I was tutoring at a student's house this afternoon when suddenly, his family's black cat went nuts and attacked him for no reason...fastening his claws into his leg and refusing to let go, drawing blood.
I grabbed a broomstick from the utility closet and proceeded to show the cat "Cat Beating Stick Technique," which drew its attention to me. It then tried to claw my leg, but fortunately for me, I was wearing thick, corduroy pants (Hah! Take that, black cat!).
I countered with another move from "Cat Beating Stick Technique" and sent the cat scurrying. The cat did not disturb us again for the remainder of the afternoon.