bataca

Definitions

bat or club with heavy padding for sparring or therapeutic use without causing injury

Examples

“When engaged in a fantasy monologue, the teacher who is experiencing angry conflict with a student will need⟳ a soft chair or bed and a bataca (which is a stick⟳ with heavy padding on it) or simply a newspaper that has been tightly rolled.”

“She agreed, and the therapist instructed her on how to start⟳ by demonstrating how to use⟳ a bataca (padded bat) to release⟳ the anger physically. As he demonstrated the use⟳ of the bataca, the subject recoiled and revealed to him that she had been hit and physically abused by her ex-husband.”

“For about a year or so, I even used batacas, so that the actors could vent anger, frustration, and hostility. A bataca was a round, heavily padded instrument with a handle⟳, with which two actors would beat⟳ each other.”

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