사랑의 매 (Love's Stick)

Here are some more photos of "love sticks" for you. I've been teaching at new schools for new teachers, so I had to add some photos to the collection.

I even came up with a funny theory for my students. I told them I think the Korean teachers don't go home after school at night. Instead they go out hunting and killing people becuase they are really ninjas. That usually gets a few good laughs.


This stick is a really hard piece of wood. Probably the hardest stick I've seen.


This is the second orange bat I've seen. Never seen them used, so I wonder if they are for hitting the hands, typical punishment style, or some other use.


I've seen one other stick like this one. This is actually 3 flexible rulers taped together with a strong tape. Notice the pig and flower on the end? I wonder if that is supposed to take the sting off of the hits...


These are the largest sticks I've seen. Both belong to the same teacher. I can't imagine how the one on the right is used.


Here you have a drumstick. Students told me this one really hurts.


Here is some kind of flexible stick with tape. The flexible sticks probably give a little more sting than the stiff ones.


This one looks like an old Kendo stick, something used in martial arts... ninjas?


The other orange bat and a stick I think was made for punishing children.


It has hearts on it. How cute!