OAPs Learn Self-Defence With Walking Sticks

[Dudette]

Walking sticks often symbolise frailty, but a martial art for pensioners using sticks as self-defence is spreading across East Anglia.

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[Halo]

They need to know where they can hit without causing serious damage."

Anyone who attacks an OAP deserves serious damage imho, or maybe the reporter means damage as in "popping a hip" while fighting back.

[Muddy]

Yeah they don't want to break their stick if they can help it.

[Strong]

I think we should arm all OAP as a means of controlling population growth. With big guns, preferably automatic.