Great advice! I think one of the key deceptive aspects of a cane for self defense is that it doesn't arouse suspicion & appears normal if one is not carrying it or spinning it around in public. I think tip on the ground is a great starting point for a variety of techniques!
Thank you. Been working eskrima and shilleleigh until I broke a cold steel shilleleigh in a single strike. Realised it's too deadly. Moving back to Judo aikido mode self defense with reasonable force. Purchased a cane master today. My leg is so stuffed now... I need a better walking stick anyway.. Getting old now. Woody QGJM
This video convinces me to use the standard grip carry. My move #1 is to slide my hand a few inches to the top of the shaft. Then the difference is similar to throwing a ball underhand vs. overhand. And sliding with a reverse grip gets the crook digging into my wrist when slinging. The power behind a reverse grip swing is momentum / centrifugal force. The power behind a standard grip swing is the body’s core. ‘Momentum’ power works in golf. ‘Core’ power works in baseball. (IMHO) Baseball is more fun!
Been an on-and-off caner myself. I'm 28 with no reason whatsoever to carry a cane, except that I love them! The main way I practice is Chinese martial art context (Tai Chi cane form mostly). And study lots of weapons in general. But there's just something about a good old fashioned crook cane that's just wonderful. Been watching you guys from afar for some time and love what you got going on. Maybe we'll meet someday because you definitely got alot I can leaen from! Respect. 🙏
Thank you for commenting! Huge advantage in getting started early - ACSD trains hundreds of Caners effectively and efficiently from the comfort of where ever they live, worldwide. To learn how it works, please call 800-289-8188. Thanks again for your kind feedback- Keep Canin', Stay Safe!
This is great. I have only been carrying a cane and practicing for almost a year and the reverse grip just came naturally for me. Of course I train both grips and both hands as I just got into the habit of that way back in my early twenties.
Really good stuff...I refer to this and several other of your foundational videos every day (before coffee even 😆 ) as a retired studio level musician and with 60 yrs plus in martial arts the importance of basics and their constant improvement has been pounded into me...also, one fully absorbed principle/ technique is worth more than a thousand useless half- assed techniques.... At any rate, I respect and admire your method and approach.
Very kind of you to mention and share Dwight Stone! Interestingly, we have musicians in ACSD, the Caneflow community in particular, who study the parallels of rhythm, timing, compositions, etc of Caneflow and music. It also attracts artists, dancers, movement therapists. Free CF group here: facebook.com/groups/caneflow/ - Thanks again for following and your kind feedback Sir!
That's really interesting...I was studying JKD and Escrima, Kali, Largo Mano years ago with Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo and in the larger Phillipino classes they used a conga drummer. I can tell by some of the things you've said that you have extensive knowledge in many arts and approaches to learning/teaching. You had mentioned using a timer ...I studied at Musician's Institute a number of years ago and Howard Roberts also taught principles of learning/teaching we would attend a morning class on a subject(s).….after lunch we would pick up practice sheets and cassettes and retire to practice modules (headphones,timer, metronome, two cassette recorders...note all were guitar students & I played elec. Bass) There would be a musical phrase and instructions: "pick a length of music and a tempo that you can play that phrase absolutely perfect - start the metronome - set the timer for three minutes and begin - at the sound of the buzzer stop IMMEDIATELY ! And go on to exercise #2". Through the week you would increase the amount of material and tempo but never more/faster than you could play absolutely perfectly. I suppose the principle (s) here was "if you give yourself an hour to learn something you WILL take an hour to learn it...three minutes.... You were always in full concentration, always playing correctly and after the first few sessions you could immediately kick on your concentration ( the stress of only having three minutes lol). There were other ways of practice that emphasized other things...but this text is getting a bit long
Just did a quick look through of the Facebook site you sent me Wow! What a wealth of info ! I'll begin digging in, in depth this evening... Thank you 😄
Thank you for your inquiry Robert! Cane Immersion at ACSD HQ are Winter (Feb) and Fall (Sept) - upcoming is Sept 20-23 and they usually fill up ahead of time. We recommend a call to learn of all the details- Text FALL2022 to 305-745-7839 or call 800-289-8188. Keep Canin, Stay Safe!
Okay at the risk of offending you why remove the tip of the cane? Is it not part of the cane? Shouldn't the tip also be secure as the rest of the cane?
Thank you for your inquiry Lord Velos! - He removes it before demonstrating high force/speed strikes without making contact because the tip can fly off like it was shot from a canon. No need to remove in a self defense situation. Safety always first in training. - Keep Canin', Stay Safe!
Great advice! I think one of the key deceptive aspects of a cane for self defense is that it doesn't arouse suspicion & appears normal if one is not carrying it or spinning it around in public. I think tip on the ground is a great starting point for a variety of techniques!
