Padded practice batons functioned as a form of combat stick employed for instruction and sparring by cadets within the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet's Taharim Academy, situated on the Chiss Ascendancy planet Naporar. During the period encompassing 39 BBY to 37 BBY, Mitth'raw'nuruodo, known by the core name "Thrawn," alongside Irizi'ar'alani, known by the core name "Ziara," engaged in sparring matches utilizing padded practice batons at a dojo located on the same planet. Ziara observed that these padded practice batons possessed an equivalent weight and equilibrium to authentic combat sticks.
The 2020 book Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising, which initiated Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy, featured padded practice batons.