use plastic?

Answer 1

If you want to make your own sticks for sparring, Get some skinny PVC pipes, some foam pipe covers, and duct tape. Put the PVC tubes in the foam and tape them up. Do it tightly, but not too tightly or else they hurt a little more.

DO NOT use uncovered PVC pipes. They easily break, splinter and can cause deep cuts. I know this from experience.

Answer 2

Hi.

Plastic will work great, though it depends on the type of plastic. Something like acrylic, for example, would probably crack within the first few strikes.

I would use PVC tubes. I've used them before and in addition to being very durable they replicate the weight of rattan fairly well. They also make a cool, very distinctive sound when you strike two of them together.

Also PVC is pretty cheap and can be found at just about any hardware store and over the internet. PVC can be flexible and stiff, you'd probably want the stiff type.

I hope this helps :)

Answer 3

If you are going to use PVC, get schedule 40 and not schedule 125.  125 cracks easily and splinters.  Very dangerous.

I've seen some really nice ones made out of carbon composite.  However, they don't absorb sweat so they tend to get slippery.  

I made mine out of walnut and I love them.  They are thin but have a good bit of weight to them.

Be sure to check with your instructor because your school may limit homemade weapons for safety reasons.

Answer 4

UHMW is a heavy plastic sold in sheets and rods and is widely available. I’ve used it for sword practice for many years. It doesn’t shatter and only under serious extremes (beyond training) does it break. I shape my handles a bit and wrap them in hockey tape.

http://www.polymerplastics.com/mechanica...

http://www.jjorly.com/uhmw_plastic_mater...