^{The art of fighting with two short sticks is a very interesting study. The versatility that of fighting with the sticks provides am excellent extension of a students martial arts studies. The study of this weapon is also based on the arrangement of the Pakua symbol, and makes use of the circular movements, the principal of Sky Man and Earth distances and the use of the opponent's energy. The combination of martial art fighting with the use of the short sticks adds tremendous versatility to the students martial arts abilities. It enables the student to elaborate on techniques previously studied and now modified to increase effectiveness. Techniques of fighting with the short sticks can also be combined with training on other weapons. where one opponent attacks with another weapon and another defends himself as well as counter attacks with the short sticks. What Pakua offers in the study of the short sticks, is not only the ability to inflicts serious injury to the opponent (by breaking bones or applying deadly locks), but also the study of pressure point attacks that immobilize the opponent as well the use of the short sticks for ground fighting. Flips and "take-downs" are also a very important part of short stick fighting.}