Thank you. Been working eskrima and shilleleigh until I broke a cold steel shilleleigh in a single strike. Realised it's too deadly. Moving back to Judo aikido mode self defense with reasonable force. Purchased a cane master today. My leg is so stuffed now... I need a better walking stick anyway.. Getting old now. Woody QGJM
This video convinces me to use the standard grip carry. My move #1 is to slide my hand a few inches to the top of the shaft. Then the difference is similar to throwing a ball underhand vs. overhand. And sliding with a reverse grip gets the crook digging into my wrist when slinging.
The power behind a reverse grip swing is momentum / centrifugal force. The power behind a standard grip swing is the body’s core. ‘Momentum’ power works in golf. ‘Core’ power works in baseball. (IMHO) Baseball is more fun!
Joe, thank you very much. Very informative.
Our pleasure always Thomas- Thank you for commenting!
Been an on-and-off caner myself. I'm 28 with no reason whatsoever to carry a cane, except that I love them!
The main way I practice is Chinese martial art context (Tai Chi cane form mostly). And study lots of weapons in general.
But there's just something about a good old fashioned crook cane that's just wonderful.
Been watching you guys from afar for some time and love what you got going on.
Maybe we'll meet someday because you definitely got alot I can leaen from! Respect. 🙏
Thank you for commenting! Huge advantage in getting started early - ACSD trains hundreds of Caners effectively and efficiently from the comfort of where ever they live, worldwide. To learn how it works, please call 800-289-8188. Thanks again for your kind feedback- Keep Canin', Stay Safe!
This is great. I have only been carrying a cane and practicing for almost a year and the reverse grip just came naturally for me. Of course I train both grips and both hands as I just got into the habit of that way back in my early twenties.
Thank you for commenting and following Siptah! Training both grips and having ambidexterity gives you the advantage-Keep Canin', Stay Safe!
Really good stuff...I refer to this and several other of your foundational videos every day (before coffee even 😆 ) as a retired studio level musician and with 60 yrs plus in martial arts the importance of basics and their constant improvement has been pounded into me...also, one fully absorbed principle/ technique is worth more than a thousand useless half- assed techniques....
At any rate, I respect and admire your method and approach.
Very kind of you to mention and share Dwight Stone! Interestingly, we have musicians in ACSD, the Caneflow community in particular, who study the parallels of rhythm, timing, compositions, etc of Caneflow and music. It also attracts artists, dancers, movement therapists. Free CF group here: facebook.com/groups/caneflow/ - Thanks again for following and your kind feedback Sir!
That's really interesting...I was studying JKD and Escrima, Kali, Largo Mano years ago with Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo and in the larger Phillipino classes they used a conga drummer. I can tell by some of the things you've said that you have extensive knowledge in many arts and approaches to learning/teaching. You had mentioned using a timer ...I studied at Musician's Institute a number of years ago and Howard Roberts also taught principles of learning/teaching we would attend a morning class on a subject(s).….after lunch we would pick up practice sheets and cassettes and retire to practice modules (headphones,timer, metronome, two cassette recorders...note all were guitar students & I played elec. Bass)
There would be a musical phrase and instructions: "pick a length of music and a tempo that you can play that phrase absolutely perfect - start the metronome - set the timer for three minutes and begin - at the sound of the buzzer stop IMMEDIATELY ! And go on to exercise #2".
Through the week you would increase the amount of material and tempo but never more/faster than you could play absolutely perfectly. I suppose the principle (s) here was "if you give yourself an hour to learn something you WILL take an hour to learn it...three minutes.... You were always in full concentration, always playing correctly and after the first few sessions you could immediately kick on your concentration ( the stress of only having three minutes lol).
There were other ways of practice that emphasized other things...but this text is getting a bit long
Just did a quick look through of the Facebook site you sent me
Wow! What a wealth of info !
I'll begin digging in, in depth this evening... Thank you 😄
thanks
Our pleasure Marsh Oak Dojo! Thank you for following and commenting-Keep Canin!
Any summer submersion courses?
Thank you for your inquiry Robert! Cane Immersion at ACSD HQ are Winter (Feb) and Fall (Sept) - upcoming is Sept 20-23 and they usually fill up ahead of time. We recommend a call to learn of all the details- Text FALL2022 to 305-745-7839 or call 800-289-8188. Keep Canin, Stay Safe!
Okay at the risk of offending you why remove the tip of the cane? Is it not part of the cane? Shouldn't the tip also be secure as the rest of the cane?
Thank you for your inquiry Lord Velos! - He removes it before demonstrating high force/speed strikes without making contact because the tip can fly off like it was shot from a canon. No need to remove in a self defense situation. Safety always first in training. - Keep Canin', Stay Safe!