When you think of a cane, do you think of an elderly person walking down the street, using the "stick" as a crutch? When author Octavio Ramos Jr. sees a cane, he sees a hard-hitting self-defense weapon with a crook and horn capable of incapacitating any opponent within a matter of seconds. This book teaches the art of one of the most unexpected self-defense tools ever created. Carried anywhere--into almost any situation--the cane rarely attracts undue attention...until you need it to.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Basic Cane Defensive Course:
This is an excellent book for the beginner looking to use a good crook street cane for self-defense. The stick-figure drawings are easy to understand and follow. I use this book for the basics when I can't use my training DVD's from Dr. Joe Robaina at canedokaiusa dot com. Dr. Joe's DVD's are tops.. Still, this Raising Cane book is one of the easier and simplist to use and it works well when all of the electronic gadgets are not available.
Worthy despite shortcomings:
"Raising Cane" (RC) documents the pedestrian and much underestimated art of cane defense. What could be more familiar than a crook-necked cane, or as accessible as 36" of hardwood resting at the ready in your dominant hand? Neither a knife nor gun has this advantage and the cane can be taken almost everywhere by old or young. Topics covered: Basic terminology, stances, footwork, power strikes, flexibility (redondo) strikes, thrusts, blocks, use of the crook, use of the alive(free) hand, fighting... more info
Great Book!:
As someone who has had to use a cane at different times, I loved it.
I had tried to adapt Escima (stick fighting) as a defensive option when I had to use the cane with not much luck. I feel a little safer and will continue to use the workouts.
Thanks
Raising Cane The unexpected Martial Art:
The book is excellent to read andwas imformative on how if you used a cane for walking if you were attacked how to stop the attack from the perpetrator and being able to walk away without harm. A must read for anyone that needs a cane to walk with to learn defense moves that will save your life.
